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The picture above is a photo of the still running stormwater runoff at 4th and Fleming after the March 27, 2023 half inch rain. The photo below shows the proximity to the 2019 bond improvements contributing to the runoff. Driver caution: the storm water depth in the street is approximately 8 inches. It goes even deeper during more severe storms. The Irion County ISD and City of Mertzon need a coordinated emergency response to close the street during flooding. I have repeatedly advised both about how dangerous the situation is, to no avail. Friday Night Flood Light: stormwater at this location eventually reaches and floods City Park and the football stadium. Such flooding usually requires an inch or more of rain. Stormwater runoff, therefore, is a community wide problem only made worse by a municipality that will not regulate stormwater runoff from new construction.

After last night's .60 inch of rain, this morning the sun shines brightly on the street flooding left behind by the 2019 $18 million school bond, the largest in the school's history, that built no classrooms. Neither the School Board or the City Council are doing anything to remedy this problem. If you are considering buying in Mertzon, be careful not to purchase in a low lying area. If you are already here and live in a low lying area, I recommend FEMA's flood insurance.

For my inaugural Sun Blog post see below for the link to my YouTube audio for the March 20, 2023 special called meeting of the Irion County ISD school board. Irion County ISD March 20, 2023 Here is a link to the meeting agenda. Setting aside all of the legalese, the agenda was written to specifically include the possibility of firing Superintendent Ray DeSpain. Analysis I will be providing more detailed analysis of this meeting in due time. If after listening to the audio you are clamoring to know what really happened, then you are experiencing how this board has twisted open government laws and why you need to be front and center at their next board meetings asking them what in the heck is going on. And, if you want more school board audios, please let me know. I have compressed a roughly 2 hour and 45 minute meeting into less than 2 minutes.

Here is the YouTube audio of the Mertzon City Council discussion on February 27, 2023 regarding why Allsup's has abandoned their truck stop project in Mertzon. Mertzon City Council Discusses Allsup’s Rejection Advocacy tip: Citizens miss these types of discussions of the Council if they use flash in the pan advocacy and show up at meetings only when angry. The Council has repeatedly rejected my views on unregulated development in Mertzon, yet I still attend and voice my opinions. (Flooding of City Park and the Irion County ISD football field is one day going to prove my point.) I encourage you to attend all City Council meetings and stay from beginning to end.