Oh, doggone it, Y’all!

 

It’s been a while, I know.

I’ve got so much to talk about, but I’ll just start with one thing:

It’s budget season again within the city of Copperas Cove and we have yet again a city council who can’t see the trees for the forest.

Let’s take a look at a recent post on Ye Olde Social Media about the City of Copperas Cove Animal Control.

They put out a pitch for food. It’s no secret that organizations and individuals have helped collect pet supplies, food and such for our Copperas Cove Animal Shelter.

Why? Why isn’t sufficient pet food a part of the annual budget?

Why don’t they budget for more food?

Are there more animals than usual?

But the animal shelter needing food is something that happened before the pandemic: DON’T BLAME COVID. This is yet another city department that is not being allowed to budget more due to growth. Another post, another time… anyway -

So here we see, the community stepped up and brought more food and pet supplies. Bravo!

But why should this be?

Why can’t the city council members say in an upcoming meeting that they would like for the animal shelter to budget for more food, to avoid this?

Why doesn’t the Animal Shelter put more money into their annual budget for food? They certainly could justify it.

But – and this is my whole point – look at what the Copperas Cove city council is spending more money on, without batting an eyelash.

Drumroll and trumpets -  A BRAND-NEW DAIS for the city council chambers. The current dais is five years old and is GRANITE. Granite, y’all!!!!

Since my last post, Dapper Dan Yancey is now MAYOR Dapper Dan, justified the design and construction of a BRAND-NEW DAIS FOR ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS!!

$100,000!!

And that doesn’t include the design costs which was put in ad a budget amendment earlier this year.

Mayor Dapper said that this is necessary because of the “new AV equipment” etc.

Without batting an eyelash, NOBODY, NOT NOBODY, seated on that council has brought up the idea of “WHY NOT MAKE DO WITH THE DAIS WE HAVE?”

How is this right in the world?? --- Copperas Cove Animal Control must BEG on social media for dog food, and I am sure the powers that be and city leadership will say, well, we just don’t have the money and we’ve just grown so much, and lots of animals, y’all!!!

Yet they think there is NOTHING WRONG with DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTING a brand-new DAIS to replace one that is five years old????? They pitched a bigger hissy fit over trying to find funding for the Five Hills Pageant float storage facility. But that’s another side issue… anyhooo….par for course  

PLEASE, READERS,  read these supporting documents from the agenda and continue reading below:

Voters, take note! Election filing time is but six weeks away and there are THREE spots on the ballot –

Shawn “Crickets” Alzona (more about him soon)

Jay “Heartburn” Manning

Diane Yoho Campbell

 

Of note, Jay is term limited! Hooray! He can now go back to being a developer full time. Yoho is ending her first term. And Crickets, who won the 2021 election….

Back soon!

 

Some things to think about, or a trip down memory lane:

https://copperascovecurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2019/05/peace-love-and-bunnies-yall.html