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Resident recounts Duplex Area redevelopment and urges recognition of local preservation leaders
Summary
At public comment, Vic Wade recounted local efforts to redevelop the Duplex area starting in the 1990s, described a 2013 sale that brought redevelopment (noting HEB), and encouraged council to recognize community members who led preservation efforts.
During visitor comments, Vic Wade of 2314 Oakwood told the council about the history of the Duplex area and local redevelopment efforts.
"My name is Vic Wade," he began, and described helping author a historical account of the Duplex area that dates its development to the 1940s. Wade traced decades of redevelopment work, saying local investors and residents worked for years to assemble properties and attract redevelopment. He noted a 2013 sale of the assembled area to HEB and encouraged the council and local media to recognize individuals such as Everett Stovall and others for their role in revitalization. "You can buy that at the Lake Jackson Historical Museum," Wade said of a related book and exhibit.
Councilmembers thanked Wade for the historical perspective and staff noted the museum holds related materials.
