Comments on: $1 Million secured for the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge http://laketravisview.com/2009/07/02/1-million-secured-for-the-balcones-canyonlands-national-wildlife-refuge/ Mon, 21 May 2012 15:14:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Patrick Watson http://laketravisview.com/2009/07/02/1-million-secured-for-the-balcones-canyonlands-national-wildlife-refuge/comment-page-1/#comment-960 Patrick Watson Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:16:48 +0000 http://www.laketravisview.com/?p=1530#comment-960 Charles, you provide great local coverage with limited resources. I didn't mean to suggest otherwise. Keep up the good work. My alarm bells go off whenever governmental bodies buy real estate from private individuals because it is so easy for them to overpay and give the seller a hidden windfall. Yes, there would be a vote but we all know that elected officials routinely approve each other's little favors without asking many questions. Charles, you provide great local coverage with limited resources. I didn’t mean to suggest otherwise. Keep up the good work.

My alarm bells go off whenever governmental bodies buy real estate from private individuals because it is so easy for them to overpay and give the seller a hidden windfall.

Yes, there would be a vote but we all know that elected officials routinely approve each other’s little favors without asking many questions.

]]> By: Patrick Watson http://laketravisview.com/2009/07/02/1-million-secured-for-the-balcones-canyonlands-national-wildlife-refuge/comment-page-1/#comment-947 Patrick Watson Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:20 +0000 http://www.laketravisview.com/?p=1530#comment-947 Just out of curiosity, how much have the owners of this tract contributed to Sen. Hutchison's political campaigns? In the current real estate slump, are there any competing private buyers? If so, how much have they offered? These seem like obvious questions the Lake Travis View might want to investigate. Just out of curiosity, how much have the owners of this tract contributed to Sen. Hutchison’s political campaigns? In the current real estate slump, are there any competing private buyers? If so, how much have they offered?

These seem like obvious questions the Lake Travis View might want to investigate.

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