I like the neighborhoods along Ben Jordan that don't even require crossing a street to get to the trail. =D

I assumed that's what you meant, but I wanted to make sure.

I have used the trail many, many times. So far I haven't had a single problem. I see lots of people using the trail at all times of the day. I think it's great that they installed lights so it can be used in the cool evenings.

The crossing of Stockbauer is necessary if you want to use the whole trail, but I really don't think it's such a big deal. Either you wait until you can safely cross or you use the crosswalks at the nearby intersections. Personally, I just wait. I don't think I have ever had to wait for more than a minute or two. I guess it really was too much for the city to ask that people use common sense and good judgement with regards to the crossing of Stockbauer. I will say that I thought it was quite idiotic of them to remove the crossing signals when they decided to reopen the trail. I really don't get the logic in that.

Hope your home hunting is going well, Rebecca.

Do remember there is a whole lot more Victoria out there than just exists along John Stockbauer.

Personally, I wouldn't give my two acres in Heaven out here in the stix for all the land along that crappy road in the first place...

Right side and wrong side? Would that be going North or South? Would the right side be on the left side going North or going South? Or would the right side be the "right" side going South? Or North?

Now I'm confused.....

There's a side with easy access to the trail and a side that requires crossing Stockbauer. =D

Rebecca, what the heck does that mean? What would be considered the "wrong" side?

In my mind, I divide the neighborhoods along Stockbauer as the right side of Stockbauer and the wrong side of Stockbauer.

I love the trail. In fact, as I house hunt, I'm looking for houses in neighborhoods with easy access to the trail.

@ Parkpork, I know a bunch of idiot kids with spray cans use the hike/bike trail.. Maybe we can use some of the money to police the trail and MORE people would eventually use it, Not having the feeling of being harassed.or possibly robbed etc...

LOL! Just as I thought...

PatB,

I see that Chad Byrd was nominated to the board that oversees this for Victoria.

Wasn't he the campaign finance manager for Matt Ocker?

Isn't he also the son of Ernie Byrd, the guy who ran against Clint Ives?

And now he's on the committee to re-draw the voting precincts?

Where is everyone at with the conspiracy theories?

No one has commented on the list of potential members of the redistricting comittee? Yeah for Laura K!!!!!
Is is good news/bad news for her? The good news is that she got nominated...the bad news is that she got nominated! lol
Patrick Barnes
P.S. I don't know anyone else on the list.

bobbym, it's kind of hard to tell from that sentence who recommended the study....Armstrong or the company. In any event, shouldn't it be the company doing the study?

I mean, if I own a hotel company and I go over to some city and say 'Hey, I want to build a hotel, but I want you to pay for a study to see if it's worth my time or not'. That doesn't make sense to me. I'm sure there must be more to it than that.

Can you people not read? A company made a presentation on building a hotel/convention center in Victoria last fall. But recommended that Victoria do a study on it first.

So Victoria puts up 30K to do a study on the feasibility of their plan. And they make their decision based on our study. The only drawback might be that the Community Center winds up as another Towne Plaza Mall

Corpus' convention center is doing great --- the arena, though, is showing a loss over the last two years. I don't see anything to say that the convention center is "struggling" as fish kibble says. Let's stick to facts.

I see plenty of use of the hike/bike trail during the morning and evening hours. Yes, it is on one side of the city, but Riverside is on the other side. What does 3% mean in terms of parks? If I live in Woodway I'm not allowed to use it? Really parkporker? Really? Only 3% are allowed to use it? Is there a pork police? A park police? Not true, not true.

And, really, cost as much to build as to study, says family of 1122? Really? Do much economics? That isn't funny. It isn't true.

Sad, sad, internet commentariat. No truth. No insight. No use.

Is Victoria going to follow the same road that Corpus Christi did a few years ago ?? The council spent big money on a "STUDY" passed a bond issue built a grand auditorium and convention center and now is worrying about how to raise taxes to keep it up and open and repaired . Victoria DON'T DO IT.

How many of those 1,400 hotel rooms are located in decent hotels that travelers would want to stay in? There are a lot of seedy dives on the hotel roster in Victoria.

Having Bridgett Bi$e $peaking for this i$$ue is ridiculou$. In her mind, $he hone$tly think$ the hotel$ are full becau$e of her and her boot$.
The "$" = the hundreds of thousands of dollars she has squandered.

So is David Hagan using his power, influence and our tax dollars to help out the company he works for?

I wonder if he will get a bonus this year for his "hard work"

Come to think of it - this may be one of the few places in Texas there aren't 2 to 6 motels/hotels being built right now. It always amazes me how in my travels - motels are springing up everywhere. Why not in Victoria?

Bridgette Bise, executive director of the Victoria Convention and Visitors Bureau, said the lack of hotel rooms is a real problem in Victoria.
"We're probably about 500 rooms short in Victoria,".
Councilman David Hagan said the company he works for, brings people into town every week, and finding rooms is a "struggle."
If this determation is already known...why do we need $30,000 for a hotel convention center feasibility study? To tell us what we already know...
Agree with familyman1122...call the hotel industry to find out who wants to build in Victoria. There is plenty of room on Loop 463. Build them and they will come!

Can hotel/motel tax money be used to build a convention center? I'd cut or significantly reduce the budget for the 'boots' campaign.

On a side note, I guess I need to start a feasability/consultant company. $30,000 for a report? Geez. That could be somebody's yearly salary.

Sounds like it will cost as much to find out if we need a convention center as to build one. Wasting money again Vic City Counsel? If there were a need for more rooms then why are there not more motels being built at this time. If the money is there then there will be rooms. It may not be feasiable to build at this time. I would call the hotel industry to find out who wants to build in Victoria. There is plenty of room on Loop 463. Build them and they will come!