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Advocates press city to comply with ad valorem drainage funding ruling as budget talks start
Summary
The Northeast Action Collective and other advocates asked the council to begin transferring the additional ad valorem funds ordered by courts for drainage projects, saying the administration had provided no plan and a city hiring freeze would prevent spending if the transfer is delayed.
Advocates from the Northeast Action Collective told City Council on March 20 that the city must act immediately to comply with a final court ruling requiring increased ad valorem transfers for drainage projects.
Alice Liu, a Northeast Action Collective organizer, said that after the Texas Supreme Court rejected the city’s second appeal in January, the city is legally required to transfer an additional $100,300,000 into the city’s DDSRF (drainage) fund…
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