Mayor Releases Statement, Requests Special Election

McAllen Mayor Richard F. Cortez released the following statement, Thursday, August 19, 2010:

“I wish to thank all our citizens and other interested individuals who attended and participated in the session I presented this Tuesday at the McAllen Convention Center. There, I discussed our City’s present financial position and strategies to improve our revenues and expand our sports athletic facilities.

In our next City Commission meeting on Monday, August 23, 2010, at 4:00 p.m., there will be an agenda item to discuss whether we wish to call a Special Election for November 2, 2010 regarding a proposed Sports Athletic Facilities and Tennis Center and authorizing the sale of Westside Park.

After reviewing the results of our survey, I will recommend to the City Commission that we only consider an election authorizing the sale of General Obligation bonds for the purpose of acquiring land and building sports athletic facilities.

I will recommend that we not place the sale of Westside Park on the Special Election and will further recommend that we partner with Valley Land Fund to assist us with the development of a plan to improve McAllen Botanical Gardens.”