Travis County Commssioners Court
October 29, 2002
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Citizens Communication
>> citizens communication is next. This is to give residents
an opportunity to address the court on any matter not on the agenda. Mr. Schnieder
has signed in. Snyder has signed in.
>> > my name is kenneth snyder, north ridge acres, capital
city colonial. And I got this here out of the chronicle and everything. I
noticed [inaudible] light rail seemed more important than people, commuter
rail, all of that kind of stuff. Nine years trying to get basic help out there.
Don't look like we are going to get anything. I do believe next week there
will be a big turnover. I would like to hold a party if we get new people
in here. We need new people, that's what we need. People. And -- thinking
about people and not theirself. For years all we ever thought about was just
ourselves. We have a third world colonias, seven or eight miles from another,
a third world neighborhood. Nine years trying to get help out there. Karen
son only don't like to help anybody. Of course she told -- she told netty
brown not to ever call her office. I heard her on the phone machine the other
day. On the mike hanson show talking about don't ever call my office for any
kind of help. She never done that to me so far because I don't call that often.
But I do fax her all of the time, try to fax her all of the time. Everything.
[inaudible] knowledge, they ain't got their machine on, you can't really fax
their office. But hopefully we get new people up there next week. We will
have new people up here. That thinks of the people, feelings for the people.
Kids have to play in this kind of stuff. Ditches out there that look like
swamps. I shouldn't have to be up here pounding like this, everything. If
you are back here, I don't know what I will do. I will keep coming up here,
there are programs out there, everything, but the county has to put in for
it. You all keep saying that you work for Williamson county and Travis County
both, whichian see any signs of it. Nine years, no help from Karen Sonleitner
at all, this is her district. I don't see no signs out there to vote for her,
because I'm glad of that. [inaudible] bring all you want, put 100 of them
in front of my yard, she ain't getting no voters from north ridge acres at
all. And I was with mike man son the other day, walking the neighborhood,
I'm really surprised, he has a lot of people on his side that's going to vote
for him and everything. They say they are tired of what the county government
is doing to people. Raising taxes, everything else. Houses, all of this kind,
the county is actually putting people out of their homes on account of people
cannot pay taxes. You can make these private entities work for themselves
instead of trying to work all of their businesses for them, trying to keep
people in jail for the tax revenues. There's a problem out there somewhere
where we have to take this condition for nine years, we have to be in these
conditions, can't get no help. There's a reason for it. There's a reason why
the county don't want to do nothing for us. There's a reason why the city
don't want to do nothing for this neighborhood. Over a thousand acres on the
other side sitting empty. [buzzer sounding] not counting the neighborhood.
All of this growth going around, I wonder where all of the money goes. Somebody
needs to audit and find out exactly where the county put all of this money.
I did find out where all of this money is really going, I know $100 million
going to the justice center, they need to find out where all of this money
is going --
>> wrap up.
>> mike man son brought up -- hanson brought up about these
[inaudible], I guess you all put it out there for different things and everything.
Then you say you run out of money because your investments weren't paying.
This here is also going on speed dial --
>> thank you very much, mr. Snyder.
>> they are going to be setting this up through fax, through
speed dial. Maybe we will get something done -- think about the people. 2.
Consider invoicing -- whoops, let's take the consent items first.
>> judge, if I could just make one announcement before we
go on. The Texas society of pathologists have picked dr. Vall -- baralldo
to be the 2002 citation of merit recipient he will receive that during the
an mull meeting in January of 2003 for his dedicated work and leadership.
He has significantly contributed to the advancement of forensic pathology
and medical examiner system in Texas. I wanted to say congratulations to dr.
Bayardo.
>> we have been fortunate to to have him. He certainly has
a positive impact on that area state doosh wide.
>> wonderful front page of -- I think lifestyle or one of
the sections yesterday in the statesman and really talked a lot about him
and his detective work.
>> yeah. It was cool.
>> okay. Maybe to the point where we ought to have one of
those beautiful proclamations for him.
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