Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai this week told reporters the county has no interest in collecting its portion of $5 million owed by Spurs Sports & Entertainment over a failed city-county effort to attract a Major League Soccer franchise.
“This all happened before I became the county judge, but it’s my understanding that the court had taken official action during COVID to waive those particular damages,” Sakai said.
The judge expressed his lack of interest in pursuing the money even though the county faces a $145 million deficit by 2029. What’s more, San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones appears ready to aggressively pursue collecting a payment from the Spurs…