March 4, 2019 Newsletter

College Park District

Even the UTA students realize that the College Park District does not meet expectations in terms of restaurant options. What I found interesting is the UTA representative, John Hall, does NOT mention high rent as a reason the restaurants fail.

http://www.theshorthorn.com/news/uta-unfolded-why-are-there-so-few-restaurants-in-the/article_71a86de4-34a1-11e9-943f-3b61cc53be1c.html?utm_source=The+Shorthorn+Newsletter+%5B2-21-2019%5D&utm_campaign=The+Shorthorn+analytics&utm_medium=email

Arlington is a city where citizens are relegated to being spectators rather than players. The SPECTATOR helps citizens know what is happening on the field. Only the few on the in-house team are allowed to play ball in Arlington. The SPECTATOR helps citizens understand the game.

March 4, 2019 – Volume 12 Number 9

GAME SCHEDULE:

Monday, March 4: AISD Board Meeting, 1203 W. Pioneer Parkway, 7:00pm.

Sunday, March 10: Day Light Savings Time Begins, 2:00am.

Sunday, March 17: St Patrick's Day.

Tuesday, March 19: City Council Meetings, Arlington City Hall, 101 W. Abram Street, times TBD.

Thursday, March 21: AISD Board Meeting, 1203 W. Pioneer Parkway, 7:00pm.

Tuesday, March 26: City Council Meetings, Arlington City Hall, 101 W. Abram Street, times TBD.

From THE LOCKER ROOM

Arlington City Council Update

Candidate Filings (Ballot Order):

Mayor

Ashton Stauffer

Chris Dobson

Ruby Faye Woolridge

Jeff Williams

District 3

Roxanne Thalman

Marvin Sutton

District 4

Andrew Piel

Cindi Golden

Teresa Rushing

District 5

Andy Prior

Kennedy Jones

Celia Morgan

Ignacio Nunez

District 8

Don Warner

Barbara Odom-Wesley

Joshua Taylor

Robert Harris

Election Day is Saturday, May 4. Ballot order was determined by a drawing on Monday, February 25.

The next city council meeting scheduled after that is Tuesday, March 19.

AISD Update

The next scheduled AISD Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 4. It is considered a work session and may not allow citizen input.

Press Box

Candidates on the Issues

We have begun contacting the candidates for mayor and city council. Hopefully, we will be able to begin giving you their words on the issues in about two weeks.

Rangers' Management

The Texas Rangers’ Baseball Season starts in about four week, but has Rangers' management already given up on the season? They scheduled a Billy Joel concert for Saturday, October 12, right in the middle of the playoffs.

Once again, they have chosen to abuse the fans in order to line their pockets.

Spring Forward

Sunday, March 10, 2am, we spring forward for Daylight Savings Time. Some say we lose an hour of sleep.

VIA by the Numbers

On December 11, the VIA pilot program began its second year. The City Council approved the second year of the pilot program [for $2.1 million] on December 4.

[http://arlspectator.mysite.com/rich_text_22.html].

When the pilot started, the staff report stated it expected to reach I-20 within four to six months of the pilot’s initiation. That did not happen until September 20, more than nine months after the pilot began. The project has been a disaster and a major waste of taxpayers' dollars.

Even with its newly expanded area, it only covers about 25% of the city, meaning the majority of the taxpayers have to pay for VIA, but receive no benefit from it. All of those taxpayers are paying for something that competes against the private sector Lyft and Uber services.

HELPFUL CONTACTS

The Spectator . ...ArlSpectator@yahoo.com

www.ArlSpectator.mysite.com

The Arlington Voice (online newspaper covering Arlington) www.arlingtonvoice.com

Opinion Arlington (comment on issues of Arlington) www.opinionarlington.com

City of Arlington website www.arlingtontx.gov

e-mails of mayor and council

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mayor = jeff.williams

district 1 (north) = helen.moise

district 2 (sw) = sheri.capehart

district 3 (se) = roxeanne.thalman