CITY CAPITULATES AND THROWS IN THE TOWEL, THE KITCHEN SINK, THE GREASE TRAP, 247 SQUARE FEET OF LAND FOR TRASH CONTAINER, FIVE PARKING LOTS, AN ALLEY, AN EASEMENT TRANSFER, NEW TRAFFIC ROUTING PATTERNS, AND A PARKING LOT CANOPY ON THE REESE (WAGNER) DEAL-COST PROBABLY WELL OVER $1,000,000 TO HARLINGEN'S TAXPAYERS-WAY TO GO BOYS, ENJOY THOSE $49.00 STEAKS!

So, now that the dust is finally settling on the Reese Plaza Development and the City of Harlingen agreements to provide parking, specifically for the Reese Project, we can see what the true costs to the city taxpayers really are.

REMEMBER THESE FACES WHEN YOU PAY YOUR TAXES AND WHEN YOU VOTE!

BOSS HOG                   GUS RUIZ                   ROBERT LEFTWICH                   KORI MARRA  

JERRY PREPEJCHAL        JOEY TREVINO
EXACTLY, WHEN DID THOSE BACKBONES TURN TO JELLY?

THE REESE PLAZA-WILMONT-JO WAGNER PROJECT
COST OF PROJECT: $5,000,000 PLUS

 THE TOLAR PROPERTY-PURCHASED DECEMBER 2010 BY THE CITY
CITY WILL DEMOLISH BUILDING, LEVEL GROUND, RESURFACE, LANDSCAPE AREA FOR WAGNER PROJECT PARKING AREA
COST OF IMPROVEMENTS: UNDETERMINED
COST OF LOT: UNDETERMINED

 THE COMPASS BANK PROPERTY-PURCHASED DECEMBER 2010 BY THE CITY
WILL BE USED MOSTLY BY WAGNER CUSTOMERS
COST OF IMPROVEMENTS: UNDETERMINED
COST OF LOT: UNDETERMINED (HARLINGEN EDC PUTS IN $270,000 FOR PURCHASE)

 THE W. VAN BUREN AVE PUBLIC PARKING LOT PROPERTY -OWNED BY THE CITY
THE CITY WILL GIVE THE TAXPAYER OWNED LOT TO WAGNER (FREE OF CHARGE), RESURFACE THE LOT, AND BUILD A COVERED (CANOPY) PARKING AREA FOR 29 VEHICLES FOR PRIVATE PARKING SOLELY FOR WAGNER CUSTOMERS..
COST OF IMPROVEMENTS :$200,000
COST OF LOT: UNDETERMINED (CITY CLAIMS VALUE OF $58,000-WAY TOO LOW)

THE WATERWORKS PROPERTY-PURCHASED BY THE CITY?

THE CITY WILL LEVEL AREA, LANDSCAPE AND PAVE PARKING LOT SOLELY TO CATER TO WAGNER CUSTOMERS.

COST OF IMPROVEMENTS: UNDETERMINED

COST OF LOT: UNDETERMINED

THE HARRISON AVE./B ST. PARKING LOT PROPERTY-OWNED BY THE CITY

THIS LOT WILL BE USED BY OVERFLOW CUSTOMERS OF WAGNER PROJECT.

COST OF IMPROVEMENTS: UNDETERMINED

COST OF LOT: UNDETERMINED

READ:  Deal for Reese parking spaces reached - Valley Morning Star

BELOW: THE 380 SWEETHEART CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HARLINGEN AND JO WAGNER (REESE-WILMONT DEVELOPMENT)

JANUARY 5, 2011 HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES:

Joe Rubio reminded the Commission that Sonny Villarreal, the owner of a local seafood 

restaurant, was ordered to remove the tanks that were on his property.  Mr. Rubio was not 

in agreement to amending the budget for a $4 million project and he asked where the 

money for the purchase of the property was coming from. 

Roel Gutierrez, Director of Finance, replied that $500,000 was coming from the general 

fund balance and $250,000 from EDC. 

Roxann Cotroneo explained that the purchase of the property was for downtown use and 

not specifically for use by the Reese project.  
"If it were for a specific project, a lease 

agreement would need to be drawn up."

WHERE'S THE LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE REESE PROJECT NOW THAT THE CITY IS GIVING AWAY A CITY PARKING LOT, RESURFACING THAT LOT, LANDSCAPING THAT LOT, AND BUILDING A COVERED CANOPY FOR 29 VEHICLES ON THAT LOT, FOR A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL (WAGNER) FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT?