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~ ~ <br />Regular Meeting 1/3/73 - continued <br />• past, the district will come out of the sad <br />tax state within the next year or two. He <br />stated the Board of Directors is most anxious <br />to proceed as radiply as possible and asked <br />the Commission to approve an ordinance stating <br />that the district had complied with all of the <br />requirements of Ordinance No. 768, thus approving <br />the bond sale. Mr. Rowe stated that if approval <br />for the bond sale was not given at this meeting, <br />the bonds would have to be re-advertised and he <br />doubted if the same interest rate could be <br />obtained. <br />Mayor Thomas stated the Commission had not been <br />informed of the bond sale, that the district <br />had not kept the city informed of its operations <br />and the only way the City Commission knew about <br />the district's business was by sending a <br />representative from the city to the Board meetings. <br />He stated he did not think the District had <br />complied with the ordinance and that at one time <br />the city had a representative on the Board, but <br />the Board did not even try to keep the City <br />informed as they are required to do by ordinance. <br />• Mayor Thomas told Mr. Rowe "that when the letter <br />and ordinance was sent to the city, you told us <br />to put you on the agenda for this meeting, you <br />did'nt ask us and I am going to say this, that <br />the people have elected this Commission to <br />represent the people of La Porte, and we will <br />go to any length to help anybody and to go along <br />with them, but we don't drive worth a damm." <br />The Commission discussed the proceedure for <br />approval of the plats, future development of the <br />area, the bonds to be sold and the fact that the <br />Commission was not being informed of the districts <br />operations by the Board of Directors or Mr. Rowe. <br />Mr. James Wilcox, <br />the Commission to <br />be withheld until <br />of Directors, whip <br />He stated he felt <br />represented after <br />resident of Brookglen, addressed <br />ask that approval of the bonds <br />after the election of the Board <br />~h would be held on January 9, 1973. <br />the community would be better <br />the election. <br />+ + + <br />• <br />.~ <br />