August 18, 2011

Bexar County Commissioners Court
Paul Elizondo Tower
101 W. Nueva, 10th Floor
San Antonio, TX  78204

Dear County Commissioners:

The San Antonio Tea Party is very concerned about the resignations of Marty Wender and Mike Novack submitted on Monday August 15.

It appears VIA’s short-term plans which were recently presented before the County Commissioners did not come from a VIA commission recommendation, nor was the VIA commission consulted before VIA officials decided to publicly pursue this version of the plan.  Without such consultation and public input, the VIA proposes building an east-west streetcar route that mainly runs along Houston and Nueva Streets before constructing a line that runs north and south.

The SA Tea Party is concerned that VIA is not following its own internal process, but rather seems to be following the private and personal agenda of a few people. We are also concerned by the comment in the Express-News by County Judge Nelson Wolff stating that he doesn’t need anyone to tell him whether the plan is good or bad. “I think it’s a very good plan,” he said. As an elected official and public servant, Judge Wolff should listen to the opinions of the county’s citizens rather than making an independent decision on what is good or bad without public input.

We want the Bexar County Commissioners Court to tell VIA to 1) stop the entire process, 2) reappoint a chair and co-chair of the commission, 3) wait for the results of the feasibility study before they make a recommendation to the Court or City or the public, and 4) present the resulting plan to the people to decide if they want to accept it or not. The County Commissioners, as elected officials and public servants, are accountable to the citizens of the county, and they should be fiscally responsible on all projects.

Please feel free to contact me at 210-367-2058 if you wish to discuss the matter.

Sincerely,

GEORGE H. RODRIGUEZ
President

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