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Post by SDSU-Alum2003 on Jun 27, 2017 19:49:45 GMT -8
I was at the Aztec Caravan event and JD Wicker gave an update on the current status of MV and answered some questions.
Here was the biggest piece of info...
The CSU System and SDSU is prepared to purchase the entire 166 acre Mission Valley site at whatever FMV the city determines.
How do you like them apples!
Go SDSU WEST!
Go AZTECS!
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Post by SD Johnny on Jun 27, 2017 19:52:53 GMT -8
Nice!!!!
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Post by fanhood on Jun 27, 2017 19:56:01 GMT -8
I was at the Aztec Caravan event and JD Wicker gave an update on the current status of MV and answered some questions. Here was the biggest piece of info... The CSU System and SDSU is prepared to purchase the entire 166 acre Mission Valley site at whatever FMV the city determines. How do you like them apples! Go SDSU WEST! Go AZTECS! Damn, the rumor was true. Holy f****** $#!+! |
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Post by longtimebooster on Jun 27, 2017 20:00:10 GMT -8
Wow. Epic.
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Post by sdsuballer on Jun 27, 2017 20:02:30 GMT -8
That is awesome.. Money talks around here.. Now the challege will be to get this pesky mayor to be on board.. Since he isnt getting a cut its going to be difficult.. But it would be worth it to SDSU since a stadium is already in place.
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Post by survalli on Jun 27, 2017 20:05:34 GMT -8
That is awesome.. Money talks around here.. Now the challege will be to get this pesky mayor to be on board.. Since he isnt getting a cut its going to be difficult.. But it would be worth it to SDSU since a stadium is already in place. the Mayor will hold out for two items, convention center expansion and the homeless tax. he will try to force it so that all 3 will be tied together. |
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Post by badfish on Jun 27, 2017 20:06:46 GMT -8
I was at the Aztec Caravan event and JD Wicker gave an update on the current status of MV and answered some questions. Here was the biggest piece of info... The CSU System and SDSU is prepared to purchase the entire 166 acre Mission Valley site at whatever FMV the city determines. How do you like them apples! Go SDSU WEST! Go AZTECS! "Prepared to" and "able to" are different though. Did he mention the surplus or how we actually will acquire the land? |
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Post by longtimebooster on Jun 27, 2017 20:13:49 GMT -8
From the U-T: The 1968 state Surplus Land Act and City Council Policy 700-10 show how the stadium land should be handled. The land is first offered to other governmental agencies for affordable housing, parks, transit-oriented development and enterprise zones. “Specifically, local agencies must provide a first right of refusal to entities” that develop affordable housing, said Los Angeles-based Public Counsel, which calls itself the nation’s largest pro bono law firm. The state law gives qualified agencies 60 days to respond to notices of surplus land for sale and lease, and the city has 60 days to negotiate with the bidders. If an agreeable price and terms can’t be reach, the city may dispose of the property as it so wishes. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/growth-development/sd-fi-surplus-20170627-story.html |
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Post by SDSU-Alum2003 on Jun 27, 2017 20:17:22 GMT -8
I was at the Aztec Caravan event and JD Wicker gave an update on the current status of MV and answered some questions. Here was the biggest piece of info... The CSU System and SDSU is prepared to purchase the entire 166 acre Mission Valley site at whatever FMV the city determines. How do you like them apples! Go SDSU WEST! Go AZTECS! "Prepared to" and "able to" are different though. Did he mention the surplus or how we actually will acquire the land? You can read it how you want. He would not have said that in public if the CSU was not able to purchase 166 acres in MV. Remember also that Roush was CSU Chancellor White's right hand woman and he controls the CSU purse strings. SDSU has multiple pathways to get the land and the "surplus land" is one of the viable pathways and frankly would be the easiest pathway right now. It is up to Kevin Faulconer for that to happen. |
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Post by aardvark on Jun 27, 2017 20:18:13 GMT -8
That is awesome.. Money talks around here.. Now the challege will be to get this pesky mayor to be on board.. Since he isnt getting a cut its going to be difficult.. But it would be worth it to SDSU since a stadium is already in place. the Mayor will hold out for two items, convention center expansion and the homeless tax. he will try to force it so that all 3 will be tied together. If he tries to package them together, it will fail. They all need to be separate ballot issues. |
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Post by aztecfan1 on Jun 27, 2017 20:18:56 GMT -8
Stunning that he would drop this bombshell at a booster event . You'd think they have a BIG deal press conference at Q or announce at the council meeting in July. I'm not satisfied with this but it sure as hell is encouraging. . More coming soon hopefully.
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Post by fanhood on Jun 27, 2017 20:20:08 GMT -8
the Mayor will hold out for two items, convention center expansion and the homeless tax. he will try to force it so that all 3 will be tied together. If he tries to package them together, it will fail. They all need to be separate ballot issues. I just cannot imagine the Mayor ruining his reputation even further, and destroying any political capital he has left by opposing SDSU in acquiring the land at this point. He gains nothing in continuing to schill for FS. |
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Post by fanhood on Jun 27, 2017 20:20:57 GMT -8
"Prepared to" and "able to" are different though. Did he mention the surplus or how we actually will acquire the land? You can read it how you want. He would not have said that in public if the CSU was not able to purchase 166 acres in MV. Remember also that Roush was CSU Chancellor White's right hand woman and he controls the CSU purse strings. SDSU has multiple pathways to get the land and the "surplus land" is one of the viable pathways and frankly would be the easiest pathway right now. It is up to Kevin Faulconer for that to happen. Joel, there had to be some sort of response to this statement, or follow up questions from the crowd, right? What were they? What was said afterwards? |
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Post by SDSU-Alum2003 on Jun 27, 2017 20:30:25 GMT -8
Stunning that he would drop this bombshell at a booster event . You'd think they have a BIG deal press conference at Q or announce at the council meeting in July. I'm not satisfied with this but it sure as hell is encouraging. . More coming soon hopefully. There is; he indicated some more informatin would be coming from SDSU in the next couple of weeks when it is ready for public consumption. It seems they are hard at work in this fluid situation. |
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Post by SD Johnny on Jun 27, 2017 20:31:35 GMT -8
CSU and SDSU just have announce that if we have the ability to purchase the land we will increase enrollment to (insert high number here) and this will have massive support. Faulconer is Screwed because to continue to support FoS investors he will look terrible in the eyes of every future parent, current parent and grandparemt in town who is worried about an affordable education for their kid.
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Post by SDSU-Alum2003 on Jun 27, 2017 20:31:43 GMT -8
If he tries to package them together, it will fail. They all need to be separate ballot issues. I just cannot imagine the Mayor ruining his reputation even further, and destroying any political capital he has left by opposing SDSU in acquiring the land at this point. He gains nothing in continuing to schill for FS. We don't really know what kind of deal FS may have offered him and we may never know. |
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Post by SDSU-Alum2003 on Jun 27, 2017 20:34:04 GMT -8
You can read it how you want. He would not have said that in public if the CSU was not able to purchase 166 acres in MV. Remember also that Roush was CSU Chancellor White's right hand woman and he controls the CSU purse strings. SDSU has multiple pathways to get the land and the "surplus land" is one of the viable pathways and frankly would be the easiest pathway right now. It is up to Kevin Faulconer for that to happen. Joel, there had to be some sort of response to this statement, or follow up questions from the crowd, right? What were they? What was said afterwards? There were but I did not take notes and he did not take an unlimited amount of questions or he would probably still be there. He did say that there will be more info coming from SDSU in a couple of weeks when it is ready for public consumption. To be sure SDSU is hard at work. |
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Post by SDSU-Alum2003 on Jun 27, 2017 20:45:15 GMT -8
I was at the Aztec Caravan event and JD Wicker gave an update on the current status of MV and answered some questions. Here was the biggest piece of info... The CSU System and SDSU is prepared to purchase the entire 166 acre Mission Valley site at whatever FMV the city determines. How do you like them apples! Go SDSU WEST! Go AZTECS!  |
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Post by fanhood on Jun 27, 2017 20:46:12 GMT -8
Joel, there had to be some sort of response to this statement, or follow up questions from the crowd, right? What were they? What was said afterwards? There were but I did not take notes and he did not take an unlimited amount of questions or he would probably still be there. He did say that there will be more info coming from SDSU in a couple of weeks when it is ready for public consumption. To be sure SDSU is hard at work. As always, thanks for the information, and for your zeal. |
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Post by SDSU-Alum2003 on Jun 27, 2017 20:46:56 GMT -8
I couldn't resist...  |
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