The following material was presented to CA board by Downtown Columbia Partnership last week.  Howard Hughes has 4 seats in the 7-seat board of this organization and is paying for its operation.

Besides $254.5 million infrastructure is needed, I believe there is an extra $470 million needed to support the growth of Downtown. Adding $170 for the TIF given to Howard Hughes, we need around 1 billion dollars at least.

Expected Downtown Columbia Infrastructure (from Downtown Columbia Partnership)

Infrastructure	Price Tag
A new elementary school	$30 million
A new fire station	$30 million
A new library	$40 million
A new arts center	$20 million
Traffic Improvements	$75 million
A new transit center	$9.5
A new parking garage for MPP	$50 million
total	$254.5 million
TIF for Howard Hughes	$170 million

What are missing( from my perspective. The number is pure estimation from my impression while reading HCPSS school budget some time ago. I did not double check it.)

Infrastructure	Price Tag
Another elementary school	$30 million
A new middle school	$60 million
A new high school	$180 million
A new hospital	$200 million
Total	$470 million

 

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When we talked about infrastructure, we are talking about those students have been staying in the trailer classroom for 20 years in Clarksville. Is that insane how community/government planning and budget process works?