“When we look at this experience, we are keenly aware that doors were opened, conference rooms were made available and seats were placed at the table for billionaires, millionaires and developers,” said [COPS/Metro] leader Father Jimmy Drennan, referring to Missions investors, such as Weston Urban co-founder Graham Weston, a one-time billionaire."
Concrete Community Benefits are Now Included in Tax-Funded Downtown Project
Thanks to the intervention of COPS/Metro, concrete community benefits are now part of a partially tax-funded Downtown Missions Stadium project, thus creating a fairer deal for San Antonio residents, including those who will be relocated in advance of construction.
COPS/Metro had been in negotiations with elected officials, city council members, city staff, Weston Urban, SAISD officials, institutional leaders, community leaders, and local residents. COPS/Metro's complete statement and press can be read below:
Statement on Missions Stadium Deal, COPS/Metro Alliance
Downtown SA Missions Stadium Deal Gets City Council Approval, KSAT [pdf]
San Antonio City Council Approves Ballpark Framework Despite Outcry From Soon to be Displaced Tenants, Texas Public Radio [pdf]
Done Deal, City Council OKs Public Financing for Missions Ballpark, Despite Backlash of Planned Apartment Closure, San Antonio Express-News [pdf]
San Antonio Approves Baseball Stadium Plan and $500,000 Relocation Package, San Antonio Report [pdf]
Op-Ed: Who Pays for the Missions Stadium, and Who Benefits?, San Antonio Express-News [pdf]
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