District 5 City Councilwoman Teri Castillo is calling bullshit on claims that the proposed $160 million stadium complex for San Antonio's minor-league baseball team won't cost taxpayers anything. Indeed, Castillo went toe-to-toe with Missions ownership during a special hearing on the project Thursday.
District 5 City Councilwoman Teri Castillo discusses the Missions ballpark plan during Thursday's meeting.
"I think it's disingenuous to say no city dollars are going towards the construction of this project, because if the TIRZ didn't exist, these dollars would be captured by the city, and then can fund park improvements, streets and sidewalks — the things that my constituents call and ask me to invest in," Castillo said.
"Not acknowledging that the TIRZ is capturing money that could be going into the general fund is dishonest," Castillo said during Thursday's meeting. Economist Andrew Zimbalist, a professor at Smith College in Massachusetts and a leading experts in publicly financed stadiums, agrees. Despite Castillo's concerns, others on the dais, including Mayor Ron Nirenberg, said they see no problem in diverting existing revenue from the city budget to the ballpark project.
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