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Public commenters urge council to reconsider Austin trip spending and criticize Meta agreement
Summary
Two speakers urged council scrutiny: one criticized $36,000 in discretionary district funds for an El Paso Days in Austin event; another urged the city to reconsider its agreement with Meta after comments about who the company will do business with.
During the meeting's public-comment portions, members of the public raised two distinct concerns: use of district discretionary funds for travel to Austin and the city's agreement with Meta.
Lisa Turner spoke during the consent-era public comment about a resolution authorizing discretionary expenditures by districts to attend El Paso Days in Austin. Turner said the combined allocation of $36,000 "of taxpayers money" (six districts at up to $6,000 each, as listed in the agenda) was a waste, arguing…
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