Comments on: Kyle council passes major retail agreement http://www.sanmarcosmercury.com/archives/1044 Your city. Your news. Your way. | San Marcos, Texas Local News Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:53:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Ray http://www.sanmarcosmercury.com/archives/1044/comment-page-1#comment-204 Ray Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:10:50 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosmercury.com/?p=1044#comment-204 Tourism visitors from the Houston area as well as international visitors will visit the City of Kyle as they seek new "old places" to visit. They do not come for the stores alone. They come and visit the 15 historical sites in Kyle, the Texas Pie Company, Bordeaux's, Rail Road BBQ, Texas Old Town, Inn Above Onion Creek, Winfield Inn, Thunderhill Racetrack and the soon to be opened Old Town Gift Emporium etc. These visitors all have an opportunity to visit outlets in Houston and in the Valley yet they still choose to visit Central Texas and the Hill Country for pleasure. Tourism visitors from the Houston area as well as international visitors will visit the City of Kyle as they seek new “old places” to visit. They do not come for the stores alone. They come and visit the 15 historical sites in Kyle, the Texas Pie Company, Bordeaux’s, Rail Road BBQ, Texas Old Town, Inn Above Onion Creek, Winfield Inn, Thunderhill Racetrack and the soon to be opened Old Town Gift Emporium etc. These visitors all have an opportunity to visit outlets in Houston and in the Valley yet they still choose to visit Central Texas and the Hill Country for pleasure.

]]> By: Charles Robinson http://www.sanmarcosmercury.com/archives/1044/comment-page-1#comment-202 Charles Robinson Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:43:55 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosmercury.com/?p=1044#comment-202 Note the pic of one of Kyle's watertowers on the Mercury web page. Maybe with all this new revenue flooding in, Kyle can find the $ to raise Kyle's water pressure from 50psi to something reasonable. I have lived in many places in and out of Texas and have never lived with such paltry water pressure. Kyle can do better - even though they now claim the pressure is just fine. Note the pic of one of Kyle’s watertowers on the Mercury web page. Maybe with all this new revenue flooding in, Kyle can find the $ to raise Kyle’s water pressure from 50psi to something reasonable. I have lived in many places in and out of Texas and have never lived with such paltry water pressure. Kyle can do better – even though they now claim the pressure is just fine.

]]> By: Ted Marchut http://www.sanmarcosmercury.com/archives/1044/comment-page-1#comment-200 Ted Marchut Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:41:56 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosmercury.com/?p=1044#comment-200 Considering 45% of our operating revenue in San Marcos comes from sales tax, compared to 21% of Kyle's operating revenue, any little hit can hurt. http://www.ci.san-marcos.tx.us/departments/finance/documents/FY2007AdoptedBudget.pdf http://www.cityofkyle.com/documents/GFrevenue.pdf Perhaps we have too many eggs in the retail basket. Considering 45% of our operating revenue in San Marcos comes from sales tax, compared to 21% of Kyle’s operating revenue, any little hit can hurt.

http://www.ci.san-marcos.tx.us/departments/finance/documents/FY2007AdoptedBudget.pdf

http://www.cityofkyle.com/documents/GFrevenue.pdf

Perhaps we have too many eggs in the retail basket.

]]> By: Mark G. http://www.sanmarcosmercury.com/archives/1044/comment-page-1#comment-196 Mark G. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:41:38 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosmercury.com/?p=1044#comment-196 Given that the Mexican's have to drive through San Marcos, I think that most international shoppers will not make their way to Kyle. Given that the Mexican’s have to drive through San Marcos, I think that most international shoppers will not make their way to Kyle.

]]> By: Gladys http://www.sanmarcosmercury.com/archives/1044/comment-page-1#comment-193 Gladys Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:35:47 +0000 http://www.sanmarcosmercury.com/?p=1044#comment-193 Watch out San Marcos. Here comes Kyle! Watch out San Marcos. Here comes Kyle!

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