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3rd Candidates Meeting, SOPAC Still Doesn’t Attend

On July 22, 2014, candidates running for City Council met for a 3rd and final time before the election.  The event was hosted by Catherine Rendahl and her husband Don who rented the Waterwood clubhouse and set up tables and chairs for people. “Air Conditioning!” said Rendahl.  “It should keep people calmer than last time.” […]

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Candidates Host 2nd Meeting, SOPAC Does Not Attend

People are now starting to call them the “Outsiders” because Micki Ball, Cathleen Recio, and David Tremblay are the only candidates outside of the Sandy Oaks Political Action Committee (SOPAC).   On July 14, 2014, the three organized a 2nd meeting for the community for people to meet those running for city offices. The divide between […]

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Meet the Candidates Meeting

On July 8, 2014, a “Meet the Candidates” meeting was held in the Waterwood clubhouse.  The event was organized by Jim Clement, the only candidate running for mayor.  23 people were present, including all the candidates running for alderman positions except for David Tremblay. Inside the clubhouse, chairs were arranged in a wide oval allowing […]

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Dissecting SOPAC’s Proposed Revenue

In the meeting held at the Waterwood Clubhouse on July 8th, many items were discussed.  One of the most important was that of revenue. Now that Waterwood and surrounding areas have incorporated into the City of Sandy Oaks, there needs to be revenue to pay for what the city needs.  The entire point of having […]

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City of Sandy Oaks Map

Here is a map of Sandy Oaks.  A larger version can be seen by clicking the link below. SandyOaks-2.4  Problems With the Sandy Oaks Map No Highway Art Martinez de Vara, mayor of Von Ormy and the consultant for the Sandy Oaks Political Action Committee (SOPAC) and the Committee to Incorporate Sandy Oaks (CISO) has […]

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2014 Candidates

The names of those running for political office are below.  You can also click a name to read that person’s platform as well as answers to some questions posed by SandyOaksNews.com Running for the position of Mayor Jim Clement Running for the 5 Alderman positions Micki Ball Dale Burmaster Earnest Gay Cathleen Lamoureaux-Recio Pedro Orduno […]

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What Type of Government Will Sandy Oaks Be?

Sandy Oaks will be a Type A municipality with an aldermaic form of government. The city will start off with 1 mayor and 5 aldermen.  An alderman is the same as a city councilman and the word originates from the combination of “Elder-man.” Who Decides Things? The mayor decides what is on the agenda for […]

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Quick Facts on the Incorporation of Sandy Oaks

Those residing in Waterwood are now part of the City of Sandy Oaks. This also includes some residents living on the roads of Priest, Mathis, and Star Oaks Dr. How Did This Happen? Members of the Waterwood POA formed a group called the “Committee to Incorporate Sandy Oaks” also known as CISO.  This was spearheaded […]

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Purpose of Sandy Oaks News

Hi and welcome to Sandy Oaks News.  This website and news outlet was created to be a source of information for the newly formed City of Sandy Oaks. Let’s Keep It Brief Sometimes news will be in-depth and sometimes it will be brief and give you the basics. Let’s face it, no one wearing a […]

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