Fort Worth's Future is NOW: City council meetings start this week, 2022 bond program, and schools face Delta variant

This week we have a jammed pack episode with important updates about the city budget and the proposed 2022 bond package.

EJ is joined by Tony who works in teacher recruitment and is a friend of the pod. Tony provides a great perspective on what we should expect as Delta, Abbott, and federal funds impact our schools this year for all very different reasons.

City Council Information: (https://fortworthreport.org/2021/07/25/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-city-of-fort-worths-budget/)

Attend virtual town hall meetings in the coming months, contact your City Council members or speak during the budget hearings at 7 p.m. Aug. 24 and Sept. 14 at City Hall, 200 Texas St., or online. 

To speak at the budget hearings, register by 5 p.m. the day of the hearing. Register by clicking the speaker/comment card link on the agenda posted on fortworthtexas.gov. You also may register by calling the City Secretary’s Office at 817-392-6150 or 817-392-6150, faxing the request to 817-392-6196 or completing the speaker card in-person at the City Secretary’s Office at City Hall. 

You may speak between three to six minutes, depending on how many people you represent.

Participate in the 2022 Bond Program: (https://fortworthreport.org/2021/07/26/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-city-of-fort-worths-2022-proposed-bond-package/)

Go to one of the city’s open houses this month to learn more and ask staff questions. The open houses are at:

6 p.m. Thursday, July 29, at Future City Hall, 100 Energy Way6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, at Dunbar High School, 5700 Ramey Ave.6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, at Heritage Church of Christ, 4201 Heritage Trace Parkway10 am. Saturday, Aug. 14, at R.D. Evans Community Center Gym, 3242 Lackland Road6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at Doxology Church, 4805 Arborlawn Drive