Development Next
to Mountainside Neighborhood
Are you ready for a swath of new houses between your home
and our Franklin Mountains? The heirs to
Dick Knapp are working on development plans for the hundreds of acres they own
between McKelligon Canyon and Hondo Pass.
You may have seen bulldozers and graders “improving” roads so that
surveyors will have access. Land owners
are carefully abiding by all regulations and are within their rights.
However, development of our pristine mountain sides is NOT
inevitable. Creation of our Franklin
Mountains State Park (FMSP) in 1979 and preservation of Kern View Estates II in
April of this year demonstrate that citizen action can result in critical land
conservation.
To protect our mountains, all neighbors must organize and
take action to inform City officials of their desire that the land at the
eastern edge of the Franklin Mountains State Park remain in its natural
state.
Please attend the
next Open Space Advisory Board meeting and bring your friends and
neighbors. Anyone can speak during “Call
to the Public.” The agenda should
include items related to this development.
Wednesday, August 5th, 2015, 3:00 P.M.
City 3 Building, 801 Texas Avenue
Basement, Thorman Conference Room
Other options to TAKE
ACTION:
1. Join
the Mountainside Neighborhood Association.
2. Join
the Franklin Mountains Wilderness Coalition at FranklinMountains.org.
3. Stay
informed with blogs such as ElPasoNaturally.com.
4. Attend
meetings such as City Council and Open Space Advisory Board.
5. Make
your voice heard!
YOU can help save our sierras!
To sign the petition and for more information contact judy Ackerman, jpackerman53@gmail.com, 915-755-7371.
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