Where the Money for This Early Dome Demo Will Come From

10/04/13 10:00am

WHERE THE MONEY FOR THIS EARLY DOME DEMO WILL COME FROM The demolition of the exterior featuresÂ ofÂ the Astrodome, expected to begin Monday, could take until June, reports the Houston Chronicleâ€™s Kiah Collier — though it appears that the $8 million that will be spent knocking down the ticket booths, concrete ramps, substations, transmission lines, and grass berms is included in the bond measure that voters won’t decide to pay for — or not — until next month. At any rate, Collier adds that asbestos abatement and demolition of the stair towers aren’t scheduled until December, when it will be clear whether the Dome will come all the way down or be converted into a convention center. [Houston Chronicle ($); previously on Swamplot] Photo: Candace Garcia

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Chris H October 4, 2013 at 10:54 am

I vote FOR the convention center! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf5DFSM1-zk
commonsense October 4, 2013 at 11:32 am

I vote for a speedy demolition!
JEV October 4, 2013 at 11:35 am

I wish they’d stop labeling it a convention center. It’s a lot more versatile than that.
MJ October 4, 2013 at 1:00 pm

Burn it to the ground. I don’t care that it’s concrete, just burn it to the ground.