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| City Commissioner Ricardo Longoria, Jr. |
Good evening!!
The following is my independent message on the occurrences of the last two days. We have received eight to nine inches of rain and most unfortunately there have been several parts of the city that have been affected by it.
In doing so the Mayor of this city has issued a declaration of disaster (an act only the Mayor can proclaim).
However, it cannot be declared unless certain things happen such as flooding, property loss or extreme damages. This declaration will allow the Governor of this State to send needed help to our area and make it easier for people to file claims under this declaration for compensation on their losses.
Do we know that Boca Chica (a state not city road) floods? Of course we do; then why drive down it? I like many of you was using Boca Chica and took an alternative route when I got to Kings Highway and was inconvenienced for 23 minutes to get back to four corners; mainly because of trailer traffic.
Many of us in order to save time or plain stubbornness go down these routes; some unfortunately live in this area and have no choice, but please don't drive into standing water.
No city will ever be prepared for heavy rains. Look at Houston and the surrounding communities. Plain and simple: Too much rainfall and there was nowhere for it to go.
We are very fortunate that over the years we as a city have been preparing for such meteorological events and have: excavated our drainage ditches, dredged our resacas, put deviation devices in our water storage facilities to deviate water to the Port and Rio Grande River, created detention ponds to hold water so it won't go into people's homes should our drainage ditches cave in.
Below you will see the Impala pumps and all of the trash that has accumulated around them. These four pumps send 120,000 gallons each, per minute into the Rio Grande River, but are cluttered with trash that people throw onto the street and end up in our sewers.
Employees have to go in and manually remove all this debris.
The rain water has receded not like in areas north of us that have nowhere to send their standing water.
If you are of the opinion that we as a city commission need to invest more of your tax paying dollars into drainage projects you need to do one of two or both things to have this done.
1. Come and voice your opinion at our meetings on the first and third Tuesday of every month and hold your elected officials responsible for the needs of our community or 2. VOTE!! and have the people that will listen to you on the city commission.
Over the last six years we have seen monies deviated to other projects other than streets and drainage because certain members of our commission want it to go to other projects.
It takes a majority of four members to get a project done and when you don't speak commissioners and or mayors will assume that you are okay with what they are doing.
I am making this statement right now during a non-election year to let people know that some of us do work for you all year; especially during these times of disaster or potential disasters. I have taken calls, messages, inboxes and one on one requests because although I am elected by the constituents of District 1 I am responsible to the city as a whole.
Please report your concerns to 546-4357 and a work order will be created for your concern.
Please remember that not all elected officials are just sitting at home or at their place of business and not tending to your concerns.
We are all members of this community and in times of need and disaster need to join together to help each other instead of fighting and pointing fingers.
May God bless each and every one of you and please continue to report your problems and concerns to 546-4357 so that you can receive the help that you need from our staff at the City of Brownsville.
Yours in Service,
Ricardo Longoria,Jr.
City Commissioner District 1
Thank you, Mr. Longoria for your service to our community. I agree with you it takes all of the commissioners to work together for the citizens of Brownsville. We all know that the one's who push their own personal agendas and ppl should be outraged by the performance or lack there of throughout the year. Many citizens need to do more than complain. Make a difference.... vote, report illegal dumping, take part in community clean ups. Do more than BITCH!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pendejo!!!
ReplyDeleteMother Nature, bro. Can't beat it. Longoria is right!
ReplyDeleteThis fuckin loser need To worry about his waistline instead of flooding. The last time I saw him had cleared 4 plates at an all you can eat buffet and was going back for ice cream. Guey, you are not welcomed at Golden Corral anymore. You ate the whole fucking corral and then some.
ReplyDeleteThis Hefer. The last time I was at Golden Corral , he was sucking the cartalige out of a fucking chicken wing as if it were a dick. vato has skills.
ReplyDeleteThis vato can eat.
ReplyDeleteIllegals are here so low-skilled, inbred, white trash Trump supporters can afford to buy an apple once in a while and still have money left for that bus ticket to the their special-needs white supremacy rally.
ReplyDeleteSpoken like a true wetback.
DeleteHey jimmy, still anxiously awaiting your bull shit spin report on the failed protest. ACLU promised thousands would attend which did not happen. The paid soros protesters from Austin looked miserable and could not handle the heat. Melting snowflakes everywhere! Just a handful of local protesters from ut browntown is all I saw. Only made a little national news on cnn, nowhere else. Me, I am still sippin on liberal tears enjoying myself while your group falls apart. Trumps gift to the protesters was the announcement he will get another Judge. Now that’s great news! These are great times. Thanks to President T R U M P!
ReplyDeleteTrue dat. Liberals have taken control of the democrat party. So easy to beat them now.
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