Odessa residents push back against proposed zoning amendment limiting mobile homes
NewsWest 9
[{'start': '0.400', 'end': '5.040', 'text': 'Turning now to concerns over the Odessa'}, {'start': '2.560', 'end': '6.720', 'text': 'City Council proposing changes to its'}, {'start': '5.040', 'end': '8.559', 'text': 'mobile home ordinance. The Odessa'}, {'start': '6.720', 'end': '10.559', 'text': 'planning and zoning meeting held a'}, {'start': '8.559', 'end': '12.960', 'text': 'hearing today following a recent letter'}, {'start': '10.559', 'end': '14.880', 'text': 'sent out to residents about the changes.'}, {'start': '12.960', 'end': '16.960', 'text': "News West 9's Camele has reaction"}, {'start': '14.880', 'end': '18.960', 'text': 'tonight from both citizens and city'}, {'start': '16.960', 'end': '21.199', 'text': "council members. That's right, Alex. The"}, {'start': '18.960', 'end': '23.519', 'text': 'Odessa City Council met today to discuss'}, {'start': '21.199', 'end': '26.080', 'text': 'a controversial zoning amendment that'}, {'start': '23.519', 'end': '28.480', 'text': 'could impact mobile and manufactured'}, {'start': '26.080', 'end': '30.800', 'text': 'homeowners. The proposal drew concern'}, {'start': '28.480', 'end': '33.600', 'text': 'from dozens of residents, some of whom'}, {'start': '30.800', 'end': '35.360', 'text': 'fear they could lose their homes. The'}, {'start': '33.600', 'end': '37.280', 'text': 'hearing centered around an amendment to'}, {'start': '35.360', 'end': '39.600', 'text': "the city's zoning ordinance focused on"}, {'start': '37.280', 'end': '42.239', 'text': 'limiting the future use of mobile and'}, {'start': '39.600', 'end': '44.399', 'text': 'manufactured homes in certain districts.'}, {'start': '42.239', 'end': '46.559', 'text': 'This came after property owners received'}, {'start': '44.399', 'end': '48.480', 'text': 'a letter that stated you may lose the'}, {'start': '46.559', 'end': '50.879', 'text': 'right to continue using your property'}, {'start': '48.480', 'end': '52.640', 'text': 'for its current use. The language led to'}, {'start': '50.879', 'end': '54.559', 'text': 'many believing that they could be forced'}, {'start': '52.640', 'end': '57.840', 'text': 'to leave their homes, something council'}, {'start': '54.559', 'end': '59.600', 'text': "members clarified isn't the case. The"}, {'start': '57.840', 'end': '63.440', 'text': 'prevailing thought seemed to be that'}, {'start': '59.600', 'end': '65.040', 'text': 'people might uh be removed from their'}, {'start': '63.440', 'end': '66.720', 'text': 'homes, which is just not the case.'}, {'start': '65.040', 'end': '68.159', 'text': 'Everybody currently there would be'}, {'start': '66.720', 'end': '70.640', 'text': 'considered a legacy. They would be'}, {'start': '68.159', 'end': '72.960', 'text': 'grandfathered in. They would be allowed'}, {'start': '70.640', 'end': '75.200', 'text': 'to stay. But the confusion led to an'}, {'start': '72.960', 'end': '77.360', 'text': 'emotional turnout. Nearly 90% of'}, {'start': '75.200', 'end': '79.520', 'text': 'attendees raised their hands against the'}, {'start': '77.360', 'end': '82.159', 'text': 'proposal, including longtime Odessa'}, {'start': '79.520', 'end': '83.680', 'text': 'resident Maddie Anderson. They just they'}, {'start': '82.159', 'end': '85.119', 'text': "just want to throw us out. They don't"}, {'start': '83.680', 'end': '86.920', 'text': 'want to give us nothing. They want to'}, {'start': '85.119', 'end': '89.280', 'text': "just take what we do have. I'm not"}, {'start': '86.920', 'end': '90.880', 'text': "going. I'm 90 years old and they going"}, {'start': '89.280', 'end': '92.720', 'text': "to leave me alone in my property and I'm"}, {'start': '90.880', 'end': '94.640', 'text': 'going to set my house. Her son Trey'}, {'start': '92.720', 'end': '97.280', 'text': "Williams says his family's history on"}, {'start': '94.640', 'end': '98.799', 'text': 'the land goes back decades. She had a'}, {'start': '97.280', 'end': '100.880', 'text': 'house on there and it caught a fire in'}, {'start': '98.799', 'end': '102.720', 'text': 'the city. We were trying to build it and'}, {'start': '100.880', 'end': '104.240', 'text': 'they tore it down. you know, in the'}, {'start': '102.720', 'end': '105.840', 'text': 'long-term future. I just hope it works'}, {'start': '104.240', 'end': '107.280', 'text': 'out for everybody. You know what I mean?'}, {'start': '105.840', 'end': '109.520', 'text': "The Lord's in control. That's all I can"}, {'start': '107.280', 'end': '111.200', 'text': 'say. District Councilman Eddie Mitchell'}, {'start': '109.520', 'end': '113.520', 'text': 'acknowledged the community push back,'}, {'start': '111.200', 'end': '115.360', 'text': 'but said the intent was to improve the'}, {'start': '113.520', 'end': '117.040', 'text': "district's future. We want to stop"}, {'start': '115.360', 'end': '118.479', 'text': 'adding more mobile homes to the'}, {'start': '117.040', 'end': '120.799', 'text': 'district. We want to start trying to'}, {'start': '118.479', 'end': '122.880', 'text': 'build homes, affordable homes, so that'}, {'start': '120.799', 'end': '125.680', 'text': 'we can make our district look a little'}, {'start': '122.880', 'end': '128.160', 'text': 'better than it does. We did find out 90%'}, {'start': '125.680', 'end': '130.239', 'text': 'of the people here do not want us to'}, {'start': '128.160', 'end': '132.319', 'text': "reszone the area, but it doesn't mean"}, {'start': '130.239', 'end': '134.400', 'text': "it's not going to happen. But it does"}, {'start': '132.319', 'end': '136.720', 'text': 'wake us up that the citizens spoke and'}, {'start': '134.400', 'end': '139.280', 'text': 'we appreciate the citizens speaking. The'}, {'start': '136.720', 'end': '142.000', 'text': 'proposal still faces several more steps'}, {'start': '139.280', 'end': '144.160', 'text': 'before any final vote is taken. And city'}, {'start': '142.000', 'end': '146.640', 'text': 'leaders say even if it passes, current'}, {'start': '144.160', 'end': '150.080', 'text': 'mobile homeowners would be protected. We'}, {'start': '146.640', 'end': '153.280', 'text': "can't come up with something uh and make"}, {'start': '150.080', 'end': '154.800', 'text': "it retroactive. So if if you're already"}, {'start': '153.280', 'end': '157.120', 'text': "uh if if something's already illegal,"}, {'start': '154.800', 'end': '158.560', 'text': "you can't go in a city, make it illegal,"}, {'start': '157.120', 'end': '161.200', 'text': 'and and make everybody change. So'}, {'start': '158.560', 'end': '163.440', 'text': 'everybody already in a mobile'}, {'start': '161.200', 'end': '165.360', 'text': 'manufactured home would be allowed to'}, {'start': '163.440', 'end': '167.680', 'text': "stay. During today's meeting,"}, {'start': '165.360', 'end': '169.760', 'text': 'commissioners voted 6 to1 recommending'}, {'start': '167.680', 'end': '171.920', 'text': 'that city council does not move forward'}, {'start': '169.760', 'end': '175.040', 'text': 'with the proposed zoning amendment. They'}, {'start': '171.920', 'end': '177.200', 'text': 'also voted 61 to urge council to table a'}, {'start': '175.040', 'end': '178.959', 'text': 'second item related to the state law'}, {'start': '177.200', 'end': '181.920', 'text': 'compliance. And the next public hearing'}, {'start': '178.959', 'end': '183.599', 'text': 'will be held Tuesday, May 26th at 6 p.m.'}, {'start': '181.920', 'end': '185.920', 'text': 'in the city council chambers, followed'}, {'start': '183.599', 'end': '188.080', 'text': 'by the second hearing on June 10th for'}, {'start': '185.920', 'end': '190.879', 'text': 'final approval. Alex. All right,'}, {'start': '188.080', 'end': '190.879', 'text': 'Cameron. Thank you.'}]