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Downtown business owner urges more city support after storm damage; praises streetlights response

3807296 · April 17, 2025
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Summary

A downtown property owner told the Harlingen commission he suffered significant storm-related damage and urged more city assistance and faster EDC review of grant applications; he also thanked staff for getting a longstanding streetlight issue resolved.

At the April 16 Harlingen City Commission meeting, downtown property owner Raymond Reyes described storm-related damage to his properties and urged the city to do more to help affected business owners, while thanking commissioners and staff for recent responses on other issues.

Reyes, who identified his address as 706 Nantucket Drive, told commissioners that one of his buildings suffered “over $35,000” in damage (he described the amount as approximate) and that some…

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