By Juan Montoya
This Christmas, like a few Christmas in the past few years, many local residents will have to tighten their belts and there will be fewer presents under their families' tree.
But not at the Port of Brownsville. There, as in years past, Port of Brownsville employees – already some of the highest paid public servants in the area – will share in the spirit of Christmas compliments of the port administration and the board of the Brownsville Navigation District with a nice bonus and a gift card for their shopping pleasure.Last year, 92 port employees received the a $200 bonus and a $50 gift card. This year, if nothing changes, a similar giveaway will take place for the hardworking elves out at the Golden Ditch. An estimate of the actual cost of the giveaway at taxpayer expense was provided to El Rrun-Rrun by the port's administration and totalled some $24,497. The actual number, the administration warns, could be higher because of withholding of taxes on the actual amount.Things haven't been going well in the local and national economy, but if the port's largess to its employees at taxpayer expense is any indication, the hard times facing local residents isn't any skin off its nose or the port's board of directors.
Merry Christmas from Port Director Eddie Campirano, board members John Reed, Martin Arambula, Ralph Cowen, Tito Lopez, and Carlos Masso!
12 comments:
Compared to the 14 million BISD is giving away, this is a drop in the bucket! Oh yes, the three year contract given the superintendent with a superintendent life span of a year and a half at BISD. That is a nice bonus at the taxpayers and childrens expense!
Did your kids get any gifts, Juan? LOL!!!
(Merry Christmas from Port Director Eddie Campirano, board members John)
All of these assholes feel and act as if the giveaways are coming out of their pockets. Hojala que los escupan a todos con gargajos. Y a ti tambien pinche Cowan. Viejo PANZON!
Rudlopho.
you scum bags that are complaining should apply at the port so you can pay your child support back pay.....
orale cabrones!!! and merry X-Mas from the port of brownsville!
Montoya said, "...Things haven't been going well in the local and national economy, but if the port's largess to its employees at taxpayer expense is any indication, the hard times facing local residents isn't any skin off its nose or the port's board of directors..."
Well of course they're ALL democRATAS !!!!!!!!!!
if indeed it was their money coming from their pockets no one would get anything period, viva los pobres pendejos taxpayers
(Well of course they're ALL democRATAS !!!!!!!!!!)
I bet you go to sleep at night yearning Gingrich's penis, huh?
Hey THIN SKIN steven you betcha!!!!!!!!
It's probably better than that PENCIL DICK FAGGOT OF obamie!!!!!!!
This is the reason that the Port should no longer tax the public. While we are asked to tighten our belts, the BND Board issues bonuses and pay hikes. This is the reason the nation is in the hole...same old political greed.
The BND Board are ass holes and the CEO
by the way taxypers of the port there are laws that DO NOT allow these types of expenditures to give employees christmas bonuses etc just like the cities, remember eddie when you used to work at the city of brownsville? tax laws DO NOT ALLOW FOR THESE? you memebr? taxing entities cannot give away taxpayers funds, taxes etc. check the law books its against the law. Eddie you should know better with all your work experience or you already forgot? miond slipping? Well you all need to return all those gift cards back all the port of brownsville employees sorry charlie. merry christmas bah porque es la ley carnal. period if you dont beleive me check the texas state tax codes or just ask tony yzaguirre el tax guy he knows too. bah humbug mr scrooge.
stop complaining Juan and join the fun at the Port of Brownsville!!! Orale take it away grandpa Eddie!!
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