Saturday, October 12, 2019

Who is Paying for Wilco Bond Signs?

Its clear that the financial beneficiaries of road bonds are funding the campaign to entice voters to pass the bonds in the November election. Courtesy of the Wilco Sun, we know the identities of the campaign backers.
“Because government officials are legally prohibited from campaigning for the bond packages they want voters to support, citizen committees are often formed to accomplish that task on their behalf. Such is the case with Williamson County government’s proposed $447 million package for roads and parks. 
On May 28, Citizens for Safety Quality Roads and Parks filed its first paper- work with the county’s Elections Administration office. In it, former Round Rock Mayor Mike Robinson was designated as campaign treasurer. The specific-purpose committee, as it is called, filed a financial report September 30, outlining more than $150,000 in contributions and almost $79,000 in expenditures.” The expenditures are mainly for printing and advertising. Major contributions to the support committee include: • BGE Inc. — Houston, consulting engineers, $5,000 • Binkley & Barfield Inc. — Austin, construction managers, $10,000 • CP&Y Inc. — Dallas, engineering firm, $10,000 • Cobb Fendley & Associages — Houston, civil engineers, $15,000 • Dannenbaum Engineering Corp. — Houston, $10,000 • Garver LLC — Little Rock, Arkansas, engineering and environmental services, $5,000 • HDR Inc. — Omaha, Nebraska, engineering and architecture, $10,000 • HNTP Corporation — Kansas City, Missouri, infrastructure design, $20,000 • Halff Associates Inc. — Richardson, engineering, $10,000 • Jones/Carter Operating Account — Bellaire, civil engineering, $5,000 • K Friese & Associates Inc. — Austin, civil engineering , $2,500 • Klotz Associates Inc. — Houston, civil engineering, $5,000 • LJA Engineering — Houston, $10,000 • LNV Inc. — Corpus Christi, engineering, architecture and surveying, $2,000 • Raba Kistner — San Antonio consulting engineers, $5,000 • Rifeline LLC — Austin, public relations, $1,000 • Southwest Surveying and Mapping LLC — Austin, $5,000 • Structurepoint Inc. — Indianapolis, Indiana, engineering, $10,000 • WSB and Associates Inc. — Minneapolis, Minnesota, consulting engineers, $10,000

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