An announcement
Mark your calendar and plan to attend the
West Brownsville Neighborhood Association Meeting
Location: Villa Maria Restaurant, 524 W. Elizabeth St.
Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008
Time: 11:30 a.m
We will discuss the various initiatives that may impact our neighborhood.
Speakers:
Mark Lund, City of Brownsville, will explain the role of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) in conducting transportation planning, funding priorities and policies that pertain to major ( federally-assisted) improvement projects.
Pete Sepulveda, CCRMA Coordinator, will review plans and impact of the proposed West Loop initiative, a tolled four lane controlled access roadway.
For further information, please contact Carlos Gomez, 956-521-9038
Support our neighborhood businesses: Villa Maria Restaurant, Lunch buffet for $6.99.
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1 GeneNovo // Jun 21, 2008 at 5:07 pm
6 21 08 p.m. …went to the West Brownsville Association meeting in the Villa Maria Restaurant Saturday about the West Loop Toll Road proposal (when the railroad is relocated) …and was encouraged that, perhaps, only three or four people of the nearly 100 in the restaurant wanted the road, any road …and ideas like rail, walking, birding, cycling, leaving for work early, fixing existing roads, roads in other locations …were popular ….
…could be the start of thoughtful growth, wise mobility, greening of the city, particularly West Brownsville …and was impressed how many people spoke fondly of West Brownsville, a relative slice of tranquility and a lot of shade in a busy Deep South Texas ….
The engineers from Cameron County said that “no build” was still an option …and many residents said they want to keep the “no build” pressure on the county …and while they do that, they should encouage the county to better utilize the engineers’ ample talents ….
Design and plan for a better planet!
Be a model of hope, not waste and foolishness and destruction!
Go down in history, county officials, as visionaries, not advocates of the same-old, same-old ….
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