03/19/2015
Montgomery County looking for huge bond issue with May 9 election. Research the issue and get out there and vote. Personally I am worried about issuing another $350 million in bonds to pay for roads. Here is the article I read. I do not always agree with this organization, but they are right about the need for taxpayers to be informed and to vote once they have studied the issues. I like to say if you don't study the issue you should not vote and if you don't vote you have no right to complain!
Campaign for Liberty
Dear Friends,
In a sneaky but well-planned procedure, Montgomery County Commissioners recently declared that on Saturday, May 9, residents will decide whether the county should take on over a quarter billion dollars in new debt.
They say the money is needed to fund road projects.
But many of the projects are unnecessary and unwanted.
This would put the county's total debt at nearly a BILLION dollars and require a huge tax increase!
New debt - especially debt whose repayment schedule hasn't been made public yet - deserves more serious deliberation than county leaders have given to this.
Unfortunately, taxpaying citizens have been sadly under-informed thus far.
If passed, this new debt could obligate your children and grandchildren to pay it off.
By springing the vote on taxpayers during an “off” election season, county leaders are betting on a low turnout to guarantee passage.
We agree there are certain necessary projects that have to be done for Montgomery County to grow, but throughout this process, our leaders have failed to even attempt to identify more responsible ways than debt issuance to fund the improvements.
Instead of holding TXDOT accountable for financial obligations already made on many of our state highways, they are expecting you - the taxpayer - to fund their pork projects locally.
County Judge Craig Doyle admits a bond package of more than $200 million would likely require a tax increase.
They are asking for 350 million dollars.
Why do they want to raise taxes now? Texans already passed a Constitutional Amendment in November to raid our rainy day fund to pay for infrastructure.
Remember, if this bond passes, the debt will fall on local taxpayers.
And the commissioners filling their coffers with this bond money won’t even be obligated to spend the money on our roads.
There are other ways to fund street maintenance and essential infrastructure projects.
TXDOT has already budgeted hundreds of millions of dollars for state roads right here in Montgomery County.
We agree more infrastructure is needed in our rapidly growing community.
But some of the projects included in this $350 million bond are unnecessary and there is adamant opposition to the urbanization of our rural hometown atmosphere.
The commissioner's own study showed some roads would have an increase in traffic of 42 percent. Is more traffic what you want?
So just WHO would benefit from this. . .
. . you - the taxpayer. . .
. . or the well-connected politicians and the developers who’ve given nearly $100,000 in political contributions to sell Montgomery County on the idea of more debt and higher taxes?
On May 9, Montgomery County voters will get the chance to decide if they want to add new debt and raise taxes on everyone in the county.
Please learn the facts about this proposal before heading to the polls, and ask your friends and family to do the same.
Let's keep Montgomery County accountable.
In Liberty,
Kelli Cook
Montgomery County Coordinator
Texas Campaign For Liberty
P.S. On Saturday, May 9, Montgomery County voters will face a choice.
Will they add new debt and a tax hike for road projects that are unnecessary and unwanted, or will they tell the County Commissioners to take the bond project back to the drawing board?
Please learn the facts before heading to the polls, and ask your friends and family to do the same.
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