Urban Planner Jesus Najar still in town to help bring awareness to our historical places

The National Trust For Historic Preservation Headquaters in Washington, D. C.

Pro8news had a story tonight which, in essence, was a sort of update on a story LAREDOS first ran in their October, 2010 issue. Jesus Najar, a native of Guadalajara is an urban planner who has been  hired by the National Trust for Historical Preservation to work on a  long term project in the Laredo area.  His main objective is to identify and quantify Laredo's many historical structures and bring an awareness about the resources available to help preserve them. Monica McGentrick of LAREDOS wrote in the October, 2010 issue:

The first project Najar has begun working on is El Cuatro neighborhood. He is currently conducting a survey of historic properties. He said, “Laredo has many plans for downtown that may affect that area. My job is to document what’s there. The survey can serve as the documentation of a local historic district.” He frequently runs into issues with homeowners who worry that designating an area or their house as a historical district interferes with their property rights.

Najar is scheduled to be in Laredo for about 8 months. During his Laredo-based project, he will working for The National Trust for Historic Preservation, based in Washington, D.C.  Their website outlines part of what their organization does, among other things:

The National Trust for Historic Preservation provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to save America's diverse historic places and revitalize our communities.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing America's communities. Recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Trust was founded in 1949 and provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to protect the irreplaceable places that tell America's story. Staff at the Washington, DC, headquarters, six regional offices and 29 historic sites work with the Trust’s 270,000 members and thousands of preservation groups in all 50 states.