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Ban the Bars! (?)
At the recent City Council meeting, Marfa resident Barry Fretz Reese expressed concern about two new "bars" (one is the Blue Javelina restaurant) to be located near Edinburg and San Antonio streets. He penned his comments in this letter to the Editor of the BBS. “Neighbors feel that they’ve been treated with disrespect. We are worried that our city government is not thinking about our welfare... We’re not opposed to low impact businesses that serve the neighborhood and city but we do not want any business to benefit at our expense in which neighbors would bear the hidden costs of dealing with any business-related nuisances, e.g., noise, foul odors, litter, on-street parking (given that the Blue Javelina has very little onsite parking), and there’s the possibility of illegal activity – all of which threaten our individual safety and our neighborhood’s peacefulness." full letter
Fort Stockton airport receives new forecasts
Marfa Airport may be next.
"Pilots will soon have a better idea what to expect from the skies near Pecos County-Fort Stockton Airport.The airport will begin receiving Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts from the National Weather Service’s Midland office Dec. 5. The 24-hour forecasts give pilots information on winds, cloud ceilings, visibility, precipitation and other possible weather... Pilots can access the information through flight service when they file flight plans or via the Internet, Cain said.The next airport to receive the forecasts could be in Presidio or Marfa, if traffic amounts grow, Cain said. But, for now, Fort Stockton is a good choice."
Davis wins Lannan Award for 'extraordinary novels'
Little Marfa's Giant Courthouse (thanks Marge)
"So why would a remote county with just over 7,000 citizens have such a large courthouse? It's because the citizens of Marfa who built the courthouse thought big — really big — says Stan Graves, director of the Texas Historic Courthouse preservation program for the Texas Historical Commission. "That's the unbounded optimism of the founding fathers at the time. They thought they were going to be as big as El Paso," Graves says. That growth never happened. Regardless, some politically savvy Marfans were involved in building the $60,000 courthouse — a fortune in..."
At the recent City Council meeting, Marfa resident Barry Fretz Reese expressed concern about two new "bars" (one is the Blue Javelina restaurant) to be located near Edinburg and San Antonio streets. He penned his comments in this letter to the Editor of the BBS. “Neighbors feel that they’ve been treated with disrespect. We are worried that our city government is not thinking about our welfare... We’re not opposed to low impact businesses that serve the neighborhood and city but we do not want any business to benefit at our expense in which neighbors would bear the hidden costs of dealing with any business-related nuisances, e.g., noise, foul odors, litter, on-street parking (given that the Blue Javelina has very little onsite parking), and there’s the possibility of illegal activity – all of which threaten our individual safety and our neighborhood’s peacefulness." full letter
Fort Stockton airport receives new forecasts
Marfa Airport may be next.
"Pilots will soon have a better idea what to expect from the skies near Pecos County-Fort Stockton Airport.The airport will begin receiving Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts from the National Weather Service’s Midland office Dec. 5. The 24-hour forecasts give pilots information on winds, cloud ceilings, visibility, precipitation and other possible weather... Pilots can access the information through flight service when they file flight plans or via the Internet, Cain said.The next airport to receive the forecasts could be in Presidio or Marfa, if traffic amounts grow, Cain said. But, for now, Fort Stockton is a good choice."
Davis wins Lannan Award for 'extraordinary novels'
Little Marfa's Giant Courthouse (thanks Marge)
"So why would a remote county with just over 7,000 citizens have such a large courthouse? It's because the citizens of Marfa who built the courthouse thought big — really big — says Stan Graves, director of the Texas Historic Courthouse preservation program for the Texas Historical Commission. "That's the unbounded optimism of the founding fathers at the time. They thought they were going to be as big as El Paso," Graves says. That growth never happened. Regardless, some politically savvy Marfans were involved in building the $60,000 courthouse — a fortune in..."
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1 Comments:
Why does Barry Fretz Reese insist on calling Blue Javelina a bar instead of a restaurant? Because the public, like the TABC, is mindful of the difference.
When one assumes a public leadership role in community affairs, as Mr. Reese has done, doesn't that person have a moral obligation to adhere to honest discourse?
Assuming what I want is available, I certainly wouldn't mind spending a hundred bucks for a special dinner for two the next time I'm in Marfa. That unequivocally does not mean I'll pay eighty dollars for 80% of what I want - nor will anyone else who frequents that type of dining establishment.
Customers of upscale restaurants may or may not want alcohol as part of their meal, but they/we *definitely* want - and expect - the option. That's the way upscale restaurants work, period.
If Marfans don't want high-end restaurants (and the revenue it brings), then have that debate. But it's a separate issue from the one Mr. Reese raises with such jaw-dropping insincerity.
The notion that Reese's neighborhood is at risk (ie "the possibility of illegal activity") is laughable on its face. Between the melodramatic fearmongering and his habit of spreading disinformation, it's enough to make an interloper like me wonder what his real agenda is.
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