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Bandera residents press council over EDC-funded Christmas display; city staff outline funding and shortfall
Summary
Residents delivered a petition demanding public input after the Economic Development Corporation approved $60,000 for a Christmas display. City staff said donations of about $37,000 (plus a $2,000 gift) were moved into a separate Christmas fund and recommended covering a remaining shortfall with budgeted council pay-savings.
Bandera — Residents urged the City of Bandera Council on (date not specified) to halt or reopen public discussion of Economic Development Corporation spending for a Christmas-in-the-park display, saying the EDC's purchase and the council’s handling of the project lacked public input.
The petition, speakers said during the public-comment portion of the meeting, asks that citizens be given a formal say on the EDC’s $60,000 expenditure for a Christmas tree and light tunnel. "I signed it and asked others to sign it because...this was forced on the EDC," resident RC Casey said, adding the complaint is about process rather than the holiday itself.
Why it matters: City staff told the council that donations and budget entries already earmark money for the project, and councilmembers discussed using a budget line…
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