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Harlingen farmer alleges developer benefited from easement transfer, urges city not to fund waterway work
Summary
Resident Diana Padilla told the joint commissions that an easement transfer and proposed waterway widening have harmed her 75-acre organic farm, alleged a conflict of interest benefiting developer Leonard Simmons, and warned city spending could improperly advantage a private subdivision; she cited a pending court injunction.
Harlingen — During citizen communication at the Nov. 13 joint meeting, resident Diana Garcia Padilla told the Harlingen City Commission and Planning and Zoning Commission she opposes proposed city work on a waterway channel that she says would take additional private land and benefit a single developer.
"My name is Diana Padilla, and I live at 19741 Morris Road. I have 75 acres in organic farm in Harlingen," Padilla said in public comment. She said the dispute began when "Mister Leonard Simmons took part in a decision to…
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