Comments on: No Local Sprinkler Controls for Texas http://swamplot.com/no-local-sprinkler-controls-for-texas/2009-06-30/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:37:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Bill Shirley http://swamplot.com/no-local-sprinkler-controls-for-texas/2009-06-30/#comment-37311 Bill Shirley Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:17:29 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=10239#comment-37311 The Villages have (had?) such an ordinance. The point being that they can spend fewer tax dollars on Fire Services if all the homes are so protected. The Villages have (had?) such an ordinance. The point being that they can spend fewer tax dollars on Fire Services if all the homes are so protected.

]]> By: markd http://swamplot.com/no-local-sprinkler-controls-for-texas/2009-06-30/#comment-33846 markd Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:54:11 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=10239#comment-33846 Doesn't West U have a fire department for these kind of things(fires)? Doesn’t West U have a fire department for these kind of things(fires)?

]]> By: MikeRG http://swamplot.com/no-local-sprinkler-controls-for-texas/2009-06-30/#comment-33839 MikeRG Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:05:41 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=10239#comment-33839 He probably had to get a hand free to sign the bill while he was on his knees in front of Bob Perry. He probably had to get a hand free to sign the bill while he was on his knees in front of Bob Perry.

]]> By: Random Poster http://swamplot.com/no-local-sprinkler-controls-for-texas/2009-06-30/#comment-33813 Random Poster Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:42:26 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=10239#comment-33813 I'm not really sure what to make of the bill, but it does seem to me that Perry would, of all politicians, know the potential value that having sprinklers could provide during a fire. And while I realize that installing sprinklers increases the cost of construction, I'm not sure that coming down against "safety" is all that smart either. I’m not really sure what to make of the bill, but it does seem to me that Perry would, of all politicians, know the potential value that having sprinklers could provide during a fire.

And while I realize that installing sprinklers increases the cost of construction, I’m not sure that coming down against “safety” is all that smart either.

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