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County moves forward on veterans service center and parking; VFW seeks permanent home
Summary
Webb County Commissioner Ricardo Jaime outlined plans for a new veterans service center and museum and a nearby county-owned parking lot; veterans groups pressed for a permanent VFW facility and raised concerns about the proposed museum location and parking.
Webb County Commissioner Ricardo Jaime announced county plans to convert a downtown property into a veterans service center and museum and said the county will construct an adjacent cement parking lot, with an estimated 60-day timeline for the lot and a roughly one-year timeline for the larger facility’s construction.
The projects are intended to expand space for veterans services and to provide dedicated parking and museum space. Jaime said the construction contract represents a roughly $4.5 million commitment and that the new service-area square footage will increase from the current roughly 900–1,000 square feet to an estimated 2,000–2,500 square feet for veterans services alone.
Commissioner Ricardo Jaime, County Commissioner for Precinct 4, said the county has placed agenda items for easement realignment and for engineers to design the…
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