Comments on: Intel to blow up half finished building in downtown Austin, TX http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/02/intel-to-blow-up-half-finished-building-in-downtown-austin-tx/ Huge iPhone, iPad, and web geek. Selfish, Obsessive, and Easily Distracted. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:34:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sal Costello http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/02/intel-to-blow-up-half-finished-building-in-downtown-austin-tx/comment-page-1/#comment-23385 Sal Costello Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:20:38 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/02/intel-to-blow-up-half-finished-building-in-downtown-austin-tx/#comment-23385 REMEMBER: INTEL SHELL WAS WATSON’S BACK DOOR DEAL Austin Mayor Kirk Watson’s (now Sen. Kirk Watson) back door deal with Intel cost city taxpayers $7.5 million in subsidies after they left us with the “Intel shell” eye sore (That deal should be a reminder of how Watson’s deals with special interests always costs the citizens more). Watson’s City of Austin Prop 1, of the year 2000, diverted a whopping $67.2 million of our bond dollars, intended for free roads, into toll roads. And, today tricky Sen. Watson is pushing Managed Lanes, a fancy way to say toll roads without using the “T” word. If you want evidence of the $67.2 million diversion email me for the City of Austin document at sal@texastollparty.com REMEMBER: INTEL SHELL WAS WATSON’S BACK DOOR DEAL

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson’s (now Sen. Kirk Watson) back door deal with Intel cost city taxpayers $7.5 million in subsidies after they left us with the “Intel shell” eye sore (That deal should be a reminder of how Watson’s deals with special interests always costs the citizens more).

Watson’s City of Austin Prop 1, of the year 2000, diverted a whopping $67.2 million of our bond dollars, intended for free roads, into toll roads.

And, today tricky Sen. Watson is pushing Managed Lanes, a fancy way to say toll roads without using the “T” word.

If you want evidence of the $67.2 million diversion email me for the City of Austin document at sal@texastollparty.com

]]> By: Josh Bancroft http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/02/intel-to-blow-up-half-finished-building-in-downtown-austin-tx/comment-page-1/#comment-23337 Josh Bancroft Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:30:54 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/02/intel-to-blow-up-half-finished-building-in-downtown-austin-tx/#comment-23337 Yes, please! I'd love to see the video! :-) Yes, please! I’d love to see the video! :-)

]]> By: Milo http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/02/intel-to-blow-up-half-finished-building-in-downtown-austin-tx/comment-page-1/#comment-23334 Milo Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:46:31 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/02/intel-to-blow-up-half-finished-building-in-downtown-austin-tx/#comment-23334 I just dropped my digital camcorder off with my brother. He is heading downtown Austin to video tape the implosion. If your interested we will be uploading it to his site and I'll send ya the link later on. I just dropped my digital camcorder off with my brother. He is heading downtown Austin to video tape the implosion. If your interested we will be uploading it to his site and I’ll send ya the link later on.

]]> By: James http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/02/intel-to-blow-up-half-finished-building-in-downtown-austin-tx/comment-page-1/#comment-21661 James Thu, 08 Feb 2007 18:50:04 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/02/intel-to-blow-up-half-finished-building-in-downtown-austin-tx/#comment-21661 Just a few corrections. Intel no longer owns the site, the federal government does. It is the site of the new federal courthouse. Intel has nothing to do with the implosion, and they city has wanted it torn down for years, and has nothing to do with the feds picking now to do it. Those things aside, we in Austin are thrilled to be able to watch something blow up. Just a few corrections. Intel no longer owns the site, the federal government does. It is the site of the new federal courthouse. Intel has nothing to do with the implosion, and they city has wanted it torn down for years, and has nothing to do with the feds picking now to do it. Those things aside, we in Austin are thrilled to be able to watch something blow up.

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