Dear Editor,
Cypress residents you need to raise the roof and contact your city council members before they spend over $500,000 upgrading a small conference room at city hall, including spending $85,000 just to raise the ceiling for decorative reasons.
On the audiotape of the council meeting when someone asked how much this room is used, someone replied 1 or 2 hours a week. But the two redecorating options the council is considering range from $430,000 to $575,000. You can build a whole house for that, and this is just a small room!
While I don’t have all the actual figures (like the square footage of the room), I did see on a
chart that the Council is considering spending an extra $5000 on a premium conference
table, but the total cost of a table is not given. Wood slant accents (purely decorative) are
$35,000. We need to demand a breakdown of all costs for this project, before it goes through
on a quick vote.
This is at a time when Cypress has many more necessary projects which benefit out families,
The playground structures at our neighborhood parks are deteriorating. Many are already 22 years-old, which is well past their expiration date. Remedies for dumping issues on Sumner Place need to be funded. The parks benefit our families and are used a lot more than 1 or 2 hours a week.
I urge you to contact your council members and speak at a meeting to let the city council know what you think of squandering $575,000 on redecorating a small conference room that is rarely used.
Linda Stock
Cypress