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Re: SENATOR JIM R. MILLS
Author: my 2 cents
Date: 04-14-2021 - 10:14

I don't know him, but from the opening lines I like him. Saving old buildings gives a city character. City councils generally favor development over historic preservation because, 1) the council members come from real estate development backgrounds, 2) development brings in tax money to the city. We need more champions for historic preservation in some old cities like El Paso.

"James R. Mills, a retired San Diego state legislator who never met a streetcar he wouldn’t ride or a historic building he wouldn’t save, died March 27 at age 93.

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The Mills Act, named after him, has been credited with saving thousands of historic residential and commercial buildings from destruction in California by reducing property taxes for owners who preserve them."

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  SENATOR JIM R. MILLS Trolley Father 04-13-2021 - 22:36
  Re: SENATOR JIM R. MILLS-And, Dr. Martin Wachs at UCLA--- Both great mentors.... BOB2 04-14-2021 - 01:52
  Re: SENATOR JIM R. MILLS-And, Dr. Martin Wachs at UCLA--- Both great mentors.... FUD 04-14-2021 - 09:08
  @ BOB2 That Bus Guy 04-14-2021 - 16:45
  Re: SENATOR JIM R. MILLS my 2 cents 04-14-2021 - 10:14
  Re: SENATOR JIM R. MILLS Just Wondering 04-15-2021 - 20:48
  Re: SENATOR PETE WILSON? BOB2 04-16-2021 - 07:33
  Re: SENATOR PETE WILSON? Too many zero's this early... BOB2 04-16-2021 - 07:36
  Re: SENATOR PETE WILSON? Too many zero's this early... FUD 04-16-2021 - 09:40


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