I played golf with Mike yesterday. He's supportive of the local group that's trying to get this approved but he's leaving this to them. If they get the approval then he'll be involved, nothing more. He's been burned numerous times by various governments so he'll watch from a distance.
Coore & Crenshaw are still the architects.
He's also been helped a great deal by various governments. Take a look at how Sand Valley is being funded. Lets not make it out like he's always being picked on.
Are you dishing the family?
It's been an economic boon to the county and state and the infrastructure needed to be updated. Should the Keisers pay for the update to the airport or the school system?
It's a business and states especially your state of Texas offers incentives and tax breaks for businesses to come.
I don't see many businesses restore 7,200 acres of timberland back to natural sandy dunes with the hope they can get to 100,000 acres. It has its own Facebook page,
https://www.facebook.com/SandValleyRestorationTrust/ They have another project on the front burner that could be 70,000 acres.