Houston City Council will vote Wednesday on a proposed ordinance that would name six neighborhoods as part of a conservation district pilot program.
“It also gives the residences in those neighborhoods the opportunity to say what you want to protect in regard to the character of the neighborhood, so it gives you a say so in that,” said District I Councilmember Robert Gallegos who grew up in Magnolia Park and lives in the East End. “This conservation district is something that could hopefully help protect the character of our neighborhoods that don’t have the deed restrictions.
“If 51% or more of the property owners respond in favor of creating the district, the application may move forward to the Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission for consideration,” according to the planning and development department.“That’s a homeowner deciding on their own property what can’t and can happen,” said Zion Escobar with the Freedmen’s Town Conservancy.
Mayor Sylvester Turner said during a Tuesday meeting that those who oppose the measure should have a connection to the neighborhoods.
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