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Bond Election Cancelled : 9/11/2009
To Gunter Glen: Don't just give credit to well known Democrats. Republicans also stepped up to the plate. In fact this has been a unifying cause for both Demos and Repubs. Spread the credit around while we stay on guard.

Independent voter but leans Republican

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Privatization : 9/11/2009
Here is a novel idea. Since the County Judge is so intent on privatizing Government functions to his "secret" friends; why not privatize the County Judge's position first, and then some of the blind followers in the Commissioners Court(3). Let's then see how well privatization works! (Watch the "profits" flow out of Grayson County).

Privatization doesn't always work!

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CLEAT : 9/11/2009
I agree with the writer who usually doesn't like unions. But in this case you have to admire the tenacity of CLEAT who have acted as watchdogs for the employees of the jail and citizens at large. I was present when CLEAT made it clear they would volunteer to represent Sheriff Gary if he needed their help with negotiations with the Commissioners. Thank you caring CLEAT.

Mark

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not buying the bully's bs : 9/11/2009
Scary when the faith of citizens is with crooks like Majors and Smith. They aren't even decent and they are deciding (stupidly) issues that affect all the citizens of Grayson County. Knowing these men, I say the citizens lose. Bynum is a better man. You've been fooled.

can see and do know

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jail : 9/11/2009
The people wanting a county run jail need to know that whatever the tax increase to build it, it will take another tax increase of almost the same size to run it after it is build. Beaverson is not against the jail being private he is looking for political gain. The Sheriff is the one who asked for a private run jail to start with. Don't fall for the hipe, we can't afford a tax hike locally, Washington is going to raise your cost to live. The mayor says 500 beds will last 10 years, the bond won't be paid off by then.

judy

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Got what they deserved : 9/11/2009
I'm glad that CLEAT and Sheriff Gary stopped this fiasco from taking place. We need more good people like Sheriff Gary in county politics and not crooks and theives like Bynum and Waldrip. Way to go Sheriff! Now lets build this jail the right way and let Sheriff Gary and his staff run it. Our families will all be much safer this way.

another concerned citizen (with a little faith restored)

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THANK YOU : 9/11/2009
Don't misunderstand the thank you. It's not for the County Judge or the Commissioners Court. This thank you goes to all those upstanding citizen who have tirelessly worked for the rights of the people of Grayson county to decide this issue. Folks like Tony Beaverson, Cynthia Manley & others. The Herald Democrat coverage of the issue was superb due to the efforts of Don Eldredge & Kathy Williams.

Gunter Glen

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Bynum Still Wrong : 9/11/2009
I called the Secretary of State’s office and the Texas Attorney General's Open Government section. I ran all of this by them and this is a summary of what I learned: The County Judge still misses a few points: 1. The posting on the internet does not negate the requirement of the physical posting in advance of 72 hours; and 2. The Commissioners Court cannot meet and simply say that they vote to "ratify" their actions taken in the meeting of August 31, 2009. The Texas courts have already stated that merely ratifying will not meet the requirements of the law. They have to "redo" it as though their discussions and votes on August 31st had never happened, i.e. there is nothing in the eyes of the law to "ratify". Ratification can work with non-governmental organizations, but not with governmental bodies under the Texas Open Meetings Act. Bynum should acknowledge the internet posting regardless of what time they go it up would not override the required posting of the agenda in paper form. Also it looks like it was more than a minute as that was the time it was stamped in the County Clerk’s office, who knows how long it took for someone to post the August 31 agenda. Grayson County would have lost this legal battle. Thank you CLEAT, but keep monitoring what is happening on this issue as many of us will not let our guard down. When a dollar can be made for private companies from the incarceration of people it can be nothing but a slimy way to make money therefore the possibility of this raising its ugly head again is very probable.

Synum Still Spinning the Issue

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Thank You CLEAT : 9/11/2009
And thank you to who ever it was that involved them. Somebody was doing a much better job watching the hen house that the fox that's been doing it. Good head's up.

3nj43

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Good choice : 9/10/2009
I am very glad about the outcome of this situation. It was a wise move to cancel it outright instead of try and present the fraud of an election to the people.

AKS

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lol : 9/10/2009
Who is running scared now? lol

toofunny

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What Deadline? : 9/10/2009
They "believed the meeting was actually posted on the Internet four to seven minutes before the deadline"??? Hey, here's an idea, DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO DO SOMETHING THIS IMPORTANT! It appears our local government is as inefficient as our national government and continue to break their own rules and laws until (as in this case) they are called out on it. Good job CLEAT!!

Cleatus

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