Note: Figures of between $90 million and $100 million-plus have been bounced around as the price for the county's new government center. County commissioners have cut the contract, so there's no stopping it now. In a recent phone interview with County Judge Liz Sumter, the judge promised that taxpayers (due to smart budgeting and prior down payments) will not suffer a tax increase to pay for the federal government-looking monolith. We'll take the judge's word, too, that when it's all said and done, the building will include lots of green energy-saving features.Send your comments and news tips to online.editor@valleyspringcomm.net or click on the "comments" button at the bottom of the story
From a Hays County media advisory, dated Nov. 30, 2009:
Balfour Beatty Construction cordially invites all subcontractors and vendors to an informal meet and greet surrounding their recent project win, The Hays County Government Complex. Balfour Beatty Construction has partnered with HDB to provide complete design/build service for this impressive new facility for the citizens of Hays County. This a great opportunity to come and learn more about the project and the contracting opportunities that will be available in the Spring of 2010.
4:30-6:30 pm
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Embassy Suites, San Marcos
1001 E. McCarty Ln, San Marcos, Tx
For more information contact:
John T. (Tommy) Campbell, Operations Director (w) 214-451-1234 or (c) 214-437-9611
Don Hanson, Senior Project Manager (w) 972-937-9334 or (c) 214-701-4777
Brent Johnson, Project Manager, (w) 972-937-9334 or (c) 214-355-6728
3 comments:
It's ugly. Too expensive. Not in keeping with San Marcos architecture. Yuk. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
San Marcos Architecture? You’ve got to be kidding! San Marcos is in ruins and won’t ever get a lot better. No one wants to move there or set up a business there due to the College kids and others. The building will be a great improvement over the wretched old courthouse that should have been torn down or converted to a museum, long ago. Nothing was said about the location of the building but I’d bet on it being somewhere along the new Wonder World bypass.
Can someone please post the green features of this project. Last I checked it was anything but green. I think the project could qualify for federal stimulus funds if it were green. Just curious.
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