Oh that would be fun
spicyitalian said:I live very close to both construction projects. The house is someone with too many dollars. The zoning change is to PDD probably from R. Planned develop district from rural.UhOhNoAgTag said:
I figured it was a farmer who made money selling land and decided to keep a portion for himself!!!! There is also a public hearing for zoning change request sign near it. Wonder about that too.
Yes I hope the ballpark completely fails. They are shoehorning all this tacky crap right in my backyard.
That's simply the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and is required by TCEQ on any project with over a certain amount of disturbed area. You'll see that on virtually any project.MsDoubleD81 said:
Hmmmmm. But not saying what. Guess we have to wait for the city council meeting on the 24th. City staff investigating and Vaughn deferred questions back to city.
I drove by there yesterday and a Drake Environment sign was posted. Didn't get out of the car, but wondered if that's normal?
Buford T. Justice said:
Again, I'm not a civil engineer, but wouldn't the soil samples be taken before beginning the project?
Totally agree.EMY92 said:
I've done many school and commercial projects, I've never seen one that didn't have a geo-tech survey done. If that wasn't required for this project, the person in charge should be sued for malfeasance of taxpayer funds.
Chris98 said:
It was being built on a former landfill. Can't imagine the soils report/ boring log not picking up on these issues
It looks like the rezoning is happinening around that one lot, so probably not unless he has a major stake in the Midtown Madness project.UhOhNoAgTag said:spicyitalian said:I live very close to both construction projects. The house is someone with too many dollars. The zoning change is to PDD probably from R. Planned develop district from rural.UhOhNoAgTag said:
I figured it was a farmer who made money selling land and decided to keep a portion for himself!!!! There is also a public hearing for zoning change request sign near it. Wonder about that too.
Yes I hope the ballpark completely fails. They are shoehorning all this tacky crap right in my backyard.
So is the zoning change to benefit the rich homeowner?
BRIANVD04 said:
So who would be ultimately be held responsible for this, if they did in fact not do the soil test or acknowledged it but disregarded it after the fact?
What is the benefit to College Station taxpayers by and large (who are being forced to fund this project)? Are you proposing that by spending whatever it ultimately is to build and operate the fields, that CoCS will gain so much in additional tax revenue and fees that those costs will be offset and taxpayers will be made better off?Chris98 said:
College Station might as well get their piece of the pie.
I know it seems super weird, but the prospect of taking and spending other peoples' money on projects like these doesn't excite me. I am more interested in seeing what cool stuff people will come up with to spend their own money on. It isn't popular but every time you dig into it, it turns out to be the right move. I like Bastiat's What is Seen and Unseen on why that is.UhOhNoAgTag said:
What projects would you like to see for COCS?
Because it's probably bad news. If it was good news, they would have rushed to the microphones.MsDoubleD81 said:
As I said in my post above, wonder why it's taking so long to provide a report.
Bob Yancy was not on the council when this project began.EBrazosAg said:
Bob Yancy and friends can't be distracted by things like soil testing…. There are more important things to do - like V3.0 Convention Center and YMCA!