Bob Hall Pier to be rebuilt
Bob Hall Pier to be rebuilt
and last updated 2020-12-19 00:28:01-05
Hurricane Hanna left the historic Bob Hall Pier in shambles, and ever since, the debate on what to do with it has been a hot topic.
At Fridayâs Nueces County Commissioners Court meeting, commissioners voted to demolish the pier and have it rebuilt, along with Mikel May s restaurant, for a price tag of over $13 million.
Jacobs Engineering, the group that will be designing and constructing the new pier, laid out its reasoning behind a total rebuild, saying the pier would last at least 100 years if it was completely rebuilt.
16 minutes after the top of the hour. this story is it coming out of mexico. eight people were killed by a gunman in a beachside bar at the resort town of cancun, this happened yesterday. some say it s the latest in deadly violence that could soon target american vacationers. james pastor is the author of terrorism and public safety policing. good morning to you, mr. pastor. good morning, gretchen. when you heard about this latest incident that just happened yesterday, eight people killed in a bar outside of cancun. i mean, everyone in america has heard of cancun. it s a very popular destination for vacationers. what does that say to you about safety of americans there? well, sure, everybody s heard of cancun. it s critical for the mexican economy as well as their tourist industry. let me just say first, my heart