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After the group completed most of the project — more than a half-mile of metal wall on land owned by a brick company a few miles from downtown El Paso — city leaders issued a cease-and-desist letter, saying the proper permits had not been issued before the project began.
But on Thursday, Mayor Javier Perea said the city issued two permits for lighting and construction of the barrier. He added that builders still need to receive a grading permit to ensure complete compliance.
“We’ve reached out [and told them] that we will be in communication and they will have to come into compliance with all city ordinances,” he said. “With the release of those [lighting and construction] permits, there is no cease and desist order.”
Perea said some of the current ordinances will likely be reviewed to ensure future projects are up to code. But he added that the city was taken by surprise.
https://www.texastribune.org/2019/05/30/private-border-wall-given-green-light-continue-new-mexico-town/