Months and months ago, I requested documents related to the “economic impact” report for the LEDC ‘business’ park prospect Eco-Strong.
The City did everything in their power to obstruct me. I got my lawyer involved (yet again) and tried several different tactics to make those documents public.
One of my tactics (which worked previously in the Azbell A/V scam) was to request CITY EMAILS that contained keywords like “Eco-Strong”, “business park”, “Mike Cour”, etc. Those emails are most DEFINITELY public docs and they will be required to produce them.
Overpriced City lapdog lawyer JC Brown made sure to produce reams and reams of bullshit (and billable hours to the taxpayer) to try and stop this. She (once again) requested the Texas Attorney General side with her and protect all these emails as containing “sensitive” and “proprietary” information which would harm negotiations with Eco-Strong.
[Keep in mind, the LEDC appears to have DUMPED Eco-Strong as a viable prospect for their goat pasture – which makes this all a moot argument. But that doesn’t stop them from continuing to obstruct]
That is total bullshit, of course. The AG agreed and ordered these buffoons to hand over the docs. They ARE allowed to redact certain “sensitive info”, but they MUST turn these docs over.
That was over a month ago. Odd, because our mayor has sworn up and down she is all about the “transparency” in City government. Remember this quote from a City council meeting?
Her exact words: “I feel like (City) staff and Council oughta be tasked with being accountable to answer on the spot…and..uh…I would be comfortable doing that….that’s transparency at its finest…is…you know…we don’t put off a question, we answer it on the spot”
I’ll tell you this, JC and Misti and Finley: when I finally DO get my hands on these documents, I will go over ALL 800 pages with a microscope. I will not miss ANYTHING. And since you have dragged your feet and farted around for so long on this, I promise you I am going to embarrass the shit out of every single City Nerf job worker and/or council member who appears in them and deserves it.
Stay tuned.