Sunday, March 29, 2015
TROUBLING SIGNS AHEAD IN CITY MAYOR'S RACE
By Juan Montoya
(Ed.'s Note: Judging by the political signs in the City of Brownsville's mayor race you would think that property owner Abraham Galonsky was of two minds with a sign of incumbent Tony Martinez (at extreme left outer edge of the photo above) and the large (actually oversized) campaign sign of Robert Sanchez and his nice family in the center. Galonsky is the owner of the property directly across the street from the city's Central Library on Central Boulevard, the heaviest voting site during the early voting period in the city. Abraham has let it be known that he is supporting Martinez in his reelection bid. Sources close to him have also said that he was unaware that Sanchez was going to place the sign there, let alone the super-duper one. It is, for him, a rather delicate issue since Galonsky is a business partner of Emilio Sanchez, Robert's dad. If you notice, there is not a Pat Ahumada sign on the lot, since Galonsky is not supporting the former mayor. It is said that he is also casting his lot with Segio Zarate because his challenger (District 2 commissioner) Jessica Tetreau called his selling of one of his downtown properties on Washington Street to the city "unethical." With a little over a month left in the campaign before the election, will the Sanchez sign remain? Or will push come to shove?")
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I really hope someone knocks over that pretentious over blown Sanchez sign. I don't know him. I've never met him. I have eaten at his eateries and they sucked. Does he think that by sticking a big ole photo of him and his family, people are just gonna right out and vote for him? Show off. Nobody cares!
That large sign looks like a drive-in movie staring the Munsters.
It is hard to believe that the citizens of Brownsville are about to be bamboozled yet again into an expensive bond issue to fund street paving and the Stedman Building. This has come about due to the extravagance of the City Commission, under the auspices of United Brownsville, in funding pet projects and the pointless purchase of abandoned buildings.
Actually, it should not be surprising. Beginning in the 1970's (perhaps even earlier), City Commissions have allowed infrastructure, particularly street conditions, to deteriorate while funding pet projects to which Commissioners could attach their names. Then, when the citizens had been driven to desperation by the appalling condition of the streets, the Commissioners would propose a bond issue to pay for what they should have provided for over the years.
But bonds don't cost anything, do they? No....unless you count having to repay the money, plus interest, through increased taxes. As if the citizens are not already confronted by increased PUB fees. And paying off TSC bonds.
The primary obligations of local governments are public safety and infrastructure. If the Commissioners are not competent to provide for the on-going funding of street paving through the existing tax structure, they should be replaced.
Gachonsky, the crooked smuggler plays both sides. He knows the mayor's polls are on the downside . He will screw you the moment you blink.
I understand that if you are lacking in some anatomical areas of your body, you can compensate with really big signs.
Pay your county taxes, Sanchez, Goddammit!
Fuck you Eduardo PAZ Martinez, tip crook and get a job while you are at it. You worthless piece of shit.
The poll that has Erasmo Castro 16 points ahead of the pack?
You mean the wolf pack .
REPLY MARCH 30 9.38AM... PAY YOUE COUNTY TAXES. AND PAY THE EMPLOYEES.YOU OWN 4 WEEKS PAY.
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