Stage All Materials in Windcrest?

WEDC Director addressed city council to blast those that dare question the Springbrook Senior Development Project.    (See June 18, 2018 Windcrest City Council meeting video.)  He said a lady had questioned the claim that Springbrook Senior Development Project would net Windcrest $900,000 in sale taxes in construction materials alone. 

 In a scolding tone, he said the lady does not understand how this works.  He stated, the Contractors and Sub Contractors would be Required to STAGE building materials in Windcrest, near Home Depot, then the sale would take place in Windcrest and Windcrest gets the sales tax!
   
  What a novel idea.  It begs the question: Why has this not been done before?  Not legal,  could that be why!  The Texas Comptrollers office would probably stop this immediately. 

  Naturally some materials could be ordered thru Home Depot and sold by Home Depot, that would generate additional sales tax for Windcrest, but as the lady stated, our Home Depot does not carry all the materials needed for the project.

 A post on Facebook gave concrete, asphalt and culvert piping as major expenses for the project which are not available at Home Depot.  Her question was valid.

 This "Hare Brained" idea of Staging materials in Windcrest then completing the sale sounds like Mafia era thinking.  Oops, does Chicago still have the Mafia?   




 
 


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