Yesterday, just before the Cameron County Commissioners' Court undertook the business in its agenda, the public comment session revealed a clever stratagem on behalf of county-judge elect Eddie Treviño, the former mayor of the City of Brownsville, the Friends of the West Rail Trail advocates, and the Cameron County Democratic Party.
Three speakers went before the commissioners and each urged them to "appoint" Treviño in the place of "unelected" county judge Pete Sepulveda.
Brownsville residents and West Rail Trail supporters Mike Sieffert, Katy Youker, and a Spanish-speaking woman from San Benito all asked the commissioners to replace Sepulveda with Treviño and mentioned the "huge" projects before the commissioners, including, of course, the West Rail Trail they say Treviño supports.
Sieffert said that since no one had filed as a write-in candidate for county judge and the filing period was over, the court should appoint Treviño.
Likewise, Yeuker said that Sepulveda being the county judge and also the executive director of the Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority opened up the county to potential conflict of interest charges in its selection of transportation projects.
After that all had their say promoting the West Rail Trail, Brownsville resident – and now a candidate for the Brownsville Independent School Board – Robert Uresti took the bully podium and urged the commissioners not to place an agenda item for the creation of a hospital district to help fund the University of Texas Medical School.
"The University of Texas should fund it (the medical school) and you shouldn't place that burden on the backs of the taxpayers," he told them.
Then he attacked the idea of building a west rail bike-and-hike trail and said that not only should there be a thoroughfare on the west side, but also an East Loop to alleviate the heavy truck traffic carrying hazardous cargoes through the Southmost area.
"Southmost is suffering from the heavy traffic, too," he said.
As for the idea of a West Rail Trail, Uresti scoffed at the previous speakers and dared the commissioners to observe the use of the trails that exist after the spending of "millions and millions of dollars."
"They are not being used," he said. "Nobody, not even a dog is walking on them."
After Uresti made his comments and the court set to consider the rest of its agenda, the three pro-Treviño speakers made their way out of the courtroom accompanied by Cindy Hinojosa, wife of Gilbert Hinojosa, chairman of the Texas Democratic Party and a Treviño supporter.
"Imagine Uresti emerging as the voice of reason," said a court observer. "Unbelievable."
16 comments:
Local taxpayers should maybe not entirely fund it, but they should contribute greatly. It's for them, after all. Odd way of thinking, that not only should locals get the best of everything, but that someone else should cover the cost. Pitiful logic.
Like Elvis, Uresti is on familiar terms with the weird. Le patina el coco a ese vato.
Juan, did you super-impose Uresti's head onto another body? Cold, man, real cold.
Mark up one for Uresti. Never thought I would see the day. Hay, maybe he would make a good BISD trustee?
Sergio Zarate, the dry-cleaning mogul show sought election to the Brownsville City Commission, STILL owes property taxes on three of his four accounts. For property on E. Adams, the county has him $2,535.09 in arrears. Que pasa, dude?
With a good campaign manager, Robert Uresti could win the county judge's post. He just doesn't have the brains to figure out a winning strategy.
Uresti is a voice of the citizens. He should be given positive consideration. We have elected a new County Judge and he should be in office, not a flunky who makes more money than anyone in the county. Sepulveda votes to protect that salary and his position(s) in the county. We have empty bike and hike trails which cost the city beaucoup money. We have a bike barn that we cannot protect and the Herald recently stated that "bikes could be rented for free" for a bicycle event. It is time that this mayor and his administration looked at the city, as a whole, not just downtown. The city is not downtown anymore....so Tony is a dreamer of returning to the days of old.
Cindy ha ha ha pinche loser along with her crooked husband , what a joke
Fuck you Cindy Hinojosa......PENDEJA!!!!
Puro pedo este pendejo! Este vato pretends to be an elitist but can't pay his taxes! Uuuuuuuuuuy! He is a poser who uses disabled children's causes to benefit from voters when it's convienant to him. If he cared so much about the disabled children of Brownsville why didn't he run for BISD against the corruption? Pobre Vato. Se paracè a Shrek.
Nena knows.
Lol. Very funny but also very true. Even the shrek part.
I can't stand Cindy. She walks around like her shit don't stink. Igualmente que la otra pendeja de Sylvia.
Robert likes to make accusations knowing that during public comment the commissioners cannot respond. He never provides statistics, just claims that people like to hear. Otro Garzoria.
PLEEASE, the voice of the people! The people have spoken and Uresti was apparently on the wrong side. The Hike & Bike Trail marks the progress of a new wave of culture sweeping the Rio Grande Valley. One of the few commonalities, I'm glad to say, we share with our neighboring counties. A New Business mindset built around leisure, health, fitness and safety as well as something to set Brownsville aside from the other communities. Groups in nearly every valley town are already talking about linking cities through these trails. If a Business man has vision he will see opportunity.
I agree, The tax payers should NOT be burdened with taxation for a medical school. UT-Pan Am did not want a competing University Program in Brownsville, so they squashed it, replaced it and now want us to pay for it. Sorry UT y'all cooked this thing up. Now Y'all eat it! On the "thoroughfares", I for one will not disagree Brownsville need some cross town improvements and the Bike routes are a nice gesture, but, no one really asked what the community wanted. The people of west Brownsville nixed the last West-End Loop project, so what did the developers do next? They turned to building that ridiculous excuse of a toll-road off HW511. What was it - about 3-miles for $48 million. Naaaa, it wasn't for us, the people.It was for the chiselers that continually plague our community and of course the "millions" dangled in their faces. The West Thoroughfare equals, Improved exploitation of Brownsville's resources for the upper valley, improved property values for the Fronton street properties, realtor opportunities on undeveloped tracts along the right of way and millions in inflated engineering and construction costs all along the way. By the way, everyone I know who has ridden the bike trails are amazed how easily they cut across town (better than a car). Too bad no one has figured out how to link them without having to stop at each intersection.
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