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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sandy Oaks Vs Sandy Oaks: Explaining The Confusion
At the second town meeting for the residents of the City of Sandy Oaks to meet the candidates running for office, KSAT 12’s Myra Arthur…
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…
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…
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…
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…