Letters to the Editor – WRR-FM, Plano ISD, Dallas building permits, Senate hearing recap

Why promote WRR in any respect?

Re: “KERA to weigh buy of WRR — Public stations’ CEO: Sale to ‘anybody’ might finish classical music, Might 18 Metro & Enterprise story.

Does town generate income off its parks? No. Does town generate income from its libraries? No.

What about 311 service? Town pound? The Bridge? Dallas R.E.A.L. Time Fast Rehousing Initiative, and so forth.? Don’t suppose so. Nonetheless, they add to the standard of life in Dallas.

So does WRR, and it solely prices a pittance, so why does town wish to rid itself of it?

Julius Graw, Dallas

Please vote to maintain WRR on the air

Re: “Preserve classical music on our airwaves — Metropolis Council ought to vote in favor of KERA administration of WRR to protect North Texas’ arts station,” by Rachael Glazer, Tuesday Opinion.

In studying this column, I used to be reminded of the numerous occasions driving backwards and forwards to work in rush-hour site visitors, how turning to WRR-FM restored calm and peace in my automobile. I even subscribe to Sirius XM; nonetheless, once I need classical music, I’ll change over to my FM station and WRR. Even my pricey previous clock radio is ready to 101.1. And it was a godsend when ERCOT failed final 12 months and we had been with out cable for one week. WRR got here by when others couldn’t.

So sure, let’s please vote to maintain classical music on our airwaves. For individuals who haven’t had the privilege of listening to WRR, please give it a strive. I imagine you’ll get pleasure from as a lot as I do.

Barb Rotondi, Dallas/Lake Highlands

Poorly spent cash

Re: “If They Construct It, It Will Crack — Plano ISD didn’t be taught from Allen and McKinney and now they, too, have a pricey, flawed new facility,” Monday Editorials.

College bonds had been initially proposed to pay for varsity buildings, which frequent sense suggests to imply lecture rooms, even cafeterias and gymnasiums, buildings which have each day use throughout faculty classes. Right this moment, each Texas taxpayer is on the hook for lots of of thousands and thousands of college bond debt, a lot of it spent on frivolous bling together with soccer arenas, assembly halls and sports activities amenities.

Sports activities in faculties, positive, however $80 million arenas, empty and darkish over 300 days per 12 months, is absurd. Voter apathy, razor-sharp electioneering, political PACs, architectural companies “engineering” bond elections, visionary and aggressive swagger from high officers who refuse to separate bonds into funding tranches all contribute to bond success, adopted by a feeding frenzy of chamber of commerce contractors when these {dollars} fall from the sky.

The college districts are infamous for failing to oversee and management workmanship in these public pork faculty tasks, and main defects occurred in each the Allen and McKinney stadiums. About two-thirds of our sky-high property tax in the present day is faculty tax. Texas must reform this spending spree however, sadly, these horses are already out of the barn.

John Helmer, McKinney

Not on the identical web page

Houston employs 60 folks for plan evaluations. San Antonio has 77. Austin has 38. In Dallas, there are 29.

The Dallas Metropolis Council is aware of this after which continues to assail the work ethic and customer support efforts of the Growth Providers employees. After which they’re simply mystified by why we will’t preserve employees?

Metropolis Council has expressed shock by the method of town supervisor saying that rhetoric by the non-public sector, the media and the council is inflicting extra issues than truly exist in Dallas’ allowing heart. They scratch their heads questioning why he thinks that.

Um, as a result of it’s true.

I listened to that Metropolis Council assembly, and from the place I sit, town supervisor spoke the reality, however what he mentioned is being totally misconstrued. It’s not that Metropolis Supervisor T.C. Broadnax doesn’t perceive that there are allowing delays. He does. However what he additionally understands is the connection between the very public, concentrated verbal assault, typically by Metropolis Council and at occasions by information shops working on “suggestions” by members of mentioned Metropolis Council, and the lack to maintain or rent employees so desperately wanted to repair the issues.

Thanks, Metropolis Supervisor Broadnax.

Molly Dennis, Garland

Not represented properly

Early one Saturday morning, I watched a Senate listening to on the infrastructure invoice with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Each senator, whether or not a Republican or Democrat, welcomed Buttigieg of their opening assertion, thanking him for being conscious of their wants of their respective states. Some said that no secretary in 20 years had attended numerous conferences, supplied recommendations on numerous tasks, and had been educated about what this invoice meant to their state.

Not as soon as did Buttigieg say his employees must get again to them as a result of he couldn’t reply. He got here ready with numbers, concepts and provides to assist discover options He was handled warmly and was complimented by all. That’s till Sen. Ted Cruz entered (very late) to the listening to. Cruz had no questions on something regarding Texas. As a substitute, he talked concerning the pin he wears on his jacket as proof he helps free speech, attacked Buttigieg about masks on planes, requested why folks had been cheering when the mandate was lifted, segued to Hunter Biden’s laptop computer, yelled concerning the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention after which acquired up and left.

Guess Texas is ideal as-is. Or was he simply so completely unprepared to ask an clever query? How embarrassing for Texas!

Jan Neher, Richardson

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