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| Mayor Trey Mendez |
At the 9/17/19 City Commission meeting 1150 city fees, currently under a multitude of ordinances, were consolidated under a single ordinance.
The rules for non-consent vehicle tows, with Brownsville currently averaging 18 per day, were also solidified, resulting in a $200 fee paid to the hauler, while sticking with $20 per day to the storage facility.
At the request and urging of Public Commenter Pastor Brad Burke and City Commissioner Ben Neece, it was decided to look further into the whole range of fees that sometimes result in locals being unable to afford to retrieve their vehicles from impound.
The Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation 2020 Budget Report, showing an annual budget of $4,600,000 with 28% of that committed to debt service, was approved.
Partner Re Insurance, the firm currently providing the city's stop-loss medical insurance, was allowed a huge increase in deductibles as the company showed figures indicating that the last 3 years claims had been 123% of insurance premiums paid.
City taxes increasing 6%.
ReplyDeleteTrey Mendez way over his head. Looks it, too.
ReplyDeleteHis supporters made a certain calculus when they elected Trey Mendez: victory at any price. They have celebrated the victory. They have not yet understood the price.
ReplyDeleteSpaceX is trying to buy out a small community of mostly elderly South Texas residents, saying the company didn't know its rocket testing would cause "significant disruption" to their lives.
ReplyDeleteCalifornia-based SpaceX offered a non-negotiable deal to buy homeowners out of their properties at three times the appraised value, according to a letter sent to residents of Boca Chica Village and first obtained by Business Insider.
The letter said real estate company JLL is managing the process, which gives residents until Sept. 26 to accept. Several residents said they plan to reject the offer.
What about the people still in high positions with no credentials whatsoever? A head of finance who is not even a CPA. A former "city auditor" with some other BS position now who never filled out a job application or interviwe, but was a Charly crony. A former HR head who was demoted and still making the same salary while he watches the traffic lights turn different colors. Plenty of flushing yet to go for all those floaters, and many more.
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