It looks like City Controller Ron Green is throwing a little temper tantrum because The Mayor won’t show him the bond numbers. Here is from Chron.com:
Green, the city’s second-highest elected official, said he has repeatedly asked for and been denied information on the measures.
“If it’s that secretive, it can’t possibly be good for the city,” Green said. ”Until such time as I get more information, I’m not supporting any bond referendum that the city puts forward.”
Oh, brother! Settle down and wait to see the numbers like everybody else this morning then you can pronounce them good or evil. Don’t worry – the world won’t come to an end. And also from Chron.com:
Green said he has heard that the package of bond measures will total approximately $400 million.
“I still believe we need to go out for more bond authorization. I think $400 million is not adequate to meet the needs of the city,” Green said. “If you’re going to ask somebody to vote for bond referendums, you need to be realistic about what it’s going to take to meet a major CIP (capital improvement project) initiative.”
The city should take advantage of low interest rates and ask for $600 million to $800 million, even if that requires a tax increase, Green said.
In 2006, then-Mayor Bill White also did not consult with then-Controller Parker before rolling out a series of bond measures, according to Parker’s office.
If you ask me and thanks for asking, the City Controller is looking and sounding a little silly. BTW: The Mayor will unveil the bond program this morning at City Council.
Here is the rest of the story.
Last night the NL All Stars had 10 base hits and the AL All Stars had 6 base hits. Name the league division that had the most base hits?
One of the best lines of the 2012 Campaign comes from Vice-President Joe Biden yesterday before the National Council of La Raza:
“Mitt Romney wants you to show your papers, but he won’t show us his,” Biden said. “So many questions…”
Keep hammering!
FLASH!!!!! Chris Moran of the Chron just put this out:
Mayor Annise Parker is unveiling a $410 million package of proposed bond measures for the November ballot that will not require a tax increase.
She proposes five bond measures. The purposes and amounts:
1. Public safety: $144 million
2. Health, sanitation and general government: $63 million
3. Affordable housing: $15 million
4. Library: $28 million
5. Parks: $160 million
“I realize many Houstonians are still recovering from the economic downturn,” Parker said in a press release. “That is why it was important to me to present a plan that does not require a tax increase. It is also the smallest bond proposal in more than 30 years. It is a fiscally responsible approach that will create jobs and improve public safety, infrastructure and quality of life.”
Let the games begin!
A couple of days ago I got an Alan Rosen for Precinct 1 Constable mail piece and his campaign went door-to-door in my ‘hood last week.
In my book, if you shell out a couple of hundred bucks to attend the dinger derby, you are entitled to boo players. The other night KC fans booed Yankee Robinson Cano because he’s a Yankee and he didn’t let KC All Star Billy Butler participate in the dinger derby. Cano was the AL derby dinger captain that picked his fellow dinger derby participants. When Cano came up to bat during the dinger derby he was booed mercilessly and he ended up not getting a single dinger. A few prominent baseball columnists called out the KC fans for booing Cano. SHUT UP!! KC fans have every right to boo. I’m glad they did because it made the dinger derby slightly less boring.
Well it looks the NL Pennant Champ will have World Serious home field advantage in October. I know. Some so called “purists” don’t like that the league that wins the All Star Game gets home field Serious advantage. It makes the game a lot more interesting.
What is a baseball “purist” anyway? They don’t like the DH? They want to go back to day games? They don’t like the Wild Card? They don’t like the Kiss Kam? Oh, well.
The NL Central of course led all other divisions last night with five base hits (Braun 2, Furcal, Holliday, and McCutchcen.
My favorite moment of last night was watching Chipper Jones get a base hit in his final All Star at-bat.
A few more days off then the roadie begins in San Fran on Friday.
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