Doublespeak is language that deliberately obscures, disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words. Doublespeak may take the form of euphemisms (e.g., “downsizing” for layoffs and “servicing the target” for bombing), in which case it is primarily meant to make the truth sound more palatable. It may also refer to intentional ambiguity in language or to actual inversions of meaning. In such […]
City Hall Building Projects
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“I have a dream!” This was the special meeting scheduled to present the Jersey Village City Hall Village Center Project to the residents. Presentation comments were made by the current mayor and two prior mayors, along with people involved with the developer of the proposed project. As a side note, […]
Potential Bond Election: “I’ve always had the perspective that if it’s inexpensive to borrow money, then it’s better to go that route as opposed to spending everything that you have within your savings because you never know when you may have an emergency.” – Jersey Village City Council Member Sheri […]
Why was the JV City Council so against other options for replacing the city pool? It does seem strange that they were so quick to shut down any discussions regarding alternatives and only wanted to work with one company for a new pool. Would it be possible that someone had […]
The Jersey Village City Council conducted a workshop session on January 7 to discuss the project and ideas for how it could be done without a Bond Issue on the May Ballot. Concerns were discussed during the regular Council meeting that the majority of the voters might vote against the […]
If you want to know more about Certificate of Obligation and when they may be used as a funding source, here are links where that is explained in more detail. Certificates of Obligation and https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._local_gov’t_code_section_271.045 Before I get to the “WHY” Jersey Village City Council has chosen to use them […]
Jersey Village provided a chart that shows the impact on property taxes with the two suggested tax rate increases if the three bond propositions are approved by the voters. Their chart is flawed in multiple ways. The chart provides calculated taxes for several property taxable values for five years with […]
All Jersey Village residents must understand what is being voted on and how much the approval of the Propositions would increase our property taxes. The city has provided a lot of information about where the bond money would be used if the voters approve each of the three propositions; however, […]
The JV City Council has voted to authorize the City Manager to enter a contract with the Architect to begin developing construction drawings for the City Hall Project. City Council has also published a Notice of Intent to Issue Bonds. The Notice of Intent to Issue Bonds includes: A $20mm […]