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…
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.…
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…
Dear Media and Friends, The fate of the historic tenement at 315 W. Overland and its residents was covered by Univision at 5pm and 10pm yesterday. Other networks are investigating.…
Dear Media and Friends, I have received word that the largest tenement in Duranguito is being emptied of its remaining residents by the owner, Lynx Properties, Ltd, which is controlled…
Dear Friends and media, David Crowder of El Paso Inc published a report this past weekend on the County’s ongoing effort to create a National Register Historic District in our…
Dear Media and Friends, Assistant City Attorney Russell T. Abeln is legal counsel to the City’s Historic Landmark Commission. During yesterday’s City Council meeting, he made a presentation under agenda…
Dear Friends, Today’s City Council meeting starts at 3:30pm. Item 35 on the agenda calls for discussion and action on the City ordinance that purports to regulate National Register properties.…
Dear Media and Friends, Tomorrow our City Council is taking up the controversial ordinance which, according to some, stands in the way of establishing a National Register District in our…
Dear Media and Friends, This past Monday, the City’s Historic Landmark Commission, under agenda item 6, approved sweeping changes to the City’s Historic Preservation Code, (Chapter 20.20). These changes include…
