by Karen Smith Welch
Amarillo Globe News

AMARILLO, TX -- For many of the 23 candidates seeking office in Amarillo City Hall, the campaign has been one of shadow-boxing over the thorny topic of downtown redevelopment.

Most jabs have come over questions of cost.

“Finding out the cost is part of the process we’re going through now,” said Joe Esch, director of economic development and public policy at Wallace Bajjali Development Partners LP, the Sugar Land firm tabbed to lead the city’s revitalization effort. “There have been people who have provided misinformation. ... They’re providing numbers like $300 million for a stadium, which is ludicrous.” (Click for full story)