More on the VIA/Marshall Road Development

Carlos Guerra has more information on the VIA/Marshall Road development.
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Maybe the developer should pay for it

The city decided against annexing and rezoning a sensitive part of the Edwards Aquifer. So the city won’t build a transit center or a library in the area. And while the developer will be able to start part of his project, he won’t be able to do the rest without the Marshall Road extension. Yet, [...]

He isn’t accepting a raise, what more do you expect from him?

Even after reading the entire article, does anyone know what Nelson Wolff means by the following statement?
MySA.com: Metro | State

“It’s a major issue, and one that we’re using what limited tools we have to address,” Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff said.

Does he mean that the county can’t control development so there’s really no way to [...]

If a boulder rolls off a hill…

Man vs Nature: Housing Project Damages City Nature Preserve | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
Crownridge Canyon Nature Area opened last year after the city used aquifer protection sales taxes to purchase 200-acres and protect it from development. Blasting and bulldozing at the Post Oak Development project next to the park, however, has caused numerous boulders to [...]