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Officials in San Patricio County are pushing for an additional seat to be assigned at the Port Commission, but it doesn't appear that this will happen anytime soon.
On Feb. 26, San Patricio County Judge David Krebs wrote a detailed letter to Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales. The letter appealed for the additional commission seat that the county needs. Yet, Krebs says he hasn't received a reply.
Krebs said he did get confirmation that Canales read the letter in the form of a receipt.
"All I got is a receipt showing that she read it sometime after lunch," Krebs said. "I have not heard anything back from Judge Canales and I don't know where to go from here."
Canales said the letter doesn't include a "legally appropriate solution."
"His letter is not appropriate because it is not a legally appropriate solution," Canales said. "Only the legislature can make those statutory changes."
Canales went on to explain why a second commissioner isn't being considered at the moment.
"My position has always been that I believe as the Nueces County judge that the allotment that we have currently is the correct allotment," Canales said. "How do I come to that conclusion? Very simple. Everything in our county regarding representation is based on population."
Krebs said the county doesn't have anyone representing the people on "long-range planning."
"We do not have anyone representing this county on long-range planning, which means the port can do long-range planning and we have no idea what they're talking about or what's going on until everything is done," Krebs said.
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