THE SILVER DOLLAR CAFE IS THE ONLY BUILDING IN THE SEGUNDO BARRIO ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER
Dear Friends and Media, I have attached a picture I took today of the Silver Dollar Cafe. Located at 1021 S. Mesa Street, just south of Olivas V. Aoy Avenue,…
KEMP SMITH HAS BEEN RETAINED BY SIX CLIENTS WHO WANT TO KILL THE DOWNTOWN NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT
Dear Media, The law firm Kemp Smith, LLP has led the effort to kill the County’s plan to establish a National Register Historic District in Downtown El Paso, which would…
MEDIA REPORTS ON THE SEGUNDO BARRIO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT
I am sharing with you the latest media reports on Saturday’s unanimous decision by the State Board of Review of the Texas Historical Commission to recommend establishing the Segundo Barrio…
VICTORY! STATE BOARD OF REVIEW VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO ESTABLISH THE SEGUNDO BARRIO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT!
I am extremely pleased to report that less than 20 minutes ago the State Board of Review of the Texas Historical Commission voted unanimously to support the establishment of the…
MEDIA ALERT: STATE BOARD OF REVIEW SET TO VOTE ON SEGUNDO BARRIO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT
Dear Media and Friends: The State Board of Review of the Texas Historical Commission is currently convening and moving through its agenda. Item IV.8 is the establishment of the Segundo…
PAUL FOSTER IS THE MAJOR PROPERTY OWNER IN THE DOWNTOWN “BROWNFIELD” ZONE
Dear Media, I have attached a map of the Brownfield inventory study area and a complete list of individuals and companies that own property there (alphabetized by property owner). There…
“BROWNFIELD INVENTORY” FOR DOWNTOWN EL PASO INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR DEMOLITION
Dear Media, I have attached a copy of the application submitted by the Downtown Management District to the federal government which resulted in a $600,000 grant to conduct a Brownfield…
MEDIA ALERT: STATE BOARD OF REVIEW TO VOTE ON SEGUNDO BARRIO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT THIS SATURDAY!
Dear Media and Friends, I am pleased to report that the State Board of Review of the Texas Historical Commission will be voting on whether to recommend approval of the…
DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT CREATING “BROWNFIELD INVENTORY” FOR DOWNTOWN EL PASO (PART 2)
Dear Friends, I have learned that the EPA awarded the DMD $600,000 to conduct their study aimed at turning a large section of downtown El Paso into a Brownfield site.…
DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT CREATING “BROWNFIELD INVENTORY” FOR DOWNTOWN EL PASO
The Downtown Management District has just sent out letters to owners of property in Downtown El Paso within the area framed by El Paso Street, Mills Street, Kansas Street, and…