Commissioner Lewis Gets $150k Contract from the City
El Paso County Commissioner Sergio Lewis was awarded a contract by the City of El Paso that is worth a pretty nice chunk of change.
I'm a little torn by this.
First, he was on the EPISD school board when a lot of the corruption stuff went down. So he should be extra-vigilant for that reason alone.
Plus, after all the crap that is going on at the County that has affected the public's trust in government, it makes it an imprudent choice.
But on the other hand, if it was an open and competitive process and he won fairly, then what is the issue. Actually, Paul Strelzin said it best on his forum today, "he is on commissioner's court...the contract is with the city...be bid on it and was the lowest bidder...where is the problem? it was all out in the open."
Apparently it was no big deal with Willie Gandara Jr, who was the deciding vote on the Farah Project was able to profit from the project as a subcontractor. If people don't have a problem with that, then I don't see how they would have a problem with a project with an entirely different government body.
I'm a little torn by this.
First, he was on the EPISD school board when a lot of the corruption stuff went down. So he should be extra-vigilant for that reason alone.
Plus, after all the crap that is going on at the County that has affected the public's trust in government, it makes it an imprudent choice.
But on the other hand, if it was an open and competitive process and he won fairly, then what is the issue. Actually, Paul Strelzin said it best on his forum today, "he is on commissioner's court...the contract is with the city...be bid on it and was the lowest bidder...where is the problem? it was all out in the open."
Apparently it was no big deal with Willie Gandara Jr, who was the deciding vote on the Farah Project was able to profit from the project as a subcontractor. If people don't have a problem with that, then I don't see how they would have a problem with a project with an entirely different government body.
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