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Resident urges Weslaco commission to reconsider rezoning, presses for drainage fixes in longstanding colonia
Summary
A resident said the commission ignored 60 neighborhood signatures in support of opposing a rezoning at 901 San Joaquin and urged the city to fix recurring flooding in the Colonia Lackland area, attributing much of the flooding to local grading and paving.
During the public‑comment period, Yolanda Mendez addressed the Weslaco City Commission to urge the city to address repeated flooding in the Colonia Lackland neighborhood and to express frustration over a recent rezoning decision.
Mendez said the city’s decision to rezone 901 San Joaquin from R‑1 (family dwelling) to B‑1 (neighborhood business) left her and neighbors…
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