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MARFA — The historic Pai-sano Hotel would be reopened to the public under a plan proposed by a Cheyenne. Wyo . insurance firm.Meadowlark Insurance Co would complete the hotel's unfinished rooms with plans to rent them and the completed suites on a daily basis, saidMarfa attorney John G Min-niece III, who Meadowdark.Therepresents firm alsoinsurancewould reopen the hotel's coffeeshop, restaurant and lounge—- --into a full service seven-dav-aweek establishment and would consider marketing the office and retail space in the hotel's mallPlans for adding a thirdstory to the hotel also are under considerationBut the insurance company wants an incentive - a tax break -incentive - afrom th^ commumt\and thetaxing entities to implement the plan. Minniece told Marfa school board members Tuesda\ nightHe asked school trustees to grant Meadowlark a 30 percent discount on delinquent1986. 1987 and 1988 proper*) taxes owed the school district on the hotel propertyThose delinquent taxes tota, S34.715.The discoun* would erase the penalty and interest on the back taxes but not the base taxes owedThat total would be $24 300 Minniece saidThe Paisano Hotel iS not a vibrant place like it used to be. Minniece said It .s suchan asset to tne common.tvMinniece. a former Mresident, said thatw n e n r, ereturned , Mart\ ' * - *+ 4 J lt;._ u - m „' :u lt;4 2 « i # B— -* ^ 1v. - w# « • . .•4,^ .• ' d’ ' * 'v' * •• A .' * lt;!■“ r- • ^.*• *- ^lt;6* ^ '. .'* - —* w a «. * * \ * 'si X7\ #--.k lt;- ' ■* . ^w .F 1 ^ \A .'-r :4%% fj U i41 **• '‘ d .- •C ^ «da - d“ ^ - * --% fc-1• - - ..*- * -v r-a. * * * « • «Z - d H•. ear he . of -ise or was the c itv ;n Vblames Dear. E azan?*r. 7-.\ . and R*d V d -V** C ' - -** * W-rf * * * 4• . sLJSk ^ **. i .m m, g i r ...I,..*-\ s anA -j -*- ■: ,lk . d r ^ ' *2 ** **% * .ra.onu-* -- *US* n Vf cl **+. * *e *^ 2 a.:♦*i v^ ^ ,♦ —% * ** a» a * *7 ,- * - -m, —■ - *. - - -- -■ * -3 - * , : ^ . -S . .K aK m.-r . -- ♦i . . **. ■ —V ' w* - •- '' dtemp n\•“ ^ -' * -- *4» * lt;» *3^ ^^ —i D - d 'M A n El. ~n-i r*'•?. ■* * *2 -. *r'1^ ^ C .—* ■— ** * v * oAR^ •- ’ ^* • ., 4w iti *\U K. . .. ^* n p ’. i ^ *- r r ^ ^ *d I► ■
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Marfa Independent and Big Bend Sentinel
Marfa, Texas, US
Thu, Jun 15, 1989
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