Bond... _County_ Bond

The Commissioners and County Judge are at odds over a $329 million bond package that goes up for a vote in November. The County Judge says it's too much, and that we should fix the highways. The Commissioners say it's just right and that we have to fix the infrastructure of the cities first.



I'm going to have to dive deeper into this to make sense of it... both sides make it sound so simple that you just can't take it at face value. The County would contribute $235 million to support road projects countywide, and have almost $200 million of that matched by city funds. A group of $420 million in road projects without a tax increase is more than any one entitiy could do by itself.



But Keith Self is reminding them of the promises made in April of this year for the County to step up and finance the expansion and construction on Hwy 75, SH 380, and SH289 (Preston). The cost to the County for the project depends on who you ask, but it's estimated to be at least $160 million in funds. The only problem with Keith's position is that now he's at the point of asking voters to say "no" to an existing bond package, with nothing for them to say "yes" for.



I'm going to attend not only Keith's meetings on the issue, but also the presentations of Joe Jaynes and Phillys Cole to find out more about the issue. I suggest you do the same!