Mahncke Park Neighborhood Association Meeting June 2017
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Date: 18/07/2017

Neighbors heard about a victory for the Neighborhood Conservation District plan, got a preview of the Midtown Master Plan Process and heard about the Brackenridge Park Community Cat Project at the June 20, 2017 meeting of the Mahncke Park Neighborhood Association.
MNPA Board Secretary Camis Milam said she attended the June 19 meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and testified against three of the five variances sought by the DSW Construction Co., which proposed building 45 two- and three-story town homes near the southeast corner of East Mulberry and Tendick.
The Board of Adjustment did not grant the three variances (scroll down to see the full report from the newsletter).
“Anyone can do it, I would encourage you to do it,” Milam said about her Zoning Board testimony.
Neighbor participation in the process is critical because “we’re in a hotbed of developers,” said MPNA President Joanie Brooks. 
Newly-elected District 2 City Councilman Cruz Shaw made brief remarks.
Garrett Phillips, Senior Planner with the San Antonio Department of Planning & Community Development introduced the Midtown  Master Plan process which will include Mahncke ParkNeighborhood
Thomas W. Christal, Vice President of the Brackenridge Park Conservancy shared information about the Brackenridge Park Community Cat Project and the service it provides to the greater community as a part of the Brackenridge Conservancy.