By Carlos Guerrero
Candidate for City Commission At-Large "A"
As you may well know by now, there have been a lot of ill-intended questions pushed by supporters of anti-Carlos Guerrero opponents in the race for commissioner At-Large "A" insinuating I have no Platform and Work Plan to solve the many issues afflicting our city.
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Some go further and label me as an outsider (Los Juniors) insinuating that I come from Matamoros and am part of a conspiracy to take over Brownsville. It's funny that the main perpetrator of these lies just happens to be a transplant from California while I was born and raised here and attended Brownsville public schools.
This is where I live and where I am raising my family and where I employ local people in my company. And like many of you, I have family living on both side of the Rio Grande.
Candidate for City Commission At-Large "A"
As you may well know by now, there have been a lot of ill-intended questions pushed by supporters of anti-Carlos Guerrero opponents in the race for commissioner At-Large "A" insinuating I have no Platform and Work Plan to solve the many issues afflicting our city.
Some go further and label me as an outsider (Los Juniors) insinuating that I come from Matamoros and am part of a conspiracy to take over Brownsville. It's funny that the main perpetrator of these lies just happens to be a transplant from California while I was born and raised here and attended Brownsville public schools.This is where I live and where I am raising my family and where I employ local people in my company. And like many of you, I have family living on both side of the Rio Grande.
I am not worried about the slanderous and libelous statements about my person in social media outlets because I am confident that I can prove them false in any court of law the moment I decide to do so.
Now I would like to talk about our city's issues and my personal vision for solutions with my supporters and all other citizens who have the best interests of our community at heart and share my concerns about the proper functioning of our City.
My plan includes a list of priorities - major and small - to address the problems that need to be fixed and which I will implement as soon as I’m elected in May. I firmly believe you are well acquainted with these concerns and I will focus on listening to your needs and making them my main priority.
Our small businessmen need someone to fight for lower utility rates for those who risk their own money to open a business. Our hard working people - the very element that makes our small local business succeed - need our encouragement and for us to provide them incentives to give them the chance to succeed. And that will also allow us to go out and bring new industries to our city. High utility costs and unfavorable tax rates will scare them away.
I will push very hard to bring our infrastructure to compliance with the appropriate level required to attract new industries that create better paying jobs for our young generation entering our local workforce. We can no longer ignore the negative impact our drainage and horrible pothole-pocked streets at all cardinal points of the city have on our city's appearance. I find this unacceptable. I will push and fight for more funds to help us accomplish this while concurrently seeking revenue sources and cost-cutting measures and reinforcing our commitment to critical areas such as our public safety.
My plan includes a list of priorities - major and small - to address the problems that need to be fixed and which I will implement as soon as I’m elected in May. I firmly believe you are well acquainted with these concerns and I will focus on listening to your needs and making them my main priority.
Our small businessmen need someone to fight for lower utility rates for those who risk their own money to open a business. Our hard working people - the very element that makes our small local business succeed - need our encouragement and for us to provide them incentives to give them the chance to succeed. And that will also allow us to go out and bring new industries to our city. High utility costs and unfavorable tax rates will scare them away.
I will push very hard to bring our infrastructure to compliance with the appropriate level required to attract new industries that create better paying jobs for our young generation entering our local workforce. We can no longer ignore the negative impact our drainage and horrible pothole-pocked streets at all cardinal points of the city have on our city's appearance. I find this unacceptable. I will push and fight for more funds to help us accomplish this while concurrently seeking revenue sources and cost-cutting measures and reinforcing our commitment to critical areas such as our public safety.
One of my highest priorities is to simplify our city's customer service and streamline our Building and New Business permitting departments by accelerating and simplifying the permits process.
We need to make sure that when our investors come in and ask for information in regards to business or building permits that they are given the proper attention and guided through the process in order to have a smooth and reasonably-priced process. We will show them that we are a business friendly city and are more than happy to help them succeed in their business. Their success is our success.
I will push for our administration to have frequent, if not daily meetings, with all departments, review performance reports and complains and hold each department accountable for issues brought up in their performance.
We need to make sure that when our investors come in and ask for information in regards to business or building permits that they are given the proper attention and guided through the process in order to have a smooth and reasonably-priced process. We will show them that we are a business friendly city and are more than happy to help them succeed in their business. Their success is our success.
I will push for our administration to have frequent, if not daily meetings, with all departments, review performance reports and complains and hold each department accountable for issues brought up in their performance.