Rivermist residents say developer isn't doing enough
A bizarre sight out on the Northwest side Sunday afternoon. Residents of The Hills of Rivermist subdivision stood next to a giant, inflatable pig with a Pulte-Centex banner on its stomach. Residents tell us the pig symbolizes the greed they say the builder is showing. They tell us their homes have decreased in value since a landslide, back in January, that caused most of the neighborhood to be evacuated. "The neighborhood�s been tainted, and instead of trying to do the right thing and eliminate the problem by getting rid of the hill, Pulte-Centex just wants to put up another wall and sell those homes back to other people," says Rivermist homeowner Chuck Cervantes.
Rivermist residents say developer isn't doing enough
SAN ANTONIO -- A bizarre sight out on the Northwest side Sunday afternoon. Residents of The Hills of Rivermist subdivision stood next to a giant, inflatable pig with a Pulte-Centex banner on its stomach.
Residents tell us the pig symbolizes the greed they say the builder is showing. They tell us their homes have decreased in value since a landslide, back in January, that caused most of the neighborhood to be evacuated.
"The neighborhood's been tainted, and instead of trying to do the right thing and eliminate the problem by getting rid of the hill, Pulte-Centex just wants to put up another wall and sell those homes back to other people," says Rivermist homeowner Chuck Cervantes.
The residents carried signs and stood next to the inflatable pig along Kyle Seale Pkwy, the street that runs between The Hills of Rivermist and The Arbor of Rivermist. They tell News 4 WOAI they wanted to take their message to a new audience, prospective homebuyers considering buying a home from Pulte-Centex.
The developer Pulte-Centex has offered to buy back some of the homes affected by the landslide, but residents say the builder needs to do a lot more. |