Stop Garden Valley Apartments build! Child safety FIRST!

The city of Waxahachie and it’s chamber has recently welcomed a $32 million dollar investment called Garden Valley Apartments. Two years ago residents were sent letters informing them the developers were planning to build three story apartments and we fought it. No one in the neighborhood of Park Place wanted them and we were certainly not happy we were lied to by our custom home builder because we were told apartments wouldn’t go there but small homes would. If the area was zoned for apartments, we were never told that. It was the residents understanding that no apartments would be built after protesting it 2 years ago and being told the investors and developers backed out after seeing how undesired they were. Fast forward 2 years and suddenly there’s work being done on a field and groundbreaking event advertising new apartments going in an already busy residential neighborhood and directly across from an elementary school. We are angry. We don’t see how this isn’t a safety concern. We don’t see how we weren’t asked about this. We don’t see how this is legally ok or morally ok. Our kids future and homes are at stake. It will be a traffic issue considering the road is already jammed enough with school traffic. There is only one entrance and one exit and both are directly across the street from the busy elementary school. We are also concerned about the safety of the kids. We know loopholes happen and putting apartments in opens the door for child predators to be close to our kids. Most of our kids walk home. Aside from kidnapping fears which already exist, we’re concerned they could get struck by a car with the added traffic and limited visibility. We are also concerned about the ability for these people to see into our backyards easily. It’s a privacy concern. We are scared our property value will go down with these new apartments as well. Crime rates statistically go up around apartments as well. It wouldn’t be hard for anyone there to watch our routines and learn everything they need to know about any of us especially our children. There is also a daycare right next to where the apartments will be. We are already almost at capacity at Felty Elementary and we don’t see how it makes sense to add that many more families. They’re trying to sell them as luxury apartments but the fact is our lives are being turned upside down and our kids safety is being put on the back runner while investors like their pockets. Help us FIGHT this disgusting misuse of power and say NO TO GARDEN VALLEY APARTMENTS!
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