Del Monte Fresh Produce has agreed to purchase an unused building in Glasgow from the Christina School District, ending the district’s years-long struggle to unload the property.
The $6.5 million deal was reached Jan. 20, and the company is now a month into its due diligence period, Robert Silber, the district’s chief financial officer, announced last week.
Call me an optimist, but if they fully realize hundreds of jobs in this building, that's a great thing locally. The government decision-makers made a bad investment, but at least private business is willing to push forward.
Would appear that something crooked is going on here. Using tax dollars to buy a building from Astropower, then giving it away for half of what it cost. Someone needs to investigate this whole deal, from contractor to recent buyer.
I do not remember this being discussed around the time of the referendum. Amazing how the administration screws up - makes a bad decision, and yet the residents of the district pay for the mistake.
There's government in a nutshell for you - no accountability, little motivation to act smart because the money they are playing with is not their own...
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Call me an optimist, but if they fully realize hundreds of jobs in this building, that's a great thing locally. The government decision-makers made a bad investment, but at least private business is willing to push forward.
Would appear that something crooked is going on here. Using tax dollars to buy a building from Astropower, then giving it away for half of what it cost. Someone needs to investigate this whole deal, from contractor to recent buyer.
Another thought, how much difference is there between Astropower and Bloom Energy. Seems the taxpayer is the bill payer for both.
Great - so a net loss of over $6M.
I do not remember this being discussed around the time of the referendum. Amazing how the administration screws up - makes a bad decision, and yet the residents of the district pay for the mistake.
There's government in a nutshell for you - no accountability, little motivation to act smart because the money they are playing with is not their own...
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