Island construction approved despite state's opposition : News : ValleyCentral.com

Despite several South Padre Island residents and other beachgoers speaking out in opposition to the Seabreeze Estates construction project, on the north side of the Island, Cameron County Commissioners approved a variance permit to allow construction.

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