Local citizens will hear updates on payday and auto title lending reform, residential water rates and storm water fees during a Candidates Accountability Session on April 24 from 2 to 3 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church 1120 52nd Street. Following presentations about the issues at the event, sponsored by West Texas Organizing Strategy (WTOS), candidates for the positions of mayor and city council of Lubbock will each have a minute and a half to respond to position statements of WTOS on these issues.
WTOS is a non-partisan group composed of community leaders that engages citizens to participate in their government in order to bring about change. Although WTOS is open to people of all beliefs, most of its active leaders are from local member churches that represent concerns brought to them by members of their congregations.
The event will include remarks by Most Reverend Plácido Rodríguez, Bishop of Lubbock, Rev. John Ohlig and Rev. Martin Piña.
At present, WTOS has position statements on three issues:
Payday and Auto Title Lending: We call on the mayor and city council to partner with WTOS to pass an ordinance regulating payday and auto title loan businesses in Lubbock.
Residential Water Rates: We call on the mayor and city council to partner with WTOS to examine the residential rate structure to produce fair and equitable water rates.
Storm Water Fees: We call on the mayor and city council to partner with WTOS to amend the storm water fees so that they are equitable and affordable to all.
For additional information about the accountability session, please contact Dario Rendon at 806-319-2920.
(News release from West Texas Organizing Strategy)
