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Public commenter urges commissioners to reconsider $50 million bond sale and argues for tax relief
5706720 · September 2, 2025
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Summary
During the open forum a resident urged the court to reject selling $50 million in bonds (citing a planned jail project) and pressed for tax cuts and relief measures, warning the bond sale would increase taxes and pointing to existing county interest payments.
During the meeting's public forum a local resident, identified in the record as Fern McClarty, urged commissioners to reconsider plans to sell $50 million in bonds and questioned how the sale would benefit Hidalgo County residents.
McClarty said she opposed additional bond sales, arguing the county…
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