Duncanville's city boards and commissions would and could be filled with convicted felons under a buried policy change in Focus Daily News' latest article from Rita Cook:
While reviewing the Board and Commission Appointment/Reappointment Guidelines, the City Council determined that they did not wish to exclude applicants from consideration because of a previous felony conviction. Therefore, it was decided to develop additional guidelines related to this particular question. The City Council concluded that, in addition to an interview with the City Council (which is required of all new applicants), a background check would be required for any applicant with a felony conviction.”
I say "buried" because that hugely newsworthy item/paragraph was buried way down in the story.
Some people can go to prison for all sorts of things, from securities fraud to smuggling Cuban cigars, so I understand that Duncanville would not want to exclude people based off of felonies (I don't agree that felons can't vote...everyone should vote), but I think that perhaps this policy change is the result of two things:
Originally Published in The Duncanville Suburban (published 08/25/2009):
Councilmember Grady Smithey of District 4 favored raising the property tax rate in lieu of cutting services. However other council members were not willing to entertain that idea. Smithey persisted in
his position and stated that it was not a matter of whether taxes were going to be raised, but when.If my memory serves me correct, in 2004, A group calling themselve, "Citizens for more shopping and less taxes", convinced our voters to approve beer and wine sales, in our community,suggesting that the increased tax revenue would result in lower taxes. That did not happen.
Also as a dry community, Duncanville had very little crime. Since we voted wet crime has significantly increased.
–Wendell Jenkins
[PaulFordReports.com] Agenda Item 4C. Approval of contract with Earle Jones to provide contractual economic development services.This will be another $100,000 thrown at Mayor David Green's relative Earle Jones; 4B Board Director Earle Jones's son is married to David Green's daughter. And once again, we will see Mayor David Green refuse to recuse himself from voting on this contract.
For more on Earle Jones, go to the "Pro-Dunc Postcard" page of Paul Ford Reports, "http://www.paulfordreports.com/6101.html , and scroll down to item #4, "Economic Development Director."Agenda Item 5C. Approval of an expenditure of 4B funds in the amount of $135,000 for Main Station improvements.
This represents yet another gift of taxpayer money to Monte Anderson, the primary owner of Main Station.
In my opinion, Monte Anderson, along with Dalton Lott, is also one of the primary beneficiaries of the millions of dollars in taxpayer money the City is spending on the Main Street Vision Development Plan. In addition to Main Station, Monte Anderson owns the Center Street Condo Project, the Church Building on Main Street next to Main Station, and at least two other buildings on Main Street at the center of the Plan.
Currently, the 4B Board owns 32% of Main Station and is supposed to receive 32% of the profits. One wonders -- will this new gift by the 4B Board increase the 4B Board's ownership percentage? Not that it really matters -- last time I checked, Main Station has yet to pay ONE CENT of profit to the 4B Board.
When I fly into Dallas next week for some business related matters, I'll stand out in front of that Duncanville library with yard signs and we'll see if they ask me to leave.
I guarantee that'll be the biggest mistake that city employee ever makes...I'm waiting for our blood to be so boiled that these city officials start getting visited at home. I'd take 50 people with yard signs and picket this piece of crap's home (in front of it, on a sidewalk of course.)
Lawsuits won't work. We need about 50-75 citizens that are tired of this harassment fascism crap.
Duncanville, Texas is still in the United States of America, last I checked.
Greetings All:
Did you know that a friend of mine is helping with Buck's campaign at the library by standing and holding one of his signs and she was told that she would have to leave the area? According to Greg Contreras, an employee of City of Duncanville Code Compliance her sign was too big. Mr. Contreras did not take the time to measure the sign but he did take the time to get out of his car on his way to work and forced my friend Marie to remove the sign and told her to leave the area. Now where we do have a city codes and we did comply with those codes, he had no authority to bully this young lady. Today, when she went back and we convinced Marie to continue helping us, Mr. Conteras returned and measured the sign and told Marie she was ok but could only hold the sign up no higher than three feet off the ground. In this day and age when we are able to get folks to help us, especially young folks and for them to have to endure such behavior is plain wrong. In addition to this, Marie was heckled by two ladies screaming and taking photos of her and asking "how much is he paying you to do that"? With her reply that she is a volunteer. One of the ladies that Marie described was a fair skin black female with short red hair and hazel brown eyes, my, my that description certainly fits someone we all know. When Buck went in to vote yesterday he was told by the election officials to remove his Dallas County Reserve Medical Corp badge that had his name on it and get this he was the only voter in the room at that time and was told if he did not remove the badge he would not be allowed to vote. Well it is official folks it does not get any sillier than some folks. All in all it would be greatly appreciated if you would email to all of your friends and family to get them out to vote for Buck Werner for City Council At Large - Duncanville. Because one still has to ask themselves, why are there people still trying to stop Buck Werner?Thanks.
Cindy Werner
Note: Cindy Werner is a member of the Duncanville ISD school board. He faces Dorothy "Planted Soiled, Bloodied Underwear" Burton for the May 9 race for city council at large.
Those election judges were wrong. Nothing says you can't wear a nametag. You can't electioneer, or wear campaign paraphernalia.
Someone find out who was at the polls today. Their reputations are now mine.
