I’m in shock over the approval for the Pipeline Easement Agreement, Master Road Use Agreement, and Blanco County Investment Agreement by our county commissioners. Some months ago I was witness to a City Council Meeting where the council overwhelmingly agreed with the dozens of citizens present that running a pipeline through our beloved Hill Country was a horrible idea.
Our Blanco County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to accept easement agreements with Kinder Morgan on Nov 12. I spoke to the court and asked them to delay voting until the next meeting for consideration of important safety issues.
Fact: Kinder Morgan’s representative lied when he told the court that “each document has a professional stamp.” I pointed out that only the traffic control plans have professional stamps.
The November 6 issue of the paper noted continuing development of the new Community Resource Center, boasting “free” space and services to be provided by federal, state and non-profit agencies at the new facility.
I want to remind journalists and readers that any services provided by federal and state agencies are never “free,” and that those provided by non-profit agencies are even more costly to taxpayers because they consume public resources without paying their dues (taxes).
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Responding to the letter from Joyce Humble in the November 6 paper, I agree that both citizen participation and accountability on the part of our elected officials are necessary components to representative democracy. Often, once elected, our “representatives” will not represent!
The Texas Government Code states, “government is the servant and not the master of the people” and “the people insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over the instruments they have c ...
Thank you Rep. Erin Zwiener for coming to Johnson City to recap the past legislative session and answer questions from constituents. This the foundation of our constitutional republic—our democracy. It requires citizen participation and accountability from those elected to represent us.
The U.S. Constitution is the foundation of our government. The First Amendment to the Constitution states in part, “Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech...or the right of the peop ...
When my family first moved to Johnson City, I was excited every week when the Record Courier hit the shelves. I would make it a weekly ritual by going to the gas station and picking it up along with a good cup of coffee and then quietly reading it cover to cover.
I would like to clarify presumptions made by Lorraine Tingler, but first I would like to apologize for being too ambiguous in my first letter regarding the Zwiener Town Hall. For clarification’s sake: 1. Pastor Steve Sanchez is not my pastor and I did not pre-coordinate with Pastor Sanchez prior to the town hall to “stage” anything. He asked me to record him when he spoke and I agreed to do so, just as I would have done for anyone. For the record, I am un-apologetically pro-li ...
Dear Editor,
I’m the pastor who spoke at Rep. Zweiner’s Townhall meeting. I’d like to correct inaccuracies from Ms. Tingler’s letter from last week.
I asked: “Given the fact that Blanco County is 75% Conservative, what are your plans to try to bridge the gap regarding social issues we are concerned about, like our great desire to protect the unborn by not having them murdered in their mother’s womb, and our eagerness to keep Texas state-income tax free.”
Ms.
Dear Messrs. Kinder and Fore:
I opened the Blanco newspaper and noted your newest “ad” touting PHP pipeline benefits to our neighbors. Ignoring the obvious misrepresentations about route selection, two “facts” prompted me to write to you.
Is today’s hydrocarbon industry so poor at planning that you had no thought of the natural gas emitted from drilling in West Texas?
Dear Editor,
I would like to respond to Ms. Branch’s letter to the editor in the newspaper last week regarding the Erin Zwiener town hall that was held in Johnson City. As a member of the audience, I can say that her take on this meeting was very different than mine.
Ms.
