As noted here several weeks ago, the city of Charlotte is rushing to get the Scaleybark development project approved by city council so that CATS can have a parking lot open before the vote on the half-cent transit tax repeal.
Or as the city manager puts it in a memo about the Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA):
Staff and Scaleybark Partners have expedited the negotiation of the PSA in light of the tight time frame for construction of a temporary Park & Ride lot and other improvements before the scheduled opening of the South Corridor Light Rail System
CATS will spend $500,000 for a temporary Park & Ride facility to be constructed before November 1, 2007.
Big surprise, folks.
