Circle C Subsidies

* The state extended the MoPac Expressway across the recharge zone to the front gate of Circle C and constructed the first part of the proposed Outer Loop along the southern border of the subdivision.

* The state also paid $500,000 for a paved circular bicycle path, or veloway, at Circle C, while the city chipped in $300,000.

* The city maintains the Slaughter Creek Metropolitan Park which serves Circle C residents at a cost of about $12,500
last year.

* The city guaranteed $35 million in bond debt for Circle C's water and wastewater service - even though Circle C is outside the city. (Part of the deal between the city and Circle C was that the subdivision would be subject to changing water quality standards and would eventually be annexed by the city. Earlier this year, at Gary Bradley's request, the Legislature passed a law forbidding the city to do either and established Circle C as a sovereign entity with a ruling board appointed by the governor.)

* The Austin Independent School District abandoned plans for an additional south Austin high school within the city, as approved by voters, and instead built Bowie High - which services Circle C and some South Austin residents - for $27 million. The school district also built Kiker Elementary in the heart of Circle C at a cost of $4.7 million, and nearby Bailey Middle School at a cost of $12 million. The school district is considering the addition of at least three more schools in the area as part of their upcoming bond election.

* Last, but definitely not least, is the $90 million paid by the federal government to cover Gary Bradley's bad loans on the Circle C development.

- D.S.