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Article: Voters Make Venue Tax Go With the Flow on San Antonio River Walk Project.
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- The Bond Buyer
- Article date:
- May 14, 2008
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DALLAS -- San Antonio's famed river walk will continue to grow after voters agreed to extend a venue tax originally used to build the city's National Basketball Association arena.
Just days after an election in which voters approved $125 million for a 13-mile extension of the mile-long walkway, a Houston contractor has already been hired to begin the work on the first phase of a southern section known as the Mission Reach.
The $23.4 million contract was awarded to Laughlin-Thyssen Inc. based on its experience with similar projects. No local bond money will be used for the first phase of the river walk extension, which is a joint project of San Antonio, ...