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October 21 2024 Mertzon City Council Meeting
More on W. Fleming closure, IC ISD 2024 bonds and an armchair forecast on the elimination of ad valorem taxation in Texas.
Oct 20, 20245 min read
Mertzon City Council September 9 2024
Meeting agenda with analysis here…
Sep 7, 20243 min read
Mertzon City Council Meeting January 2 2024
Read about how the City Council is proactively shaping the ICISD 2024 bond package.
Jan 2, 20245 min read
Giving Thanks To Public School Teachers
Here’s my ICISD November board meeting review. We need to do more for teachers…
Nov 15, 20236 min read
Street Flooding August 23 2023
A welcomed 1/2 inch turns into a reminder of bad governance…
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Building to Flood Budgeting to Squeeze Teachers
Buildings and budgets represent values. It’s really that simple.
Aug 16, 20233 min read
Second Round Superintendent Interviews Scheduled
Second round interviews are scheduled for June 26.
Jun 23, 20231 min read
Add Tack Coat Washout to the List of Problems at the GMPL
The adhesive layer intending to bond the asphalt to the caliche washed out. What now?
Jun 5, 20233 min read
The Importance of Municipal Regulation of Stormwater
ChatGPT helps me with writer’s block about government flooding itself…
Jun 4, 20233 min read
ICISD Doubles Down on the GMPL in the Rain
ICISD starts paving the GMPL…in a rain and lightning storm!
May 25, 20233 min read
The Grand Mistake Parking Lot
The school board busts the budget to build a parking lot that will flood the school. You can’t make this stuff up…
May 14, 20231 min read
The Grand Mistake
Our government doesn’t budget for clean up on the front end…
May 14, 20233 min read
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