News Project Marvel

[MannyIG]

If the SPurs are paying for cost overruns why are they canceling? That would make me salty as a voter.

 

[O_V]

If the SPurs are paying for cost overruns why are they canceling? That would make me salty as a voter.

Because the team will be watching the government to make sure they're not doing anything stupid or improper.

 

[onechance87]

Because the team will be watching the government to make sure they're not doing anything stupid or improper.

Yup...who knows what that crazy mayor in gina ortiz has planning next.

 

[Exstatic]

Yup...who knows what that crazy mayor in gina ortiz has planning next.

Doesn’t matter. Mayor of SA is basically an at large councilman with one vote. She’s been shot down repeatedly trying to block this.

 

[MannyIG]

OK so reading more about it, it looks like they weren't going to do the land bridge study because it was being funded by a federal grant that they were afraid wouldn't come. As someone who works with federal grants who have been illegally cancelled left and right over the past year, that was actually prudent by the city. It seems like maybe they are now proceeding with the study as they feel confident they will get the money. This is probably a result of litigation but I'm not familiar with DOT grants and their litigation specifically. The article I read didn't make it seem like a bait and switch but just more dealing with this insane project scale and all the things that come up when carrying out so many differing aspects of it. That seems normal to me.

 

[onechance87]

OK so reading more about it, it looks like they weren't going to do the land bridge study because it was being funded by a federal grant that they were afraid wouldn't come. As someone who works with federal grants who have been illegally cancelled left and right over the past year, that was actually prudent by the city. It seems like maybe they are now proceeding with the study as they feel confident they will get the money. This is probably a result of litigation but I'm not familiar with DOT grants and their litigation specifically. The article I read didn't make it seem like a bait and switch but just more dealing with this insane project scale and all the things that come up when carrying out so many differing aspects of it. That seems normal to me.

Hopefully they can build some type of pedestrian bridge or something to cross to the alamodome for parking.

 

[NotoriousHOP]

Karlis is straight garbage. Tried really hard to bend public opinion away from the project. But people are free to push their agenda. That in itself isn't the issue. He tried to do it under the guise of hard hitting "investigative" journalism. But he's been taking things out of context, making sensationalist claims, omitting critical information, and stretching people's comments in a way that makes them seem like they said something they didn't.

 

[Goliath]

The land bridge was put on hold bc of Trump federal cuts and was put on hold before the election even took place.

The convention hotel is up in air bc saws is trying to leverage project marvel into getting a new water chilling plant.

Alamodome renovations were always the last phase and always going to be 10-15 yrs out

 

[Goliath]

And Karlis was/is trying to make a name as the hard hitting anti project marvel investigative journalist who is uncovering the scandal and corruption of the project

 

[scott]

The land bridge was put on hold bc of Trump federal cuts and was put on hold before the election even took place.

The convention hotel is up in air bc saws is trying to leverage project marvel into getting a new water chilling plant.

Alamodome renovations were always the last phase and always going to be 10-15 yrs out

Thanks for this, exactly the context I was looking for!

 

[dastexan]

OK so reading more about it, it looks like they weren't going to do the land bridge study because it was being funded by a federal grant that they were afraid wouldn't come. As someone who works with federal grants who have been illegally cancelled left and right over the past year, that was actually prudent by the city. It seems like maybe they are now proceeding with the study as they feel confident they will get the money. This is probably a result of litigation but I'm not familiar with DOT grants and their litigation specifically. The article I read didn't make it seem like a bait and switch but just more dealing with this insane project scale and all the things that come up when carrying out so many differing aspects of it. That seems normal to me.

The land bridge is something they can shake out of the Holt family's couch cushions when the time comes. Its so wild this essentially nothing burger component of the project is what so many are focused upon.

 

[dastexan]

The land bridge was put on hold bc of Trump federal cuts and was put on hold before the election even took place.

The convention hotel is up in air bc saws is trying to leverage project marvel into getting a new water chilling plant.

Alamodome renovations were always the last phase and always going to be 10-15 yrs out

From what I read about the chilling plant is that its also nearing the end of its economic lifespan anyway. So ya, likely SAWS trying to find ways to get others to pay for something they are going to have to replace in the next 15 years anyway.

If San Antonio wants to actually be a destination for future convention business (as has been a major component of the cities coffers), they will figure out a way to not only get htis hotel built but the convention center expanded).

Ron Nirenburg winning the County Judge role will help tremendously end of day. Jones getting recalled would go even further.