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. …
taxes
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…
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…
2015 Budget Hearing Announced
The Sandy Oaks City Council has announced a budget hearing for September 2, 2015. The hearing will start at 6:30 pm and will be held…
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…
Mayor Clement Says Budget Hearing Not Necessary
Mayor Jim Clement told a citizen of Sandy Oaks on July 1, 2015 that it wasn’t necessary for the City Council to have a Budget…
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…
Tax Exemptions for Vets, Elderly, and Disabled
On May 14, 2015, the Sandy Oaks City Council created property tax exemptions for senior citizens and those disabled. The Council had previously discussed these…
Tax Hearing Planned
Mayor Jim Clement has scheduled a Tax Hearing for May 11, 2015. He announced the Tax Hearing on May 8th by posting the meeting agenda…
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…
Op Ed: Ignoring voters is patently beyond the authority of any City Council
The following was written and submitted by Don Hormachea. On August 16th, 2014, the City of Sandy Oaks held it’s first City Council meeting. Among…
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.…
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…
Mayor Clement Wants VIA Back On Ballot
At the City Council meeting on February 12, 2015, Mayor Jim Clement wanted to discuss and consider placing the removal of the VIA sales tax…
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…
Mayor Clement Says “Your money is OUR money”
The audio below is the 4rth part of a 4 part conversation with Sandy Oaks Mayor Jim Clement outside of Freedom Elementary on November 4,…
Mayor Jim Clement Lied to Voters Outside Polling Location
Sandy Oaks Mayor Jim Clement stood outside Freedom Elementary School on election day November 4, 2014. The school served as the only polling location for…
Mayor Clement Admits He Wanted A Retroactive Property Tax
On November 4, 2014, Mayor Jim Clement stood outside Freedom Elementary School, greeting voters who were about to vote on 4 new propositions. The following…
Results of Sales Tax Vote
Proposition 1 1% sales tax for general purposes 165 votes for (56%) 132 votes against (44%) Proposition 2 1/2% additional sales tax for general purposes…
Tax Vote On November 4
The Sandy Oaks City Council has placed 4 items on the ballot in this Fall’s election. New Sales Taxes The first 3 are proposed sales…
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…
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 Wants Maximum Sales Tax, Minimum VIA
At its very first meeting, the Sandy Oaks City Council voted in favor of creating 3 propositions for a public vote on new sales taxes. …
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…