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Speaker criticizes new city hall budget and panhandling signage as wasteful and legally risky
3573476 · April 1, 2025
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Summary
A speaker at the Fort Worth public comment meeting criticized the newly constructed city hall as over-budget, raised concerns about spending on anti-panhandling signs and cited a court case she said protects panhandling as free speech.
Carolina Rodriguez criticized the construction and operating costs of Fort Worth’s new city hall and called recent expenditures — including panhandling signage — wasteful and potentially subject to litigation.
Rodriguez told the council she believes the project is over budget and cited figures she said showed…
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