Posted on August 12th, 2007 by TechDigger
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 [...]
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Posted on August 6th, 2007 by TechDigger
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The committees were given a heads-up by consultant Michael Sculley that the venue tax would now be referred to as the “visitor tax” to remind local voters that tourists, not residents, will pay it.
“Visitor tax,” you gotta love it. People in San Antonio figure it’s okay to tax people for infrastructure as [...]
Filed under: Micael Scully, Nelson Wolff, hotel tax, tax relief, venue tax, visitor tax | No Comments »
Posted on August 5th, 2007 by TechDigger
Rackspace is going to move into Windsor Park Mall, no thanks to the city of San Antonio.
MySA.com: Business
Under the deal, Windcrest will pay San Antonio for 30 years on the 221 acres it gave up. San Antonio is guaranteed to receive at least $4.1 million, but it could receive as much as $34.5 million in [...]
Filed under: Microsoft, Nelson Wolff, Rackspace, Texas enterprise fund, Windsor Park Mall, data center, economic incentives | 4 Comments »
Posted on August 5th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Strange Bedfellows
After reading Monday’s story on County Judge Nelson Wolff’s push to get voters to extend the venue tax that paid for the AT&T Center, reader MJ emailed this reporter, concerned.
“I decided to look over recent rental car bills for rentals I’ve needed in the local area to see if I’ve been subjected [...]
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Posted on June 4th, 2007 by TechDigger
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In District 8, Cibrian, who owns a small consulting business
Shouldn’t that be “former” owner? Or do you get to claim that you’re a small business owner whether you have any business or not? Tell you what, Diane, just name your current business and a give a vague description of some of your [...]
Filed under: Bexar County Tax Rate, Diane Cibrian, District 8, Morris Stribling, Nelson Wolff, San Antonio, election | No Comments »
Posted on March 16th, 2007 by TechDigger
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The prospects for San Antonio landing a second major-league professional sports franchise in the near future are so dim, local officials say, they have essentially abandoned the idea.
Michael Sculley, the county’s consultant on the matter, said recent conversations with NFL and Major League Baseball executives indicate little interest in San Antonio as [...]
Filed under: Michael Sculley, Nelson Wolff, Professional sports relocation, San Antonio, Sports Franchise, hotel occupancy tax | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 4th, 2007 by TechDigger
This story exemplifies the problems with government on so many levels.
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“It is in the county, not the Helotes city limits, and it comes down to
money and how much someone will have to pay to put this fire out,” he
said. “I have been working nonstop to get the ball rolling because my
primary concern [...]
Filed under: Bexar County Commissioner's Court, Helotes, Henry Zumwalt, Jon Allan, Nelson Wolff, Seth Mitchell, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Uncategorized, bexar county | 2 Comments »
