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Council approves request to collect letters from property owners before finalizing SPI Ecotourism District

5778420 · September 17, 2025
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Summary

Council voted to ask staff and Councilman Schwartz to meet with property owners in the proposed SPI Ecotourism District and collect letters of support before taking further action on the district designation.

Councilmember Carrie presented a proposal to designate a stretch of land west of Padre Boulevard — from the north side of the convention center to the south side of Sea Turtle Inc. — as the South Padre Island Ecotourism District, which she said would highlight local birding and marine habitat and support conservation-minded tourism.

Carrie told council the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved forwarding the plan for council consideration and noted possible partnerships with…

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