Support and opposition mount for proposed high-rise

the proposed 22- story westside tower is a step closer to becoming a reality. the meyers group, the tower’s developer, has closed on the purchase of the property where it is meant to be built. in the meantime, opposition and support is mounting for the $100 million dollar project. so how do the dueling petitions stack up in their reasoning? abc-7’s andrew j. polk looked into them, and has more: :14 :27 :42 :55 1:18 a lot of claims are going around about what the impact will be if the 22-story westside tower get built. “we see that people in the community want growth, and want development.” chelsea lameg supports the idea… claiming that property values will go up as a result. “having building like that makes the area more desirable to not only people in el paso, but people who might be considering moving to el paso.” but peopl like kristyn ingram say it will have the opposite effect. “it will potentiall hurt our property values as well. having something that could block a lot of views is a downside. and that in and of itself could hurt the value of the area as well.” “there little doubt that there will be an impact on the view by building that 22- story tower here on this westside lot. but what local experts say is that it won’t impact property values that much – at least when it comes to the view.” “arguably, ther will be some loss of some views for some people. i don’t see that as a big overriding factor where it’s going to severely impact values in this particular area.” michael bray with nearby exit west realty says lots in the area are rarely sold for their views. “it’s more the value is in the location or the amenities as opposed to any views it might have.” an amenities could increase in the area. that’s one of the expectations of commercial real estate broker juan uribe. “something like this i definitely going to make eloise or pelicans busier. and then because of that, there’s going to be other businesses that are going to grow in the area. so we might have more restaurants interested now that we have more people.” people opposed right now say they wouldn’t mind that if it came true… as long as the city addresses the traffic. “i don’t like any of those other issues either, but the biggest issue for me is that traffic.” andrew j polk, abc-7. you can take a look at some of the petions about the tower online now for yourself. just click on this story on our website, k-v- i-a dot com. even a small child