Chron soccer columnist backs yet another new stadium
Back in August, the Chronicle reported that the Sports Authority had narrowly averted a downgrade of stadium bonds to junk status because of revenue difficulties. Apparently, those of us at blogHOUSTON missed the subsequent press release announcing that the Sports Authority and city are so flush with extra money that it is time to engage in a new stadium project:
Great accomplishments start with ideas. That's what Harris County-Houston Sports Authority head Oliver Luck had when he proposed a resolution that the Houston Independent School District consider redeveloping an existing facility into a professional soccer stadium that also would host high school football and other events.
The resolution passed unanimously, and the dream of a soccer-specific stadium that could serve as a home to a Major League Soccer franchise is a step closer to becoming a reality.
"HISD is excited about it," Luck said. "Trustees loved the idea, they were very supportive. We're a long way from getting it done."
What a nice piece of advocacy journalism from the Chronicle soccer columnist, with not a single reference to anyone concerned over the expenditure of public funds on another sports facility -- and at a time when most Houstonians are probably under the mistaken impression that the Sports Authority has served its purpose and is no longer in the business of funding new projects.
RELATED: Laurence Simon alerted us to this news with this post.
UPDATE: What do you know, we ARE in great financial shape! There's no mention of a soccer stadium or an explanation of why Mayor White needs so many new revenue streams, however.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 02/06/05 07:36 PM | Houston Miscellany | Technorati | Sphere | Comments (4)
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