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 Way
• 6 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 Parkway
• 10 am. Saturday, Aug. 14, at R.D. Evans Community Center Gym, 3242 Lackland Road
• 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at Doxology Church, 4805 Arborlawn Drive