Shay: Council turf battle over NASA?
KTRK-13's Miya Shay blogs about a little turf battle between At-Large Councilmember and Mayoral Candidate Peter Brown and Councilmember Mike Sullivan.
Apparently, Brown suggested that Council take up some vague resolution in support of NASA. Councilmember Sullivan rejected Brown's meddling (NASA resides in Sullivan's district), suggesting his colleague's recent interest in the matter could harm the strategy Sullivan had been pursuing in support of NASA. Be sure to click over to Shay's blog for all the details.
Here is the part that stood out for us:
The Mayor’s office replied that it does not in general issue resolutions on issues, but that it will discuss it in its weekly meetings.
Now, if one of the mayor's favorites needed a letter to help promote expensive condos, or needed someone to use eminent domain to seize land for an otherwise unplanned park in support of a favored development*, THAT might get some attention from the mayor.
Useless resolutions on issues? Apparently not. The Houston Way is more about making things happen than declarations.
BLOGVERSATION: Bay Area Houston.
* Speaking of that Galleria-area land taking, the folks at Texas Watchdog filed an interesting addendum to that story last week when reporting on spousal campaign finance disclosures more generally. "None other than Anne Brown was an investor in the development," they noted, "and her husband [Councilmember Peter Brown] voted to condemn the patch of land." To repeat -- The Houston Way is more about making things happen than declarations!
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 09/21/09 11:20 PM | Print |
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