Auntie Climatic

With a Big Duh I greet how the Albuquerque Journal finally notices the obvious ties that Marty Chavez has to Westland. 

So do a lot of people. 

Relative to the pending  TIDDs issue for SunCal - it's rather pointless to bring it up now.  TIDDs won't go to the City.  Marty isn't a player now.   Because all of those so-called greenfields are in the County, not the City. 

And no one pays attention to the County.   It inspires collective somnolescence in the few who recognize it as a government at all. 

It's those eight damn sheep on the county seal.  Their wool feels cozy over my eyes.  Counting them makes ... me ... sleepy... zzzzzz.  I could sleep right through Tuesday's meeting.   

Comments

[Hunter]

Coco,

The County TIDDs are, indeed, the 8,000 pound gorilla in the room. Or, if you prefer, the 8,000 pound sheep. And that room is the City Council chamber.

Although City residents are also County residents, you wouldn't really know that from watching County government. In twelve years as City resident I cannot recall ever receiving any communication from my County Commissioner, except of course at election time. The few instances I can recall when City residents have attempted to redress their grievances at the County they always seem to be redirected back to the City. It will be interesting to see the reaction of the Commission if any City residents show up Tuesday.

When the bill for these TIDDs comes due, as it inevitably will, look for the County to once again claim it is "short" the funds necessary to operate its State mandated functions. The $9 million the City ponied up for the jail will look like chump change.

Even if no new "City" TIDDs were to be approved, the City cannot escape the economic burden of these ill-conceived subsidies.

[Inky Ink, Inc.]

Forget it, Coco-it's... well... you know.