E-News has learned that the city of Edinburg paid $25,000 for the right of way. On the Owassa rd to nowhere. Because the city paid the $25,000 the state was able to pump in $250,000 in improvements.
Now, who is the one benefiting from all this? It was Gene's employer Rio Grande Steel. The paved road was improved only in front of Rio Grande Steel. I'm sure Gene got a big huge bonus check in all of this.
Would you hire Gene Espinoza if you knew you could get over $250,000 in road improvements for your company? Of course you would! This is going to haunt him when it comes time for re election.
Did he know that the city had $25,000 in the budget at the time? Of course he did! Do you think he told the city manager, Wendy Smith Sturgis, to make sure to put $25,000 aside? Of course he did!
We will never and I mean never forget!
