the Controversial Committee Report
“We don’t raise sacred cows...we just butcher them.”
“Uber Paradise”
Based on what staff of the CCR has heard, seen, or experienced, parking at the Irving Toyota Music Factory is not an issue.
And any city politico who has been given free ducats should also agree.
As this is one of the premises, which Billy Bob and Chris Allen are dangling, in their law suits against Irving and ARK, this is not good news for them.
Now, if dear readers want to really witness what convoluted parking problems might exist, then take a gander at the new Baja Texas Live! in Arlington.
Texas Live! recently opened. This venue is somewhat modeled after the Irving Toyota Music Factory, but with less glitz, glamor and grub-noshing. Think: sports bar wannabe with music.
And what seems to make Texas Live! parking unattractive could be the presence of their neighbors — Globe Life Park and AT&T Stadium…especially when these venues have sports or musical bookings.
The following is how one individual has described the parking situation for Texas Live! patrons:
- On days when there are no public events scheduled at either Globe Life Park or AT&T Stadium, guests visiting Texas Live! may park complimentary in Lot B which is located just east on Randol Mill Road and Stadium Drive.
- On dates when the Texas Rangers have a home night game, guest visiting Texas Live! may park in Lot B (B-1 entrance off Randol Mill) without charge until 3:00 pm. Guest arriving after 3:00 pm will be charged the event parking rate.
- On days when the Texas Rangers have a home night game, guest visiting Texas Live! may park in Lot B for the event parking rate until the conclusion of the game, when complementary is available.
- On event days at AT&T Stadium and/or public non-baseball events at Globe Life Park in Arlington, guest visiting Texas Live! may park in Lot B for the price being charged for the event. Please note price for Lot B parking may vary per event and the price will be posted accordingly.
Now, aren’t these simple parking measures for TexasLive!?
(Snicker, but be sure to bring plenty of cash as the cost could vary.)
Venue parking at Irving Toyota Music Factory is handled by parking garages, valet parking areas, Uber drop-off points, and designated street areas. Simple, easy and venue friendly!
Arriving and leaving an event at the Irving Toyota Music Factory doesn’t require GPS, Mapsco, private chauffeur, or the parking rate charge-index from the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
CCR UPDATES
ARK TIF Funding
As of this penning, Irving’s mayor and Councilman Meagher have failed to place the ARK TIF funding issue on the September 6, 2018, city council agenda. Or, call a special meeting to resolve this issue in a public forum.
Could someone explain why the city council, along with the legal and administrative bureaucrats of the city, is holding ARK hostage for an agreement which they previously approved? And the documentation supporting the approval, for releasing the TIF funds, has been verified!
Could part of the rationale be: Members of the council hope to maintain a $44M leverage-hammer over ARK to re-open and renegotiate their original agreement for the Entertainment Center?
Dear readers, opening the original contractual agreement with ARK is a separate issue from the ARK TIF funding issue! Yes, separate! And to be repetitive, SEPARATE!
Yet, some council members want to flex their self-inflated political egos and trip down the trail of utilizing poor business sense — at the probable expense (legal fees) of citizen tax bucks — by not honoring the legitimate TIF agreement with ARK.
This travesty, of reneging on a legitimate business agreement concerning the ARK TIF issue, is starting to look like the political swamp, which the council created, is being ruled and run by campaign finance and string pullers of council members…to the detriment of citizens!
And when all is said and done on this ARK TIF issue, don’t be surprised when tax bucks are squander on attorney fees to correct the political malfeasance initiated by some members of the council.
Texas Governor’s Race (Abbott vs. Valdez)
The October surprise and a talking point for the Abbott campaign arrived early — The (Valdez) Smoking Gun…Is Still Missing!
…………………………………Mark Holbrook
