Members of Hispanic Community Outraged in City Council Meeting
Shouting, threats of arrest, a Bexar County Sheriff Deputy, and a Univision news crew were all part of a City Council meeting held on April…
News
City Council Fails to Get Audit, Violates Another State Law
The Sandy Oaks City Council has violated another state law by not having had an audit conducted and by now having a financial statement recorded…
Book Exchange Has Permanently Closed
The community book exchange held its last exchange on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. The book exchange was originally organized from the Good Neighbors group, but…
Citizens Skipped in First Bulk Pickup
Tiger Sanitation held its first city wide bulk trash pickup on March 19, 2016. The collection skipped over a large portion of the city, leaving…
City Accepts Illegal WPPOA Offer
On March 10, 2016 the City Council accepted the assets offered by the Waterwood Park Property Owner’s Association. The assets include the land owned by…
City Council Gives Special Access to Closed Meeting
At the regularly scheduled City Council meeting on March 10, 2016, the City Council held an executive session, a meeting closed to the public. Mayor…
City Council Holds Meeting Without Announcement; Violates Law
The Sandy Oaks City Council held a meeting on March 10, 2016 at the Braunig Lake RV Resort cafeteria. The Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA)requires…
First Formal Communication From City Council to Residents
After almost 2 years in existence, the City Council has sent its first formal communication to the residents of Sandy Oaks. On February 11, 2016…
Mayor Micki Ball Slanders Citizen In Character Assassination Attempt
At the February 11, 2016 City Council meeting Mayor Micki Ball slandered a citizen, falsely accusing her of representing the city and making threats. The…
Horse Killed at Entrance to Waterwood
Early in the evening on February 16, 2016 a horse was killed at the intersection of Waterwood Pass Drive and Silver Chalice. The body of…
Tremblay Hears Automatic Weapons, Council Bans Shooting
On February 11, 2016 the Sandy Oaks City Council banned the shooting of firearms. Alderman David Tremblay claimed he hears people shooting firearms often, saying…
City Loses $75,000 CDBG Grant
Mayor Micki Ball announced on February 11, 2016 that the City of Sandy Oaks lost a $75,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). According to Mayor…
Incorporation Paperwork Never Mentioned Waterwood
Sandy Oaks News has received copies of the official incorporation paperwork submitted to Bexar County by the Committee to Incorporate Sandy Oaks (CISO). An open…
John Lujan Wins House District 118
On January 26, 2016, John Lujan was elected to Texas House District 118. He is the first Republican to ever take the seat. House District…
Tiger Sanitation Delivers Recycling Containers
Recycling pick up is now being offered in the City of Sandy Oaks by Tiger Sanitation. On January 25, 2016 the trash collection company delivered…
City Council Takes On WPPOA CPS Bills; Violates Texas Law
On January 14, 2016, the Sandy Oaks City Council unanimously decided to take over the CPS energy bills of the Waterwood Park Property Owner’s Association…
7 months later, Still No Police Cars & Another TOMA Violation
On January 14, 2016 the City Council discussed the transfer of vehicles from a Bexar County parking location to the City of Sandy Oaks. The…
City Council Bans Riding Livestock at Night
On January 14, 2016 the Sandy Oaks City Council banned the riding of livestock at night. The City Council passed an ordinance on animal control…
New City Council Member Without Application or Election
The Sandy Oaks City Council filled a vacancy on the Council on January 14, 2016 at its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. The position, Alderman Place…
Fireworks Still Being Sold
For the New Year’s season, fireworks are still being sold by Mr W Fireworks at the corner of Priest and Waterwood Pass Drive inside city…
Horses Run Loose in Waterwood
2 horses were found roaming down Waterwood Pass Drive towards the entrance of the neighborhood on December 21, 2015. Both horses were unsaddled and walking…
Jim Clement Threatens Collection of Maintenance Fee
On December 15, 2015, Jim Clement threatened sending out a maintenance fee to property owners within the Waterwood subdivision. Clement has claimed since as early…
Animal Control Ordinance and Agreement With Elmendorf, Selma
On December 15, 2015 the City Council approved an Animal Control Ordinance. Not all of the Council members had a copy of the ordinance to…
City Council Bans the Sale of Fireworks
On December 15, 2015, the Sandy Oaks City Council banned the sale and storage of fireworks. Before approving the ordinance regarding fireworks, the Council heard…
Alderman Joel Ortega’s Absence Ignored
Alderman Joel Ortega was absent from half of the City Council meetings in 2015. Texas law says that 3 consecutive absences of an Alderman makes…
BJ Gillespie Changes Position on Trash After Election
On November 12, 2015 the City Council agreed to a contract with Tiger Sanitation for 5 years of exclusive rights to provide trash collection service…
Council Chooses City Wide Trash Company
On October 8, 2015, the City Council decided to contract with a trash collection service and to allow only that service to collect trash within…
September 8, 2015 Budget Hearing
The City Council held a second Budget Hearing on September 8, 2015. The first Hearing was held on September 2nd, but the Council postponed a…
November 2015 Election Cancelled
The City Council has cancelled the election planned for November 3, 2015. The election was for 3 different Alderman positions and a replacement for the…
Budget Hearing Ends Without Acceptance
The City Council held a Budget Hearing on September 2, 2015. The location of the meeting was planned as the meeting hall at the Braunig…