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Judge Updates Tyler Jail Vote History

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Today the Smith County Commissioners Court is scheduled to set yet another jail bond vote for the November election, making the third such request to the voters in just three years. The last two proposals failed ignominiously at the ballot box, but commissioners hope a scaled down version billed as "Phase One" will pass muster, even though $125 million school bonds will appear on the same ballot.It takes a lot of chutzpah to lose jail bond votes by such wide margins then put the thing back on the ballot. With Lorrie Morgan, local jail opponents wonder "What part of 'No' don't you understand?" Much of the disapprobation stems from opposition to rising local tax and fee burdens, combined with a continuing backlash against commissioners for voting to raise their own salaries...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 14, 2008 (boomark / email).

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