𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗔𝗫𝗣𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗕𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗟𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗦𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥, 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗬 𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗠𝗜𝗗𝗗𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟?

 From the editor:  In my July 26 interview of BISD Board President Jessica Gonzalez, we discussed the sale and transfer of the Brownsville Learning Center complex(formerly Cummings Middle School) to the City of Brownsville as part of an expansion of the Gladys Porter Zoo.

BISD Board President Jessica Gonzalez

Gonzalez made clear that BISD would be looking for sufficient compensation from the city to construct replacement buildings on another BISD campus.  There was no hint of those buildings being sold for a mere pittance, but that the selling price would adequately compensate BISD for the loss of the Brownsville Learning Center facility.

Now, some are alarmed that BISD might give the city a "sweetheart" deal that will not appropriately compensate the taxpayers for the monies that have been sunk into the former middle school to transform it into a well-equipped work training and technical center for students.

Below are some comments from the Facebook page of Jas Marie Reyes that include comments by BISD Board Member Carlos Elizondo and former city administrator/real estate aficionado Ramiro Gonzalez.

FB Friends: BISDs Cummings Middle School is on the agenda for Wednesday, August 21. Already, the City of Brownsville, TX - Municipal Government ex employee, turned Downtown Real Estate Developer Ramiro Gonzalez is showing an interest .

Remember, Ramiro Gonzalez left COB to benefit from free monies and grants for his business ventures and employer. OrigoWorks - Ramiro Gonzalez went on Mr. Carlos Elizondo Melguizo page to criticize Mr. Elizondo's post, but quickly deleted it right after everyone, and me, called him out. Gonzalez knows the millions he can get from this deal and his buddies in the City. It's all connected.

Will Daniela Lopez Valdez also gain . She is listed as the one running The Mitte Cultural District in Brownsville, right where Cummings MS is.

Thank you to Mr. Carlos Elizondo for speaking up!

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