Tag: Rob Nixon

WEB EXCLUSIVE: County commissioners approve retaining wall permit with contingency

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Special to the PRESS BROWNSVILLE — The Cameron County Commissioners’ Court granted a permit on Thursday requested by Larry Mark Polsky to construct a retaining wall on the tracts located just north of South Padre Island city limits; the approval, however, is contingent on the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) approval …

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Contractor responds to wall opposition

By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com  The proposed retaining wall for tracts north of the South Padre Island city limits will go before the Cameron County Commissioners’ Court on Thursday, February 14. The item was tabled at the last meeting due to wording on the agenda. As previously reported by the Press, the proposal has recently …

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Surfriders oppose wall

By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com  The Surfrider Foundation South Texas Chapter sent a letter to the Cameron County Commissioners’ Court opposing a retaining wall that would be built at the north end of access 6. Rob Nixon, Chairman of Surfrider South Texas, said his organization is against the construction of a wall because it would …

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