(Almost) Everything Illegal About the Park Transfer
The City of Sandy Oaks has finally accepted the offer of the park land from Jim Clement, who claims to be the Waterwood Park Property…
Editorial
Tired of Complainers?
At the March 10, 2016 City Council meeting the Council went into a closed session and forced audience members out of the cafeteria room where…
Micki Ball: The Female Jim Clement
The City of Sandy Oaks has a new Mayor, but Micki Ball seems just like the previous Mayor Jim Clement. The similarities between the two…
Absurd Ordinances
The Sandy Oaks City Council is now in its second year. The idea of being a city and having a city government was that city…
City Rewards Those Who Violate Deed Restrictions
The people claiming to be in charge in the City of Sandy Oaks have established a habit of wanting things to work “both ways.” They…
Paying Money Gives A Person the Right to Complain
There has been a growing trend with politicians in the community that are trying to guilt trip people into doing more work in the community. …
History Repeats Itself After Ignoring Past Mistakes
History repeated itself in the 2015 general election when 4 City Council positions were filled without there ever being an election and without there ever…
Earnest Gay Sets Bad Precedent In Exchange for Saving Money
The following transcript is taken from the October 8, 2015 meeting. That meeting included an opportunity for citizens to tell the City Council what they…
Marshal’s Wife Suggests Burning Down Houses
On October 8, 2015, the City Council discussed how to address properties within the city that have overgrown weeds, disabled vehicles, and “other unsightly or…
Candidate for Office Becomes Violent at City Council Meeting
BJ Gillespie, who recently submitted an application to run for a City Council position, has developed the habit of attacking people verbally on social media…
Budget Analysis: Pay Twice As Much For Less Services
For the first time since September of 2014, the City Council is going to look at a budget for the city. The only reason they’re…
Who Controls the City Marshal?
A dramatic episode has erupted on social media regarding an invitation to the Sandy Oaks City Marshal, Jesse Gutierrez. The invitation was sent by Catherine…
The Mess We’re In
The current state of the Waterwood community is worse than it was a little over a year ago when the area incorporated into a city.…
Without Authority, City Council Plays Favoritism With Businesses
The Sandy Oaks City Council has developed a habit of acting as if it has the authority to approve or disapprove what businesses do. The…
Ball Wants Property Tax to Cover Trash Collection
Alderman Micki Ball stated on July 9, 2015 that city wide trash collection should be paid for with property taxes. She said trash collection would…
Paperwork Pride
The success of the City of Sandy Oaks is going to ride on the success of the city government. That government will need to be…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Alderman Earnest Gay Lies In Speech to Texas Public Policy Foundation
Alderman Earnest Gay was the honorary speaker at a presentation in Austin for the Texas Public Policy Foundation on January 8, 2015. He contributed about…
Alderman Micki Ball Drops The Ball
Alderman Micki Ball has been one of the more proactive members of the Sandy Oaks City Council. She is the only one of the 6…
City of Sandy Oaks Defines Conflict of Interest
The term “Conflict of Interest” is heard often when describing what has been happening in the City of Sandy Oaks since incorporation. A conflict of…
Jess Fields Strikes Blow Against Sandy Oaks
There’s quite a lot of lame reporting when it comes to the creation and running of the new City of Sandy Oaks. Some reporters from…
Pedro Orduno: Official Town Fool of Sandy Oaks
This opinion piece must be prefaced with the fact that it is not about an arbitrary person for the sake of cruelty. This article is…
Art Martinez de Vara’s Budget: High Taxes For The Status Quo
On September 18, the City Council met for a Budget Hearing to discuss the first proposed budget for the City of Sandy Oaks. The Committee…
How the Committee to Incorporate Sandy Oaks Misled the Community
Even though the election of the new City Council is over and there have been a few council meetings, people are still talking about the…