Homeowners in the Riverside Terrace area of the Third Ward are fired up, they say the city is moving forward with turning part of their neighborhood into a historic district, even though the majority of homeowners voted no on the initial proposal.
are fired up, they say the city is moving forward with turning part of their neighborhood into a historic district, even though the majority of homeowners voted no on the initial proposal.
Bell says after the vote failed, residents thought they were in the clear, but the city found another way to keep the proposal alive. "Based on where the affirmative responses come back from the code, says the director then modifies the boundary in order to achieve a 67% property owner support," said Margaret Wallace Brown, Director of Planning and Development for the city of Houston.
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