Sunday, September 30, 2007

Boerne Backward


And now, for the real life version of the shell game!


He (Grady Jolley) donated $3,850 to the group, which formed just before elections last May to support Heckler and Ron Warden who both won council seats, and a third candidate who lost.

Heckler said he welcomes new voices in local debates, but distanced himself from Boerne Forward, saying, "I don't know who they are or what they represent."

Similarly, Warden said he was unaware Boerne Forward had registered as a political action committee.

"I'm not part of the group and don't have any contact with them," he said.

Do the developers and money interests win over the rest of us? Hmmm.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Traffic on Main Street

The congestion on Boerne's Main Street seems to be getting worse every day. What can be done to relieve this congestion?

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Recent Kendall County Budget and Tax Increase

On a unanimous vote, Kendall County Commissioners Court approved the 2007-2008 Budget requiring a property tax increase of 12.4%. This action increased property tax collections from 9.7 million dollars in 2006-7 to 10.9 million dollars in 2007-8. What do you think about the property tax increase and the County's budgeting process?