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SOCIAL MEDIA PORTALS
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Downtown Association Debate - September 23, 2009
CONA Debate - October 1, 2009 LOWV Debate - October 19, 2009 “This is something very near and dear to my heart,” Coppoletta said, adding that she advises veterans coming into Texas State and using the G.I. Bill, as well as those going overseas. Coppoletta has advocated the creation of a veterans center in Hays County Candidates speak at CONA forum : Newstreamz San Marcos October 5, 2009 Coppoletta said San Marcos can provide veterans with job training, as well as housing grants, much like a city program providing $5,000 forgivable loans to Texas State faculty who buy homes in San Marcos and stay for at least five years. Coppoletta also proposed a veterans’ center to encompass San Marcos, Hays County and Texas State. Council candidate pushes veterans benefits : Newstreamz San Marcos 25 Mar 2009 Coppoletta also said she would move to increase the city property tax exemption for the disabled and citizens 65 years of age and older. Under Coppoletta’s plan, each group would double its property tax exemption to $50,000 of the home’s value from the present exemption of $25,000. Coppoletta said city government should benefit veterans with programs aiding in job skills and academic endeavors, adding that San Marcos ought to “provide our veterans with good paying jobs.” She said “green collar jobs” would be chief in her vision of living-wage employment. By attracting environmentally oriented professions, Coppoletta said city residents would benefit from higher earnings while leaving behind a less invasive “carbon footprint.” Thomaides, Coppoletta file for council race : Newstreamz San Marcos 04 Aug 2009 “My work production as a candidate has been consistent: gather the data, make sense of the root cause and effects of the problem and offer workable solutions,” Coppoletta said. ” I will continue to campaign on the issues of protection of natural resources, neighborhood integrity, veterans initiatives, affordable housing, green collar jobs, transition to no kill shelter, programs for at-risk-youth and online availability of data for citizens via the city website.” News: Headlines - The Austin Chronicle 10 Apr 2009 Apparently Hays County is more progressive than Austin: Citing community complaints, Hays Co. commissioners Tuesday canceled a road design contract with KBR, the military contractor and former Haliburton subsidiary maligned for dangerously shoddy, overpriced work in Iraq. To the chagrin of local activists, KBR is still performing engineering work for the city of Austin. County cuts out of KBR deal : Newstreamz San Marcos 08 Apr 2009 Daniel Scales, husband of San Marcos City Council candidate Lisa Marie Coppoletta, addressed the commissioners on behalf of his wife. “Through your (example), I think we can show the city that they also need to do their homework before (giving) contracts to companies like KBR,” Scales said. “It’s not just KBR … We should have a set of ethics (standards), where we could vet out the companies.” The county, the city, their roads and KBR : Newstreamz San Marcos 29 Mar 2009 Members of the city council and commissioners’ court who use a company’s ethical history as a hiring criterion for design work would be violating Texas law, as the Local Government Code prohibits competitive bidding for professional services and requires cities and counties to use “demonstrated competence and qualifications,” and only consider professional fees that do “not exceed any maximum provided by law.” County delays KBR pact after vets protest : Newstreamz San Marcos 26 Mar 2009 Foster read a letter from Jude Prather, a failed 2007 San Marcos City Council candidate now serving in Iraq. Prather recently announced his intention to run for an unspecified seat in the 2009 city council race. Prather’s letter is as follows: “To: the Citizens of Hays County and our esteemed members of the Hays County Court From: Specialist Jude Prather of the 100th Battalion 442nd Infantry Regiment I write to you today (not only) as an infantryman serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom, but also as a concerned citizen of Hays County. As my fellow veteran brothers and sisters have probably already addressed the long and appalling list of what KBR has done in the name of greed, I shall not waste any time in listing the long, awful laundry list of acts this company has done while over here in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Jude Prather’s Blog: ‘Time to start serving those who have served’ | San Marcos Mercury 22 Mar 2009 According to The Army Times, the Army began recalling IRR soldiers as early as 2004. Since Sept. 11, 2001, almost 16,000 mobilization orders have been issued for IRR soldiers, and more than 7,600 have reported for duty. Of the 7,600, more than 2,200 were deemed non-deployable. The Army also issued almost 7,500 delays or exemptions. I was not happy about the recall but I knew that I was not the only one in this situation. San Marcos Record, San Marcos, TX - Council approves KBR for projects 28 Jul 2009 “Our county has given us a wonderful model by which to reject businesses with unsavory practices,” said Lisa Marie Coppoletta, who ran unsuccessfully for the council last year. |
