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Heywood Sanders, a trenchant critic of deals cut in private but paid for with public dollars, says San Antonio has a long history of financing projects like the planned $160 million stadium for the Missions ball club. They rarely turn out well for taxpayers, the UTSA professor emeritus of public administration tells ENside Politics. The problem: too much back-room bargaining, too little public participation in the projects' development.
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Heywood Sanders, a trenchant critic of deals cut in private but paid for with public dollars, says San Antonio has a long history of financing projects like the planned $160 million stadium for the Missions ball club. They rarely turn out well for taxpayers, the UTSA professor emeritus of public administration tells ENside Politics. The problem: too much back-room bargaining, too little public participation in the projects' development.
Suggested reading:
Development around Missions stadium would replace affordable Soap Factory complex, a rarity downtown
Council vote on ballpark deal pushed to Sept. 12 after backlash
San Antonio scored on downtown ballpark deal. The jury’s out on the Spurs arena.
Sign up for the ENside Politics newsletter
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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