Audio highlights from a specially convened Mission Historical Preservation Commission meeting.
MISSION, Texas - Mission residents concerned that their city\u2019s history is being destroyed attended a recent Mission Historical Preservation Commission meeting.\xa0
They praised Gabriel Ozuna, vice chair of Hidalgo County Historical Commission and chair of its preservation committee. Ozuna previously worked for the City of Mission as its Historic Preservation Coordinator. It was he, the residents said, who produced a thorough list of the historic buildings Mission needs to preserve.\xa0
Among the residents to attend were David Garza, Irma Flores Lopez, Ester Salinas, and Roel Rangel.\xa0
Salinas said Mission CISD deserves an \u201cF.\u201d Garza said the Mission Historical Preservation Commission should be \u201cheld accountable\u201d for the destruction of Roosevelt Auditorium. Rangel said an historic building should not come down for a parking lot. \u201cMajor fail,\u201d he said. Flores Lopez said is going to produce a documentary on the rise and fall of Roosevelt Auditorium.
Here are some audio highlights from the Mission Historical Preservation Commission meeting.
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