Astrodome Preservation Voted Down

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It was an expensive idea- just after a yard sale...

Proposition 2 asked taxpayers to approve a $217 million bond to convert the Astrodome into "The New Dome Experience" to save the "8th Wonder of the World..."

No such luck- by, about a 53-47 margin...

"Clearly, on the issue of the dome, the voters have rejected the proposal and the propose bond issue and so Commissioners Court will have to make a decision as to where we go from here," Harris County Judge Ed Emmett said.

The estimated the cost of demolishing the Astrodome to be between $29 million and $78 million- which will now have to be looked at very closely to see what the future of that building will be.

Since it had fallen into a great deal of disrepair and decay over the last few years...

Here's local coverage of the "no..."


As a sidebar, the voters in the Houston suburb of Katy voted down a referendum to create the most expensive stadium in the state's history...

14,000 seats and $69-million...

So much for that...

Today Is Booker T Day...

Of course, now that the HQ thinks about it, isn't every day "Booker T Day?"

Really... we're serious...

It's 'Booker T. Day' as put forth by the city of Houston.

Booker T. Huffman, is a native Houstonian, and will be presented with an official proclamation from the city at 5pm outside Toyota Center.

And, frankly, it gives us an excuse to show this one more time...
((HT: WWE))


Can you dig that, SUCKA!!!