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…
David Tremblay
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
City Council Selects Tax Attorney, Possibly Violated TOMA
For the City Council meeting on June 11, 2015, the Council had on the agenda to discuss documents needed by the Bexar County Tax Assessor…
City Council Violates Texas Open Meetings Law, Again
The Sandy Oaks City Council violated the Texas Open Meetings Act again at its regularly scheduled meeting May 14, 2015. The Council discussed a topic…
City Council Convenes In Illegal Executive Session
March 21, 2015 the City Council met for a special meeting after having cancelled the meeting it had planned for Thursday, March 19th. The 12th…
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…
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.…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
David Tremblay 2014 Platform
The following was submitted by Mr. David Tremblay July 16th, 2014 Picture: Platform: My platform is simple; fiscal responsibility, transparency, community involvement, an affordable tax…