David Ortez

Late last week, it was reported that the Houston Dynamo are entertaining moving their proposed new stadium just south of 610 West Loop right across the street from The Galleria.

The new plans caused more uproar than the health care debate when folks led by Mayor Cindy Siegel of Bellaire City dissented. Folks that wanted the stadium in downtown Houston were equally as pissed at the idea.

It interesting the wording that Siegel used to express her concerns of the stadium proposal. Siegel states, “A stadium would be the final blow to what has been a neighborhood trying to reclaim its quality of life for decade.”

She went on to add that the Bellaire City Council would hold a closed session to discuss “how can we best protect that neighborhood.”

This weekend I enjoyed watching the Houston Dynamo defeat the Seattle Sounders 1-0 as they advanced to the MLS Western Conference finals. The game was great and all 120 minutes of it were exciting to say the least.

As I was walking around Robertson Stadium to enter in a gate that was not packed with people I noticed a Gene Locke staff member. Although she blended in real well with the crowd (she was wearing an orange Gene Locke shirt) I was able to spot her and say hi. I inquired why she was at the stadium and she quickly replied that she was spreading the word that Gene Locke supports the Soccer stadium. Cool … I said and I moved along because by this time I had already missed like 10 minutes of the game.