This Is What Is Killing Our Trees
The two most common trees in the area of Sandy Oaks (both the city and the community named Sandy Oaks 3 miles away) are hickories…
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SAWS Boil Water Notice
SAWS has announced a boil water notice for the area just south of the southern part of 1604. The area effected spans as far West…
Tax Exemptions for Vets, Elderly, and Disabled
On May 14, 2015, the Sandy Oaks City Council created property tax exemptions for senior citizens and those disabled. The Council had previously discussed these…
City Council Violates Texas Open Meetings Law, Again
The Sandy Oaks City Council violated the Texas Open Meetings Act again at its regularly scheduled meeting May 14, 2015. The Council discussed a topic…
New Community Group Forming
A meeting was held on May 6, 2015 at the WPPOA clubhouse for the purpose of starting a new community centered organization inside Sandy Oaks.…
Tax Hearing Planned
Mayor Jim Clement has scheduled a Tax Hearing for May 11, 2015. He announced the Tax Hearing on May 8th by posting the meeting agenda…
How I Re-plumbed My Entire House In 2 Days
The majority of the houses in and around the City of Sandy Oaks (and the community of Sandy Oaks 3 miles away) are mobile homes. …
City Council Decides on New Attorney
On April 27, 2015, the City Council held a meeting at the WPPOA clubhouse. The only item on the agenda was to discuss and consider…
First Hail Storm of Sandy Oaks
In the early hours of April 25, 2016, Sandy Oaks and surrounding areas were hit by a hail storm that lasted for a few hours.…
Art Martinez de Vara: The King Behind The Pawns
When it comes to politics and government in Sandy Oaks, look at who benefits the most to learn who the king is. On the chess…
City Council Accepts Contract With WPPOA
On April 9, 2015, the Sandy Oaks City Council accepted an agreement with the Waterwood Park Property Owner’s Association for use of the WPPOA clubhouse…
SOPAC Protects Art Martinez de Vara
At its April 9, 2015 meeting, the City Council discussed the Mayor’s nomination for City Attorney. At the start of the conversation, Mayor Jim Clement…
Trifecta of Corruption
A trifecta is a series of 3 ultimate achievements that are related to one another. For example, if a horse wins 3 different championships then…
No Fireworks Over Fireworks
Mayor Jim Clement has been ignoring the issue of fireworks now for 4 months. In November of 2014, Aldermen David Tremblay and Micki Ball had…
Poor Turnout at Animal Control Hearing
On March 28, 2015 the City Council held an Animal Control Hearing at the WPPOA clubhouse. The meeting had originally been planned at a prior…
WPPOA Board Members Say They Never Met to Vote on Asset Transfer
At the City Council meeting on March 21, 2015, the City Council discussed the transfer of assets of the Waterwood Park Property Owner’s Association to…
City Council Convenes In Illegal Executive Session
March 21, 2015 the City Council met for a special meeting after having cancelled the meeting it had planned for Thursday, March 19th. The 12th…
WPPOA Ignores Open Records Request
A home owner in Waterwood sent the Waterwood Park Propert Owner’s Association an official request to view POA records on March 4, 2014. She sent…
Art Martinez de Vara Announces His Pay
On March 14, 2015, City Attorney Art Martinez de Vara announced what the City of Sandy Oaks was paying him as City Attorney. Martinez de…
City Council Gives Road Money to Attorney
On March 14, 2015, the Sandy Oaks City Council used money intended for roads to pay off city debt. The debt included approximately $8,140 to…
Waterwood Residents Receive Postcard
Residents in Waterwood started receiving postcards in mid March from Jim Clement, who claims to be the president of the Waterwood Park Property Owner’s Association…
Alderman Micki Ball Hides Public Information
On March 7, 2015, Alderman Micki Ball met with citizens at the WPPOA clubhouse in a City Council sponsored meeting. Alderman Ball was directly asked…
The Required Need For Recording
Sandy Oaks News began taking detailed records and recordings for the community directly after incorporation and before there was even a city government. The desire…
Who Owns the Roads?
On February 26, 2014 the City Council met to fix the tax debacle they created when they created an illegal amount of sales taxes. The…
3 Men Suspected of Tampering with Government Document
We live in a democratic republic, a special form of government that allows citizens to democratically elect representatives to represent. When these representatives make decisions…
Op Ed: Ignoring voters is patently beyond the authority of any City Council
The following was written and submitted by Don Hormachea. On August 16th, 2014, the City of Sandy Oaks held it’s first City Council meeting. Among…
City Council Ignores Open Records Request, Violates Public Information Act
At the City Council meeting on February 12, 2015, the City Council was handed an Open Records Request from Don Hormachea. He handed the Request…
City Council’s Sales Tax Woes
The Sandy Oaks City Council held a special meeting on February 26, 2015 to discuss the illegal amount of sales taxes they created last fall.…
Keep The $180
People should at least consider the keeping of the $180 POA maintenance fee/assessment fee. I know this is an unpopular point of view, but please…
Mayor Clement Wants VIA Back On Ballot
At the City Council meeting on February 12, 2015, Mayor Jim Clement wanted to discuss and consider placing the removal of the VIA sales tax…