Our mayor has vetoed the proposed city budget.
Facing election evidently can have an effect on a politician’s behavior.
Things will get interesting.
We deserve better
Brutus
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August 17, 2019What’s on your mind?
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Brutus
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Let them know how much they are paying
August 16, 2019Many El Pasoans live in apartments and thus do not see the amount of property tax that they are paying because the taxes are buried in their rent.
Wouldn’t it be a good idea for the city to pass an ordinance requiring landlords to inform their tenants about how much property tax they are paying?
Maybe then we would have less voter apathy.
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Brutus
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EPISD–Citizens Bond Advisory Committee not representing the taxpayers.
August 15, 2019There is a Citizens Bond Advisory Committee that is supposed to be watching the bond projects at EPISD for the taxpayers.
Attendance at the meetings is poor. These people are not doing their job.
From the June 17, 2019 meeting minutes:
You can see that almost half of the members did not attend.
Further:
District personnel pointed out to the board that some members have missed the last three meetings in a row.
In this meeting the minutes show multiple agenda items that could not be voted on because the committee did not have a quorum.
The minutes point out that the situation is so bad that the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will not even take action to designate a board member to represent their organization.
This board is telling school district staff to go ahead without their oversight.
We deserve better
Brutus
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EPISD–public comment at board meetings
August 14, 2019The slide below indicates policy changes that the EPISD board will probably approve:
Wow!
Texas House bill 2840 requires the changes. It is good to see the board doing what they are supposed to do.
This is better
Brutus
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