Bexar County Precinct 4 Commissioner Tommy Calvert is calling for a citizen-led investigation into what he says are inequities in the county budget.
“What we’re calling for is a citizens committee to begin to delve into the budget, kind of like a constitutional convention,” he said.
Calvert said the budget is missing some items he’d like to see -- like an advanced training manufacturing center on the South Side.He points out that each commissioner is slated to get $10.5 million for projects in their precinct, despite its size.Several neighbors who support Calvert spoke in support of him on Monday.
“What we need is that we need equity in the way that we present the budget to help out the residents in P4,” said one woman. Precinct 2 Commissioner Justin Rodriguez said he’s open to discussing inequities for the next budget. “It is a little bit late to kind of blow up the whole process,” he said. “There’s been a lot of work has been put into this.”“But I’ve never heard of, you know, kind of a wholesale call for an investigation,” said Rodriguez. “I think that’s a little bit harsh.”“It’s kind of hard to look at individual categories and get a sense of equity across all those categories,” he said.
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