Desal 2.0: hitting “first base” again

Frustration hung heavy in the council chambers Tuesday night as city leaders once again took up the long-debated Inner Harbor desalination project.

“It’s a shame we are back here again… and I’ll say it again… a shame,” District 2 Councilwoman, Sylvia Campos said, capturing the sentiment shared by many in the room.

Just weeks after terminating a contract with the project’s original development team, the City Council voted to approve a new memorandum of understanding with Corpus Christi Desal Partners. The agreement does not authorize construction but allows the city to obtain a new cost estimate—essentially resetting the process…

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