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If you own a home or property in the "historic area," you cannot renovate your home as you please unless you get special permission from the City. The downtown area homes have been mostly owned by those of humble means who normally would pass their homes to their children.
Given that these homes are very old and made mostly of wood frame construction, renovations are certain. 
However, with the City having authority to nitpick on what renovations can be done, most of those wanting to renovate cannot afford to do so under these egregious rules, as the City wants them to use outdated and hard to find materials, that perhaps, only the more affluent can afford.
Even the so-called 2.0 BIG grants processed by the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation for downtown historic rehabilitation requires that applicants produce proof of "a minimum 50 percent or more of secured funding for total construction cost. 100 percent will be highly preferred Letter of intent with disclosure of amount of funds available will be required."
"If I had that line of credit, why would I even ask the BCIC for money?" asked one. "Who's going to have that sitting in the bank and ask for money? In other words, they'll only help you if you don't need it."
The grants for the $80,000 to $200,000 also require a 80-20 match.
Thus, what happens, is you have the less fortunate being forced to sell off their family homes because they cannot afford to renovate under the City's terms, and then you have the "friends" of these public officials sweep in to purchase the homes and do what they want with them.
This is the scam that I've seen.
I know builders who have been stymied by the City due to these ridiculous rules. Brownsville is not Austin, and it should never be Austin. Austin is now littered with homeless people living in tents who can defecate where they please.
We need public officials willing to permit renovations of properties in the downtown area that even the most humble can afford.
It's just not right to push out those with familial legacies from the downtown area so that yuppie Austin wannabes can inhabit the area. My two cents.
I know builders who have been stymied by the City due to these ridiculous rules. Brownsville is not Austin, and it should never be Austin. Austin is now littered with homeless people living in tents who can defecate where they please.
We need public officials willing to permit renovations of properties in the downtown area that even the most humble can afford.
It's just not right to push out those with familial legacies from the downtown area so that yuppie Austin wannabes can inhabit the area. My two cents.
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Big dreams in Brownsville only for those with cash. Poor people not ever considered.
hey, Trey, where are the 25 bus shelters?
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Bottom line is that the city of Brownsville officials are ordinance selective. They only enforce what is convenient and when it is convenient. Hard to believe this time and age this kind of governance continues. Pure abuse of power by officials who are power and money hungry.
Don't forget to let the public know that its not the land, (which by the way was Agostadero de Espirtu Santo land grant with 284415 acres, granted to Jose Salvador de la Garza in 1781), that was stolen by the Charles Stillman and his amigos, but its the Oil and Gas generated under the surface of this all mighty land grant that these greedy so called political leaders are after. This could be why the federal Comptroller wants to get involved in the handling of these monies. By the way Don Jose Salvador de la Garza was Juan Cortina great grandfather. Cortina was a Mexican Military man and General.
Ben Neece let us all down. He could see this and did nothing.
So long, Ben!
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hey, are those downtown security cameras still working?
Run of office that's the only way to steal and rob poor citizens of THIS COMMUNITY there is no other way...
State Sen. Lucio announces retirement after 31 years
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This post contains many key errors as to the qualifications of the grant. Look them up Montoya. Also, why would someone who intends to fix their house whine that there is a match. In my experience, the City has not been a deterrence to development. Only those with to verifiable accusations complain about the process.
Time to get rid of all these worthless City Commissioners, City Manager, too many Assistant City Managers to mention and that no good Mother Fuc*** Chief of Police Felix Sauceda.
They are just sucking the City dry!
The people in Browntown are to stupid to understand or care. As long as they get their government handout they stay quiet. Most are illegal and can’t vote anyway….
I thought this administration was supposed to be the "new" that got out the old?
I can understand not wanting Pepe down the street to perform some shoddy work in a historical district, but surely there has to be an avenue available that doesn"t end up screwing over current property owners.
But, Brownsville politics never ceases to amaze.
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