02
Apr
More support at Poppy Fest to make Castner Range a national monument
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Author: MARCEL CLARKE
From: KFOX14
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX) — Right now, El Pasoans are signing off letters to President Obama and raising money for a fund created to maintain the park.
In about four months there have already been over thousands of signatures to make Castner Range a national monument.
All that is missing is President Obama’s approval.
“It is literally the discretion of the president to declare this a national monument. And what President Obama needs to see from us is that it is not my idea or wish but rather it is the desire for the community at large, every one of us,” said Congressmen Beto O’Rourke.
The Castner Range National Act would protect the land from being developed…