Eric Yollick, The Golden Hammer Hail and farewell. Three years ago, a person who is the subject of some of the articles in The Golden Hammer, Montgomery County’s leading daily newspaper, accused me of having a “puppet master.” That’s a concept he understood, because he was a puppet master himself (and, arguably, continues to be today.) My […]
Conroe, September 5 – The Montgomery County Commissioners Court passed an historic Fiscal Year 2020 Budget in the amount of $336,572,225 with a $0.4475 per $100 valuation tax rate. The budget was historic, because it was the first time in history when the Commissioners Court adopted a budget at the “effective tax rate” or less. […]
Image: Northline Oaks subdivision resident Jerry Matthews spoke to the Montgomery County Commissioners C0urt on Tuesday, August 27, 2019. Once again, Precinct 2 Montgomery County Commissioner Charlie Riley isn’t doing his job as a road and bridge Commissioner. Conroe, August 30 – It’s unclear what Charlie Riley actually does for the exorbitant $173,872 salary he’s […]
Conroe, August 28 – Precinct 2 Montgomery County Commissioner Charlie Riley received “The Golden Hammer Award” for losing hundreds of millions of grant dollars for Montgomery County as a result of his failure to attend meetings of the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s (“HGAC”) Transportation Policy Council. The full presentation of Riley’s Award follows. “I once read […]
The Woodlands, August 20 – Precinct 2 Montgomery County Commissioner Charlie Riley embarrassed himself by opening his mouth and trying to talk about roads at a meeting of the Woodlands Republican Women on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. Besides being late for the meeting where he was the speaker, Riley revealed fairly rapidly that he wasn’t […]
Conroe, August 13 – Precinct 2 Montgomery County Commissioner Charlie Riley, will cost taxpayers another $44,723, for his beloved tollroad flyovers at the intersection of State Highway 242 and Interstate 45. This time, Riley will force taxpayers to pay for the removal of all toll signage on the two unpopular flyovers. Riley has cost Montgomery […]
Image: Check from Meals on Wheels to Precinct 4 Montgomery County Commissioner James Metts for fuel? Conroe, August 13 – It’s not charity when you’re giving away other people’s money. It’s raw politics, Terri Jaggers style. Metts has placed the following item on the Commissioners Court agenda: “Consider and approve carrying over remaining contingency funds […]
Conroe, August 5 – The Texas Constitution – and numerous Texas Attorney General Opinions – could not be more clear: it is against Texas law for a County government or a city to provide tax dollars to private nonprofit corporations and foundations. Nevertheless, the Montgomery County Commissioners Court – and three of its Commissioners, Mike […]
Image: Montgomery County Tax Assessor-Collector Tammy McRae (back to camera) spoke to the Montgomery County Commissioners Court on Thursday, August 1, 2019, as the Commissioners Court voted to adopt a 44.75 cents per $100 valuation tax rate and set the Montgomery County Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 at $336,506,358. Conroe, August 2 – The Montgomery […]
Image: Always immensely prepared, Montgomery County Tax Assessor-Collector Tammy McRae presented the certified appraisal numbers to the Montgomery County Commissioners Court to begin the second day of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Workshop. The three members of the Commissioners Court who missed the first day of the Budget Workshop were able to find their way […]