Adkisson: "What 'smells' is the fresh air of citizen — not-lobby-driven — public policy!"
Ranger: 'What is going on here? Something doesn't smell right'
10/30/2006
Roddy Stinson
San Antonio Express-News
Copyright 2006
Roddy's Rangers never sleep ...
RANGER: "Roddy, at last week's Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting, County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson was 20 minutes late because he was at the Bill Miller's restaurant across the street in conference with San Antonio Toll Party regional director Terri Hall.
"At the last several meetings, he has been speaking from talking points prepared by her.
"Not a lot of toll roads are being proposed for the precinct he represents in East Bexar County.
"What is going on here? Something doesn't smell right."
RODDY: Your insinuation that Adkisson is a puppet for the anti-toll road crowd didn't sit well with the Precinct 4 commissioner.
His verbal jabs in response:
"If I believed I needed to hide my meeting with Terri Hall, I would have never visited with her where there was no lack of highway lobbyists lunching."
"Your (informant) is no ordinary citizen. He or she is likely a card-carrying member of the local highway lobby."
"As we speak, plans are being made to toll I-35 and 1604 East in my precinct ... to say nothing of the Trans-Texas Corridor, which is planned to run right through my precinct."
"What 'smells' is the fresh air of citizen — not-lobby-driven — public policy!"
KA-POW!!
To contact Roddy Stinson,
call (210) 250-3155 or e-mail
rstinson@express-news.net.
His column appears Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
© 2006 San Antonio Express-News: www.mysanantonio.com
10/30/2006
Roddy Stinson
San Antonio Express-News
Copyright 2006
Roddy's Rangers never sleep ...
RANGER: "Roddy, at last week's Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting, County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson was 20 minutes late because he was at the Bill Miller's restaurant across the street in conference with San Antonio Toll Party regional director Terri Hall.
"At the last several meetings, he has been speaking from talking points prepared by her.
"Not a lot of toll roads are being proposed for the precinct he represents in East Bexar County.
"What is going on here? Something doesn't smell right."
RODDY: Your insinuation that Adkisson is a puppet for the anti-toll road crowd didn't sit well with the Precinct 4 commissioner.
His verbal jabs in response:
"If I believed I needed to hide my meeting with Terri Hall, I would have never visited with her where there was no lack of highway lobbyists lunching."
"Your (informant) is no ordinary citizen. He or she is likely a card-carrying member of the local highway lobby."
"As we speak, plans are being made to toll I-35 and 1604 East in my precinct ... to say nothing of the Trans-Texas Corridor, which is planned to run right through my precinct."
"What 'smells' is the fresh air of citizen — not-lobby-driven — public policy!"
KA-POW!!
To contact Roddy Stinson,
call (210) 250-3155 or e-mail
rstinson@express-news.net.
His column appears Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
© 2006 San Antonio Express-News:
posted by Porkus Maximus Tex: at Monday, October 30, 2006
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