it special. According to Dyhre the city has the infrastructure to support this growth, thanks in part to its history. “The bones of this downtown, of this infrastructure, are strong,” he emphasizes. “The way buildings were built before, they were there to stand and weather the storm.” In December 2023, the city adopted a comprehensive plan, titled ‘Imagine that. But I would say this was all begun by the local people here.” PLANNING FOR GROWTH WHILE PRESERVING CHARACTER Mineral Wells is carefully balancing the need for growth with preserving the character that makes 206 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 12
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