Appraisal district building purchase

Said the cost grew from $7.5M to ~$10M with little transparency and weak due diligence; questioned the financing math versus $8,700/month rent and asked the court to vote no. Also announced funding is complete for a Ten Commandments monument.

Works with the appraisal district and supports a new building, but asked who will let the construction contract and urged the court to consider contractors other than Sudalco.

Questioned why so few bids are solicited and asked how $10M for a building is justified when county roads, including his 90-year-old gravel road, are in poor shape.

Cited lack of transparency, safety concerns about the site on a 55-mph road, and said the current owner would sell the existing building with a 5,000 sq ft addition instead.

Asked the court to vote no and do more due diligence; suggested digitizing files and remote work, and posed detailed budget questions about the county's ~$227,000 annual share.

A former investment banker, called the ~$634/sq ft cost egregiously expensive versus the courthouse's $759/sq ft, cited a cheaper $366/sq ft alternative, and warned agentic AI will slash future staffing needs.