Comments on: Missouri City Jury Trial Postponed Again http://www.fortbendnow.com/2010/02/01/43661 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:39:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jaghund http://www.fortbendnow.com/2010/02/01/43661/comment-page-1#comment-10533 jaghund Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:47:34 +0000 http://www.fortbendnow.com/?p=43661#comment-10533 Leave it to some to make it about the national politics, rather than their local mayor. I wouldn't worry too much doscentavos, these cases are always appealed out of the jurisdiction. I would predict at some point the city will give them a settlement when it all dies down. It is going to cost the residents a great deal more than the 3.1 mentioned and probably already has given the fees lawyers, consultants, courts and the like all charge these days, but that's another cash cow and another story. Leave it to some to make it about the national politics, rather than their local mayor. I wouldn’t worry too much doscentavos, these cases are always appealed out of the jurisdiction. I would predict at some point the city will give them a settlement when it all dies down. It is going to cost the residents a great deal more than the 3.1 mentioned and probably already has given the fees lawyers, consultants, courts and the like all charge these days, but that’s another cash cow and another story.

]]> By: wadefishin http://www.fortbendnow.com/2010/02/01/43661/comment-page-1#comment-10529 wadefishin Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:32:45 +0000 http://www.fortbendnow.com/?p=43661#comment-10529 "Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 4 Judge R.H. “Sandy” Bielstein appointed three special commissioners in the case, who ruled that fair market value of the acreage was $3.1 million." Expect a verdict in that range. Which is good for the past owners, as it would be valued lower with the Obama recession in full swing with estimated layoffs forecast for Houston in the oil patch @ 70,000 due to the Obama tax hikes for the energy industry. “Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 4 Judge R.H. “Sandy” Bielstein appointed three special commissioners in the case, who ruled that fair market value of the acreage was $3.1 million.”

Expect a verdict in that range. Which is good for the past owners, as it would be valued lower with the Obama recession in full swing with estimated layoffs forecast for Houston in the oil patch @ 70,000 due to the Obama tax hikes for the energy industry.

]]> By: DosCentavos http://www.fortbendnow.com/2010/02/01/43661/comment-page-1#comment-10528 DosCentavos Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:18:31 +0000 http://www.fortbendnow.com/?p=43661#comment-10528 Wouldn't it have been more correct for the Judge to say that the remaining issue(s) is(are) the amount the City paid for it... and that the citizens of MoCity will pay and pay and pay and pay. These losses that the Course is suffering right now were forecast before the Course was Eminent Domained in the evaluation given the Course by the National Golf Foundation. I'm trying to decide whether it was just poor planning, a mistake, or some other more significant reason that Missouri City voters were not informed about that, especially before they voted on the Bond Issue. Wouldn’t it have been more correct for the Judge to say that the remaining issue(s) is(are) the amount the City paid for it… and that the citizens of MoCity will pay and pay and pay and pay. These losses that the Course is suffering right now were forecast before the Course was Eminent Domained in the evaluation given the Course by the National Golf Foundation. I’m trying to decide whether it was just poor planning, a mistake, or some other more significant reason that Missouri City voters were not informed about that, especially before they voted on the Bond Issue.

]]> By: wadefishin http://www.fortbendnow.com/2010/02/01/43661/comment-page-1#comment-10503 wadefishin Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:51:29 +0000 http://www.fortbendnow.com/?p=43661#comment-10503 "Bielstein has ruled that the city had the right to take the property by eminent domain, and the remaining issue is the amount the city paid for it." for those who want to dwell in the past. “Bielstein has ruled that the city had the right to take the property by eminent domain, and the remaining issue is the amount the city paid for it.”

for those who want to dwell in the past.

]]> By: DosCentavos http://www.fortbendnow.com/2010/02/01/43661/comment-page-1#comment-10502 DosCentavos Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:35:01 +0000 http://www.fortbendnow.com/?p=43661#comment-10502 Its good that the article is pointing out that the Course didn't make money before and that the purpose of the City's suit is to merely put the Course back into play. Not indicated in the article is that the Course still loses about the same amount of money each year even thought it has been renovated for $7 million. So, this is supposed to be putting the Course to a "better public use?" Ask the vast majority of Missouri City residents whether they are behind the Eminent Domain Lawsuit and they will emphatically say, "NO." Its good that the article is pointing out that the Course didn’t make money before and that the purpose of the City’s suit is to merely put the Course back into play. Not indicated in the article is that the Course still loses about the same amount of money each year even thought it has been renovated for $7 million. So, this is supposed to be putting the Course to a “better public use?” Ask the vast majority of Missouri City residents whether they are behind the Eminent Domain Lawsuit and they will emphatically say, “NO.”

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