2003-01-13 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing

Browse Search

AmericanThe i Hovey Dethea Powell Post 428 P. 0� /= LaPorte, Texas 77572-0014 January 27, 2003 To: Mayor Malone and Members of the City Council of LaPorte, Texas. From: Charles Boyle, Finance Officer, The American Legion Post 428, LaPorte, Texas. Tonight, at Council Meeting, you will meet some La Porte young people who attended the American Legion Texas Boys State and American Legion Auxiliary's Bluebonnet Girls State, 2002. We are saddened that our City may no longer be financially involved with these outstanding programs. We have been informed that using Hotel Tax revenues must show a benefit to our city in the way of tourism. We understand that other programs by local organizations are also effected. Although we know this benefit has occurred due entirely to the fact of our young people going to Austin as delegates to Boys and Girls State ---representing our Post, La Porte High School and our City ---how do you prove it? We do know of people that toured our city because they wanted to learn how we were able to send so many of our High School students when they were having such a hard time sending 1 or 2. We don't know where they spent the night. A few years ago when the La Porte Chamber of Commerce dropped their commitment to these programs we were able to replace them with another local sponsor. Losing the City's participation will not be as easy. Oh! We may get someone to replace the money ---but the respect our City is given, Nation wide, because you have been involved for so long, will not! Hopefully you will find a way. Look at these young people tonight and think which 2 would not have gone.