Galveston Chamber of Commerce
Is the Galveston Chamber of Commerce weighing in on Public Housing, is the Chamber’s membership advocating Public Housing?
Shrub Kemper a member of the Galveston Chamber of Commerce and also a member of the Advocacy Committee on or before January 9, 2011 “encouraged the committee to ask the Chamber Board to vote to ask the City Council to delay their vote on the 36 month restriction because he, Shrub feels a 36 month restriction on further tax credits will discourage developers from building grocery stores etc, on the Island.”
“The committee did vote to ask the entire Chamber Board to vote to request City Council to delay the vote, and the 12 people voted 10 for and 2 against delaying the vote.”
“The Advocacy Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, a sort of Tri-Lateral Commission within the Chamber community, called a quick meeting to pass their own resolution urging Council to put their decision off for thirty days. They voted 12-2 in favor, with only Don Mafrige and Buzz Elton voting against. Meaning that 12 of the following 13 people – Theresa Elliott, Beau Yarbrough, Gina Spagnola, Craig Brown, Bill Clement, Shrub Kempner, Jeri Kinnear, Steve Mataro, Jerry Mohn, Maureen Patton and Victor Pierson – voted for it. The purpose of their resolution was, in the words of its author, Shrub Kempner, “to allow the community to fully discuss the multiple effects such a request may have on a variety of developments here.”
Resource: Sandbar Politics
District 5 is getting a large amount of public assistance housing, as your newly elected representative I will do all within my means to stop this madness.
Please contact these members and ask why they voted the way they did. We support many of the companies.
Theresa Elliott | Casa del Mar Beachfront Suites | 409-740-2431 | ||||
Beau Yarbough | Texas First Bank | 409-744.6363 | ||||
Gina Spagnola | Galveston Chamber of Commerce | 409-763-5326 | ||||
Craig Brown | Development | 409 789-5099 | ||||
Bill Clement | Matters | 409-938-0001 | ||||
Shrub Kempner | Kempner Capital Management | 409 765-6671 | ||||
Jeri Kinnear | Coastal Beach And Bay Foundation | 409-737-5055 | ||||
Don Mafrige | Don Mafrige Enterprises | 409-765-7711 | ||||
Steve Mataro | DSW Homes | 409-744-3400 | ||||
Jerry Mohn | WGIPO | 409-737-5768 | ||||
Maureen Patton | Grand 1894 Opera House | 409-770-5051 | ||||
Victor Pierson | Moody National Bank | 409-632-5204 |
Bill, are the quotes from the Galveston News article about this, or where? The math is off: "12 of the following 13 people" and the 10 people are listed (the ten who voted for the resolution).
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ReplyDeleteThere are 12 listed I overlooked Buzz Elton.