Ok “real issues” for League City progress

Let’s talk about approving the mayor’s budget. I understand the Mayor will request a 5 cent tax reduction and will make the council decide where the cutting will happen? 5 cent reduction ? Talk about show boating at the expense of our city ! I guess the first thing that needs to go is the mayor request for a new position! Thoughts???

Real issues ......

What do you think are the real issues of the city? The victory lakes cut through? The new city waste water facility? Charter revision committee? single member districts? roof top development? Accepting developer money after slamming opponents for accepting the same? The Mayor? A Council member? Political consultants being paid (Possibly with your tax dollar) to write a job description when the city has a HR professional trained to do it? Broken campaign promises? The mayor working around the council instead of with the council? Tell us what you think the REAL issues of the city are and what solutions you may have.

Have a safe and happy fourth of July 2006.

Despite what some try to do to stifle the freedom of speech in League City this is America and Independence day. Have a safe and happy 4th of July but remember the city ordinances regarding fireworks in the city limits.

328,500 emails Oh My !!!

If the mayor receives 300 emails a day, as stated in the last council meeting, that means he gets 109,500 a year …hmmm so over his three year term the mayor will receive 328,500 emails. Is that a world record ? Someone should call Guinness !

Mayor jettisons Markum; taxpayers will now pay for his consultant?

I keep hearing that the Mayor feels like he has out grown Mr. Marcum and has made a move to the big time !!! And of course the taxpayers will pay for it to the tune of 40,000 thousand a year. Will this new position be a full time Job? Or will this just be a paycheck job? I keep hearing that the person will ”stand in” for the mayor. My question is why? We did not elect this individual to represent our city. The Mayor claimed he was going to be a full time mayor not a part time player. Surely the mayor of League City did not LIE to the citizens just to get elected??? Surely the mayor thinks more of the citizens that just another paycheck. Surely the Great and conservative mayor would not wish to add an additional layer of government for the taxpayer to pay for????

Is the mayor a “convenient” conservative? (one who uses the label for election purposes only) I sure do not see him following his “party” line.

Tonight the council did not approve Mr. E. A. “Trey” Apffel III as the chairman of the Charter revision committee as requested by the absent (part time player) Mayor. Where was the mayor? What could have been more important than the welfare of the city? Could he have been at the YMCA dinner? Is that why he needs the taxpayer to pay 40,000 thousand for his personal assistant?

No personal assistant for the mayor ! The vote was :

To postpone and not hire the person

Mayor Pro-tem Cones
Councilmember Keeney
Councilmember Barber
Councilmember Jim Nelson

Not to postpone and hire the person

Councilmember Tad Nelson
Councilmember Samulson

One step forward ? Maybe

So the mayor will appoint Mr. E. A. “Trey” Apffel III to chair the Charter revision committee. That is a good start. What about the rest of the committee? Are there going to be set boundaries for the committee ? Like no change to the recall provisions? Also couldn’t help but notice that the council as well as the P & Z are still “bogged” down on those “few pieces of property that slipped through the cracks” When the mayor forced the rezoning through the city council before it was ready. For a “few pieces” it has taken almost a year and we are not done yet. Good thing just a “few” fell through the cracks or this could take life time. Such efficiency !

Gotta have CONTROLL !!!!

The mayor has decided that since he cannot knock off who he wants from the Charter Revision committee, he will load it with his “kids” to cancel their votes. Changing the process to give him control is a trade mark of this mayor. Another perfect example is the new City snitch position. $ 60, 000 you report to the mayor only and will snitch on all the city employee as well as keeping close tabs on Chuck Pinto, who he talks with and what the conversation was all about. Oh yes one other thing required… no free will.

C’mon Mayor are you that lazy that you cannot get to city hall now? I thought you said you were going to be a full time mayor, not an invisible player. I guess the old adage is true “if the heat is too much in the kitchen hire a cook.. It’s sad but this is just another broken promise by the mayor. What is that slogan again? "Promises made promises schlepped? “

Anyone need boots?

Lake Placid in League City ? It appears that an alligator is out and about in the water ways near the Signature Point Apartments.

Charter revision committee

There has been discussion over the appointments to the Charter revision committee. It has been rumored that the mayor has requested that each council member make two recommendations and he will select one of the two. Now maybe I’m stupid, but If the committee will be made up of one person selected by the individual council members why would you ask for two recommendations? Surely the mayor is not attempting to exclude particular individuals? Once again the mayor’s actions speak louder than his words. When will some people learn it’s not about them it is about what is best for our city. What do you think is best for the city? What should the charter revision committee look at?