As promised by local leaders, San Antonio's newly proposed $160 million minor league ballpark may not cost taxpayers a dime. Just the same, it may cost some of the city's most vulnerable residents their homes.
An official with Weston Urban told City Council the development group would immediately notify Soap Factory residents about their possible displacement. Residents say they received no notice.
At the meeting, city Chief Financial Officer Ben Gorzell Jr. revealed that the 381-unit Soap Factory Apartments, 500 N. Santa Rosa St., would need to be demolished to make way for the stadium and surrounding entertainment venues. During Wednesday's presentation, only two council members balked at the Soap Factory's potential demolition: District 2's Jalen McKee-Rodriguez and District 5's Teri Castillo.
District 2 City Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez airs his concerns about the demolition of the Soap Factory Apartments during Council's A Session on Wednesday."This is a project that is all but guaranteed to cause direct displacement, which would prevent it from receiving funding from the housing trust or a future housing bond, for example, if the project was submitted there," he said.
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