T or C audit for fiscal year 2024, some thoughts
It was a banner year for gross receipts tax revenues, which nicely fattened the bottom line. Lean years behind and ahead though.
It was a banner year for gross receipts tax revenues, which nicely fattened the bottom line. Lean years behind and ahead though.
After 15 years of trying to get massive amounts of water to process low-grade copper ore, the company is turning to a "dry" processing method.
"Green" infrastructure is the thing forward-thinking cities put in to address storm-water runoff. Nowhere in sight in T or C's master downtown drainage plan.
Trump's disdain for the woke and immigrants, in combination with his professed unlimited executive powers, has unleashed ICE to target dissidents, intellectuals, artists, scientists, educators and journalists. Border Patrol check stations are to be avoided.
Spending the $3 million in bond revenues, to be done right--to leverage grant and loan money by providing required cash matches the city wouldn't have on hand otherwise--requires a lot of planning and coordination.
Could our city commission make it any harder to drive the I-25 business loop? First the three-ring-circus roundabouts and now a “road diet” obstacle course downtown.
Want to put a single-family dwelling less than 500 square feet on your lot? The city commission just made it a lot easier, even though it's not allowed in city code.
Over the next three years the city will take on about $45 million in water projects.
Hooray for concise and honest reporting by new interim water department supervisor, Jamie Foreman, as scary as the stats are.
With Trump cutting federal funding, T or C's usual go-to source, Colonias funding, may dry up. What if we have to pay for critical repairs ourselves, with no grant money?
Hooray! It's been nearly five years since the city cancelled a contract with an IT company that streamed city commission meetings on a city YouTube channel, which was the only format one could hear what was said. Hopefully new equipment will fix onsite and streaming communications problems.
About 40 jobs will come with Love's arrival, along with more gross receipts tax and fuel-tax revenue. Free education to employees!