Citizens of Corinth for Transparency and Accountability

Dear Santa

2010-12-22T10:20:00.000-08:00

Dear Santa, I guess you are pretty busy with all the children's wish lists pouring in.Before you read my wish list, please accept my apology for the outrageous lists from my own two kids. I've read them, and I don’t think it’s possible to fulfill their demands even for someone of your remarkable thrift and ingenuity.Like the view City or County employees take toward their respective budgets, so

The Corinth Budget Workshop That Wasn't

2010-08-02T18:22:00.000-07:00

“I have always believed that everyone engaged in a particular enterprise is charged with a degree of responsibility for nurturing the enterprise, as opposed to exploiting it.” --Jack Bobo, National Underwriter Life & Health I am critical of the city’s budgeting of our tax dollars. In fact, if there’s one issue you and I agree upon most,

When Bitten, Bite Back

2010-02-09T17:32:00.000-08:00

Once Bitten, Bite BackHow did we get into this economic mess?Consumers like you and me got ahead of ourselves over the past 10 years and spent money that we didn't have on things we didn’t need. We ran up balances on credit cards and treated our houses as ATMs by continually borrowing against them. It was easy, popular, and nothing could slow us down – nothing except economic collapse, of

Bad, bad Corinth City hall and a bigger debt!

2010-01-18T17:43:00.000-08:00

My Friends,In light of the work ahead of us in the year 2010, let’s take a walk down memory lane and recount what transpired in 2009.- No external, independent, financial audit of City Hall’s budget or spending and buying was conducted and made public as is required by Corinth’s Home Rule Charter in the last 5 years. As a result, we’re asking Mayor Ruggierre and anyone on the council

Criminal Complaint filed with the DA aginst City Hall and Cit Council.

2010-01-18T17:11:00.000-08:00

My Friends,After repeated requests, from most of you, we went ahead and filed the following complaint with the DA's office. Some of you don't like to open PDF attachments so for your convenience you can read the complaint as an e-mail text bellow.We have the " Exhibits" only in a PDF format. In case you want to see any of the attachment please e-mail us and we will send you the requested

PORTNOY APPLAUDS COUNCIL ACTION ON ETHICS REFORM

2009-07-08T18:00:00.000-07:00

September 18, 2016Today, the Corinth City Council approved the ethics reform proposal allowing the newly-appointed Ethics Committee to impose civil fines for ethics code violations. Under the current ethics reform ordinance, the Ethics Committee may only send a letter asking a violator to stop the unethical behavior.Councilman Portnoy, who helped draft the new proposal, applauded his fellow

If I had attended the South Corinth Street meeting, I would have said...

2009-07-01T06:34:00.000-07:00

Many planners, architects, politicians still dress all variety of manipulations up as 'Town Hall Meetings', 'participation in the process', 'citizen consultation' and other shades of dishonesty.At last night's Town Hall meeting, it was the Public Works Director and the engineering firm who educated, persuaded, and advised us citizens, not the reverse. Curent hostile city council and city staff

Never Look a Gift Racehorse in the Mouth

2009-06-18T16:16:00.000-07:00

by Councilman Dong (Place 8)Often times I’m overcome with a sudden low and vibratory chortle that escalates into a full blown bout of laughter. If I’m lucky, I am alone when it happens, but if that’s not the case, I feel obliged to explain my uncontrollable outburst to those who witness it. People who don’t know me, of course, will nod reassuringly as I tell them about my prolonged exposure to

Save Church or Why We Can't Trust City Hall

2009-06-02T11:37:00.000-07:00

In the last three years, I have attended approximately 27 council meetings. Of those 27 meetings, when something came up for vote, not once did I ever witness a debate amongst the mayor and council. Why is that? It’s because they make their decisions behind closed doors, in secrecy, and whether it is me or you or everyone in Corinth pleading our case for or against

Who we are and what we want..

2009-05-24T06:40:00.000-07:00

Lets agree on some core issues:The City of Corinth is a Bedroom community. As such, we seek the following fundamental rights:A) We want our community, the citizens, our kids, our elderly and our property to be safe and secure. B) We want our real estate property value to increase. C) We want our tax money to be safe-guarded and spent wisely in a way that primarily benefits our community.If we can

"Save Church" made the 6 o'clock news

2009-05-20T06:26:00.000-07:00

My Friends,What a great success. The Save Church campaign made the CBS 6 o’clock news on Tuesday.I beg you to watch the CBS News video at the link posted at the bottom and form your own opinion, but first I have to say a few things about comments made by the City Manager, Mr. Berzina.City Manager Berzina asks if we want a road with potholes. Well, my friends, the answer to that question is no.

An update on the Save Church effort

2009-05-18T17:43:00.000-07:00

Fox News, CBS 11, WB 33 News, and NBC 5 have been notified of the “Save Church” effort and have tentatively committed to cover the May 21st council meeting at city hall. The people in the newsrooms that I spoke with were interested in our effort to preserve the natural and historical integrity of Church Drive. If you don't know what I mean by natural integrity, then watch the video below to find

Save Church.

2009-05-13T21:29:00.000-07:00

Church Drive is one of Corinth’s last remaining treasures. It is an aesthetically pleasing, tree-canopied street under attack by city council. All of the trees along Church Drive will be cut down, and mitigation of those trees will do nothing to restore it to its original beauty. In the beginning, the council assured us that some of the

Congratulations.

2009-05-09T18:27:00.000-07:00

Citizens of Corinth for Transparency and Accountability want to congratulate Mr. Paul Ruggiere on his win in the mayoral race!We also want to congratulate the Citizens of Corinth on record turnout, about 790 voters!

We are in trouble..

2009-05-06T11:40:00.000-07:00

Let me throw some facts at you:Corinth Population about 19,500Based on Denton county election commission:11,500 registered voters1,800 unverified registered voters. Together it is 13,300 voters.In the last mayoral elections, May 2007, the previous mayor was elected with 556 votes, Place 2 Jim Mayfield with 343 votes and at the time Place 5 Shanon Bryan with 506 Votes.So far as of last Friday

Corinth's future hangs in the balance....

2009-05-04T15:43:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,Do you feel we should allow Corinth City Council to represent outside real estate developers or political groups that conflict with public interests? Do you feel we should allow the City Hall and the City Council to be opaque, under-handed, and not held accountable for their actions? Do you feel we should allow our city to fall deeper in to debt? Or do