El Monte takes over $1 billion transit village in wake of fraud...

Standing at the aging El Monte Bus station, looking out at the sea of worn parking spaces, it may be hard to imagine what city officials envision for the area - a village of condominiums, stores, office buildings, and a state-of-the-art bus station.

[Jumping Jim]

Just another pie in the sky project that is going to flop, and when it flops, it will flop big. Those people running that city are so screwed up, with no common sense at all. The city is just about bankrupt and they are trying to do a monstrosity project for that no so good area.

[Ray]

Build a casino in the Fletcher park area and bingo, money issue solved

[Political Watchdog]

Unfortunately they could build Disneyland there and it is still El Monte--with a downtown shopping district which will offer the new residents nothing.

[El Monte Resident]

The city needs an enema. It is a mess!

[Fed Up]

The four previous posters are completely retarded.

Stop complaining about how much you hate el monte and start contributing to things that will make el monte better. That or move to la puente or baldwin park.

[El Monte Observer]

How about they install and clean and maintain decent restrooms for the thousands of bus riders?!?!

Those restrooms rival anything terrible anywhere.

[El Monte]

http://www.cityofelmonteservices.com/

The community needs it!

[ElMonteResident]

Waste of $$... Why don't you cut our loss and invest that money in something worthwhile.

[istj04]

SOMEONE needs to do SOMETHING to improve the debacle that IS the "El Monte Station"!
Anyone who has ever caught a bus there can see what a disaster it is!

[ElMonteResident]

istj04 wrote:

SOMEONE needs to do SOMETHING to improve the debacle that IS the "El Monte Station"!
Anyone who has ever caught a bus there can see what a disaster it is!

You are right. Part of the problem is that those making decisions have probably never taken public transportation or visit the Station other than for photo ops.

[Fed Up]

ElMonteResident wrote:

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You are right. Part of the problem is that those making decisions have probably never taken public transportation or visit the Station other than for photo ops.

...and your point is what?

we should do nothing?

what?

[Michael]

ElMonteResident wrote:

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You are right. Part of the problem is that those making decisions have probably never taken public transportation or visit the Station other than for photo ops.

What does taking public transportation have to do with the ability to make sound decisions? I think the problem is with residents who are willing to accept second best.

[GreenGiant]

Fed Up wrote:

The four previous posters are completely retarded.
Stop complaining about how much you hate el monte and start contributing to things that will make el monte better. That or move to la puente or baldwin park.

Your are right Big Daddy, give back to the community that fosters your developement.

[coke bottles mike]

give that land back to the indians so they can put a casino there or put the new football stadium their.

[Jumping Jim]

Fed Up wrote:

The four previous posters are completely retarded.
Stop complaining about how much you hate el monte and start contributing to things that will make el monte better. That or move to la puente or baldwin park.

What's the difference between El Monte, La Puente, or Baldwin Park? How about Azusa? Very little, if any.

[KHAN]

The project sounds great as long as Minh Thai does not award contracts to any one with ties to Hong Kong money! or firms from Wesminister!

[truth]

where is the district attorney, when you need him?

[Rosebud]

It is a joke right? Only psychopaths would do this now. It is like the three stooges meet the twilight zone, and you know it is a bad program but you can't change the channel, 100 million dollars, we should have that forensic audit, before any more dog and pony shows by anyone in development. Garner and Macias are right.

[Anonymous]

I do hope this project finally gets off the ground. Glad to see it is finally in the right hands.

[Lizzy]

Nothing will work for this city! It's a dump! Full of graffiti, corruption, vandalism and crime!...yuck