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First, the Elvie Brown situation. A local write-up tried to make that church project sound clean, but left out the biggest thing people are mad about, over $50,000 in waived fees. Brown also said he wanted that land before he ever got on the MDC board. That’s why people are asking questions. If you wanted the land before you got on the board, then later the project keeps moving, people are going to wonder what that board seat helped with.

Second, look at the same names that keep popping up. John Norman runs Round Up. Dan Hord chairs the Scharbauer Foundation and is also part of the local partner side of the Omni deal through HEDLOC and Midland Downtown Renaissance. Scharbauer’s own annual report shows Round Up got over $2.1 million. That is why regular people think this city runs on relationships first and transparency second.

Third, the Omni deal. The city said the project had $125 million in private money and $45 million from MDC. Then you add the other public incentives and land help, and taxpayers are staring at well over $60 million in public participation tied to a private hotel project. Then the public starts hearing bigger numbers depending on who is talking. Midland does not need three numbers. Midland needs one honest number.

And here is the bigger problem. MDC is Type A. Texas Comptroller guidance says if a Type A corporation wants to fund Type B-style projects, that takes public steps and a special election. So when taxpayers see a hotel, meeting space, restaurants, retail, and a garage, they are right to ask why this was never put to a vote. Dressing it up with a garage does not change what this is.

Then there is Tommy Gonzalez. Midland’s own rule says the city manager is supposed to give all of his working time and attention to this city. All. Yet public reporting shows outside consulting in Pecos and Kermit while Midland taxpayers are paying for a full-time city manager.

That is the pattern people are sick of.

Half-truths.
Overlapping names.
Public money lowering private risk.
Flexible rules for the connected.

If there are any real journalists left in Midland, get with me. Get with my page, Defend Midland. We have articles, records, and receipts. Not just pretty headlines.

#DefendMidland #MidlandTX #FollowTheMoney

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