Bob Yancy said:
This is largely correct, and happened as a result of contractor error and not city hall. Beyond that, I'm very limited in what I can report as we go about the process of salvaging what we can for all of us, the taxpayers. I can only assure you all that is exactly what will be done.
I know there will be a lot of criticism, contractor error notwithstanding. I understand that. I signed up for it.
Along the way, if you guys have any constructive suggestions on what we do with the site going forward, I'd love to hear it.
Respectfully
Bob,
I think the drone (flying) course is an interesting idea. Not sure if this is the right site or what you actually need for such a facility, but it would seem to go well with the eSports at the old Macy's. It could be worth the effort to make CoCS a destination (at least regionally) for esports/drone racing/etc.
Should be pretty easy to take advantage of TAMU Engineering to supercharge that and even some future partnerships with defense contractors that are already plugging into RELLIS. Maybe even Amazon with their drone delivery facility.
BTW, if you do tap into the drone flying opportunity, might also consider RC racing on the ground. You probably don't want a bunch of RC cars running around during a drone racing event or vice versa, but since the drones are in the air and the RC cars are on the ground, simple enough to overlap.