TxDOT paid $1.3 Million for this crappy study!

This is simply unbelievable! TxDot had been very close-lipped about the cost of this horrible study because they knew it would cause public outrage. The figure reported is $1.3 million before the final study report has been finished. This is the single largest misappropriation of funds I have ever heard of at any level of governance!

A well-done and articulated study of this magnitude normally costs anywhere between $100,000 and $300,000. I know this because I have experience in both the public and private sectors of urban planning. However, this study is poorly done and the goals are still not well articulated and TXDot paid over 12 times the going rate!

In addition, this is what you (Texas taxpayers) did not get for your $1.3 million...
a. Any fieldwork at all. They simply solicited input about homeownership from old existing data records and public input at meetings.
b. The consultants did not listen to any progressive suggestions about the loop.
c. Coherent justification for this proposal.
d. A web site that was interactive and often updated.
e. Update letters in the mail about the study other than meeting notices.
f. Singage pointing out the proposed right-of-way corridor for public information.

This outer loop proposal is the most clear manifestation of government corruption I have ever witnessed. The persons pushing the proposal are clearly making money off of the developer driven growth. Their public communication is awful, and it is clear that the majority of persons in the community oppose this idea. It is time for New Braunfels and Comal County residents to stand up and say to Mayor Bruce Boyer and Judge Danny Scheel, "We are tired of your malign neglect of the public desires, we realize that you both are selfishly ignoring the local environment, and we are tired of you putting business interests over people's interests!"

For the public officials, it is best to write this off as a loss now rather than lose battles in the courts. Negligence throughout the process will be easy to prove AND you will never be able to push the environmental study though! Give up now before you blow more public money on this farce!