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…
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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…
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.…
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…
City Council Created Illegal Sales Tax
By Texas state law, the maximum sales tax that can be imposed is 8.25%. Of that, the state collects 6.25% which means that local municipalities…
City of Sandy Oaks Already In Debt
The City of Sandy Oaks, Texas, is less than a year old and has only had a city government for less than half a year,…
WPPOA Meeting Ends Without Vote
On January 15, 2015, the Waterwood Park Property Owner’s Association (WPPOA) held a vote to amend its bylaws. The vote drew 87 people to the…
New San Antonio Cell Phone Law
Starting January 1, 2015, a new San Antonio cell phone law will go into effect. It will be illegal to drive while trying to operate…
Craftsman Horsing Around In Waterwood
Inside Waterwood, Dennis Schryver’s side yard serves as the common meeting place for the guys on his block. Everyone seems welcome, especially if they can…
New Marshal Applicant Defends Mayor Clement
On December 11, 2014, the Sandy Oaks City Council discussed hiring someone to be City Marshal. By the law created by the City Council, in…
Citizens Banned From Location of City Council Meetings
On December 11, 2014, a citizen (J.G.) told the city council that he had received a letter from the Waterwood Development Company telling him he…
Mayor Clement Says “Your money is OUR money”
The audio below is the 4rth part of a 4 part conversation with Sandy Oaks Mayor Jim Clement outside of Freedom Elementary on November 4,…
Mayor Jim Clement Lied to Voters Outside Polling Location
Sandy Oaks Mayor Jim Clement stood outside Freedom Elementary School on election day November 4, 2014. The school served as the only polling location for…
Sandy Oaks Mayor Wants To Spend $36,000 On Art
Sandy Oaks Mayor Jim Clement stood outside Freedom Elementary School on election day November 4, 2014, greeting soon to be voters. Bellow is the 2nd…
Mayor Clement Admits He Wanted A Retroactive Property Tax
On November 4, 2014, Mayor Jim Clement stood outside Freedom Elementary School, greeting voters who were about to vote on 4 new propositions. The following…
Results of Sales Tax Vote
Proposition 1 1% sales tax for general purposes 165 votes for (56%) 132 votes against (44%) Proposition 2 1/2% additional sales tax for general purposes…
Plant Your Wildflower Seeds Now
Every spring brings a clash of colors in South Texas as wildflowers pop up all over the place. If you you want your yard to…
Jim Clement Lies to WOAI News Radio
On the 22nd of September, Jim Forsyth of WOAI published a short article about the new non-tax of Sandy Oaks. It couples the city with…
Tax Vote On November 4
The Sandy Oaks City Council has placed 4 items on the ballot in this Fall’s election. New Sales Taxes The first 3 are proposed sales…
Emmanuel Delfin Continues To Mislead City Of Sandy Oaks
This week a new newspaper was presented to Sandy Oaks residents. This one calls itself the “Sandy Oaks Gazette.” In reality, the Gazette is just…
Second Largest Contributor to SOPAC Hands City Council New Ordinance
At the city council meeting yesterday all council members had a manila envelope which Jim Clement had delivered to them. Inside was a packet organized for…
City Council Accidentally Passes Retroactive Property Tax
Last night the Sandy Oaks City Council met for a budget hearing to discuss revenue and expenses. The meeting was less formal than a usual…
City Council Thanks Committee to Incorporate Sandy Oaks
Last night the Sandy Oaks City Council voted in favor of of a resolution thanking the Committee to Incorporate Sandy Oaks (CISO), the group that…
Hired Von Ormy Marshal Silences Residents
The first two city council meetings of the City of Sandy Oaks were policed by a law enforcement officer from Von Ormy, Texas named…
City Council Wants Maximum Sales Tax, Minimum VIA
At its very first meeting, the Sandy Oaks City Council voted in favor of creating 3 propositions for a public vote on new sales taxes. …
City Council Hires Art Martinez de Vara As City Attorney
At the very first City Council meeting of the City of Sandy Oaks, Art Martinez de Vara sat at the table of the City Council…
Community Lied to by Art Martinez De Vara’s Newspaper
Starting Monday, July 28th, a newspaper called “The Sandy Oaks Chronicle” was handed out to residents of Waterwood and the City of Sandy Oaks. On…
Orduno’s and Clement’s Secret Meeting
The Committee to Incorporate Sandy Oaks (CISO) worked for 3+ years to get the community of Waterwood and the surrounding area to be released from…
Results of Small Town Politics
The very first City Council of Sandy Oaks, Texas was elected August 9, 2014. 2014 Candidates Political games started the same month that Sandy Oaks…