"Isn't Harris County opting for a lump sum payout same as lottery winners do who want to squander their fortune in real time? And that a foreign (Spanish) firm is willing to do this for them?"
No Harris County decided against selling or leasing.
June 20, 2006, 2:42PM
Harris County's toll roads not for sale
Rejecting the temptation of a multibillion windfall, Harris County Commissioners Court voted unanimously today to continue running the county's lucrative toll road system rather than selling or leasing it to a private entity.
"Now we can erect a sign on the toll roads: 'Not for sale, not for lease,'" said Commissioner Steve Radack, who had never been enthusiastic about the idea, even as the county conducted studies of the leasing and selling options.
I'll bet Cintra was the outfit trying to buy. These toll roads are cash cows and we shouldn't be selling them off.
By BILL MURPHY
Excellent!