Breaking: Villa Muse Officially Kaput. For Reals.
Controversial planned compelx breaks off negotiations with the city
By Richard Whittaker, 11:24AM, Mon. May 5, 2008
It's official: Villa Muse is dead. The controversial planned studio complex has officially ended all negotiations with the city of Austin. In a prepared statement, project principal Jay Podolnick said "unfortunately after eight months of negotiations, we cannot afford to wait any longer, and we feel the time has come to agree to disagree, and it's in that spirit we are now ending our discussions with the City of Austin." Lawyers with the project said they are looking at other cites in the state.
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Richard Whittaker, May 27, 2008
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