Opinions expressed below are STRICTLY MY OWN (salon, FEMALE whose site this is-salon.glenrose.net)

This while, as we know, EFH has negotiated a lower valuation on Comanche Peak, giving us LESS taxes from them to help offset the cost of services in Somervell County.

Apparently the temporary unelected board had okayed at some point some plan to create new space, update the lobby at the hospital and other stuff to the tune of such a significant amount of money that they woudl have to get ANOTHER bank loan; it is unclear as to whether they actually took action to approve spending the money, but definitely hired an architect to draw up plans. This was apparently going to happen without sending out an RFP (request for proposal) for a bid, AND so that any citizen could look at the RFP and weigh in on whether taxpayers ought to be coughing up yet MORE money. AND that the bid ought to be opened BEFORE THE PUBLIC and not done, say, in somebody's office at some random time. The question I have as a citizen is, first, what the justification is for wanting to do this, and second, is MORE MONEY going out something the new board has to automatically approve or can they say NO? 

This video is part of Ray Reynolds CEO Report re: that bid. Doesn't include some details about the entity that is coming to do an audit of the hospital.

Updated 10/16/2014- Back on August 4 2014, I did an open records request to Sharla Collins because I was wondering about this. 

Hi, Sharla

I am requesting the following, in electronic digital format to be sent back via email if possible.

1. The minutes and audio from the board meeting, conducted by the previous board, ie, the temporary Somervell County Hospital District board, in which the board discussed the cost of the construction/remodeling project which is on the current (8/4/2014) agenda,  as designed by the contracted architectural firm , reviewed and discussed the finances, cost,  and money required to get it done, including after seeing a written submitted bid with costs, and voted to proceed by approving seeking financial backing, including a bank loan. I am looking specifically for the meeting in which approval to get funding to proceed with construction by seeking a bank loan was voted on by the previous board, so would be before May 2014 when the new board was sworn in.