HOUSTON – Residents of Houston’s South Park neighborhood are rallying against the potential conversion of a vacant property into a junkyard, salvage yard, or container facility, citing environmental concerns and quality-of-life issues for the community.
The property at 6052 Bellfort has already received three violations from the City of Houston, including one for a nine-foot fence that exceeds legal height limits by one foot. Additional citations were issued for failing to submit proper development plans and allowing the property to become overgrown with weeds.
“This is a great neighborhood, and we don’t want anything like that coming into our neighborhood,” said Pastor Jordan Gray, who has lived in South Park since 1979. “If it’s not positive for our neighborhood, we don’t want it.”…