Doggone it, part 2!!

Here’s more photos of the $100,000 Copperas Cove city council chambers dais. 

I refer you to the project cost estimate and photos. One can see that this it’s an entire room makeover for a room inside a facility that is only five years old. 

For whatever reason, Mayor Dapper Dan thinks the whole room should be redone just because they’re getting new AV equipment. 

Meanwhile, our police department panhandled on behalf of the Animal Control facility like someone who doesn’t have enough groceries to last until payday panhandles on social media  

C’mon, council. Get out of the poverty mindset.

It is not an admirable thing to see a city department asking on social media for pet food handouts. It is also common knowledge that city council members can see this panhandling. There are four months left to this fiscal year…does this mean the pet food coffers are empty? 

Of course it goes without showing that this $100,000 project will likely quite handily get put into next year’s budget which is being presented very soon. 

And thus far, no one on the council has questioned this expense  

Please note: the animal shelter and the dais are both general fund expenses. Public Safety and expenses like the dais are both part of the general fund. 

How much does the shelter budget for pet food each year, you ask?

Keep reading.  Look at the project list again.  

Now, here’s a shot of the Animal shelter budget for the 2021-2022 year. 

Does Animal Control not have enough money? 

Oh, how can this be remedied?

Who could possibly take care of this problem?

Yet, Council swiftly and without batting any eyelashes has moved forward for months with dreams of a new dais to replace the five-year-old.