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Dec 11, 2021 <br /> Dear Mayor, City Council and Staff, <br /> I am writing to urge you to wait until we can complete a Historical Survey on South Main before <br /> adopting the new General Plan. Without a Historical Survey,we can't identify the antique structures <br /> which give South Main Street much of its charm. <br /> Way back this past Spring, in April or May, staff from Planning contacted myself and fellow <br /> neighborhood leader Ginelle Hardey to ask that we stop plans on conducting a community-led historical <br /> survey because the City was going to contract a consultant to research all the buildings on the South <br /> Main Corridor. We have the largest concentration of Streamline Modern, Googie, Craftsman and other <br /> regional forms of architecture in the whole county right on South Main Street dating back to it's time as <br /> a part of historic Route 101, a sister highway to Route 66. <br /> At the November 4 Historical Resources Commission meeting, Ginelle and I asked the status of this <br /> Historical Survey and staff could not provide an answer. <br /> If no Consultant has been contracted or if the Survey can not be completed, I ask that the City partner <br /> with existing South Main Neighborhood Alliance, a coalition of South Main residents, neighborhood <br /> leaders and businesses to complete this important endeavor. <br /> Approving a General Plan that does not protect our important historical structures will ensure their <br /> destruction as development rushes forward on this important corridor. <br /> As a guide to the kind of partnership that would be ideal, I ask you to review the City of San Antonio's <br /> proposed Historic Buena Vista District which includes a video presentation and multi-lingual flyer <br /> campaign for local residents: <br /> hit s: www.sananion!o. ov historic scouisa II i!sior!cD!sir!cis BuenaV!sta <br /> Looking forward to working together to preserve our historic heritage! <br /> Sincerely, <br /> ---Sandra Pena Sarmiento <br /> Pacific Park/ Eastside Neighborhood Leader <br /> cc Ginelle Hardey, Henninger Park Neighborhood Leader <br /> Irma Jauregui, South Main Neighborhood Alliance <br />