Major Astrodome Decision Today: Discuss (Houston: maintenance, education, parking)

[Schumacher713]

And how many of them have a brand new stadium right next to them?

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by Schumacher713

And how many of them have a brand new stadium right next to them?

I have no idea of what you are trying to say with that

[Htown2013]

I will not be surprised if it were demolished. It should have been repurposed years ago.

[Jack Lance]

Originally Posted by Htown2013

I will not be surprised if it were demolished. It should have been repurposed years ago.

If it goes to a vote, I don't think Harris County voters will vote to tear it down.

As far as this red herring that it needs private funding stuff. Did Reliant Stadium need "private" funding before it was built? Not in full that's for sure. They seem to be placing a higher bar on saving the Astrodome than on all their other stadiums built with "public funds" ! Minute Maid, Dynamo,ect,ect...

[usc619]

It needs to go, time to cut the losses.

[oblivionlml]

Was that proposal to gut the place, leave the superstructure, and turn it into a garden ever given any serious consideration?

[oblivionlml]

Originally Posted by Dopo

I have no idea of what you are trying to say with that

Reliant Stadium | Reliant Park

[annie_himself]

If someone with money wanted to redevelop it, they would have.

[Jack Lance]

Originally Posted by annie_himself

If someone with money wanted to redevelop it, they would have.

If someone with money who is willing to deal with all the nuances of the agreement between Reliant Park, The Texans and Rodeo. But you cannot compete with the Texans or the Rodeo in either revenue or even parking space.

"Five years ago, Harris County appeared on the brink of striking a deal with a group of entrepreneurs to turn the Astrodome into a 1,300-room hotel and convention center, a $450 million plan that never came to fruition.

County officials say its failure came down to lack of money. The project, however, faced two other big obstacles: The Houston Texans and the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, which both opposed the hotel-convention center on the grounds that it would steal away the business of fans and rodeo-goers.

While the primary tenants of Reliant Park do not have veto power over development plans, they do have other extensive rights to the site under lease and legal agreements with the county. Even though Harris County Commissioners Court will make the ultimate decision about what to do with the iconic stadium, those rights "must be taken into consideration," said Edgardo Colón, chairman of the governing board of the Harris County Sports & Convention Corp., which oversees Reliant Park."

Texans, Rodeo will have say on Dome deal - Houston Chronicle

You Rodeo people have no shame

[Bily Lovec]

if keeping the Dome costs the HLSR one single dollar, they wont allow it to happen.
never under estimate the greed of drunk old men when it comes to helping the chilluns...