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Grady Smithey: We Don't Want Your Toll Road Crushing Our Homes!

2009-11-21T11:02:00.000-08:00

That's Smithey coming back in the Cedar Hill Recreation Center after taking an "important" phone call in the middle of a Loop 9 Coalition Task Force meeting Thursday, Nov. 19.

Grady, right, and someone believed to be his old lady.

Mmm, look at that stomach on him.

The Suburban: Smithey, Green Vote in Favor of Contracts of Political Contributors

2009-11-06T12:10:00.001-08:00

I'm glad to see The Suburban, based in Duncanville, is calling these guys on the carpet.

See Also: GradySlimey.com and ProDuncPAC.com.

Note: This appeared in the brand new Nov. 5 issue out on stands.

Duncanville Would Allow Felons to Serve on City Boards

2009-09-12T14:33:00.000-07:00

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:

Direct Link:

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:

The old white men who run Duncanville might one day go to prison for the corruption they're to their eyeballs with and want to keep their seats warm;
The old white men who run Duncanville don't want to appear racist towards at-large Councilwoman Dorothy "Planting Dirty Underwear on Co-Workers" Burton, who is black.

Grady Smithey Supports Property Tax Hike

2009-09-12T14:18:00.000-07:00

I wonder how District 4 residents feel about paying a higher property tax in the worst economic crisis since The Depression. Hmm.

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

Paul Ford Exposes Mayor David Green, Earle Jones Link

2009-07-24T09:25:00.000-07:00

Potential 2010 mayoral candidate and recently defeated councilman Paul Ford still updates his Web site, PaulFordReports.com, and the recent Duncanville City Council decisions throwing more money at connected crooks was no exception:

[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.

Help Us Get Rid of Mayor David Green

2009-05-03T13:24:00.000-07:00

There's an online petition to get rid of Duncanville Mayor David Green:

http: //www.ipetitions.com/petition/getridofgreen

Duncanville City Employees Harass Sign Holders @ Library

2009-04-29T19:15:00.001-07:00

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.

Councilwoman Dorothy Burton: 'This is Above My Pay Grade' on Illegal Aliens

2009-04-26T21:12:00.001-07:00

In The Dallas Morning News city council questionnaire, Duncanville Mayor Pro-Tem Dorothy Burton, already in heat over planting two pairs of soiled, bloodied women's underwear of an ex-co worker in an office - a stunt she was fired over - during her days at Dallas Area Rapid Transit - answered a question on illegal immigration with a now-famous requote of our president:

DMN: Some cities have taken an aggressive stance against illegal immigration. What changes in local laws, if any, should your city adopt to address this issue?

Dorothy Burton: This is above my paygrade. Not ducking the issue at all, but in my opinion, this is and always has been a federal government issue, not a municipal one.

By doing the stunt with the women's underwear, I'm guessing she wasn't paid very much at DART either. So, is this what it meant when former Duncanville Mayor Glenn Repp reportedly told a former councilman at Starbucks one day that Burton was "going black on us [Pro-Dunc PAC]?"

The Ellis County Press is Out, and Hopefully Dorothy Burton Will be Too

2009-04-23T15:02:00.000-07:00

No, little Dorothy, we aren't in south Oak Cliff anymore. Your black racism can't escape accountability from every media outlet...

Duncanville Councilwoman/Mayor Pro-Tem Dorothy Burton will have a very interesting time tonight at the Duncanville candidate debate.

The Ellis County Press hit news stands today, and its Web site, EllisCountyPress.com, now has the entire issue up online.

Page 3 — which is where my Freedom of the Press column is carried — has Burton’s soiled Dallas Area Rapid Transit past in print.

The Best Southwest Dallas County area has two newspapers - Today and Focus Daily News, where I got my start in journalism in 1999. Both papers have just been punked out by a paper not fully in their coverage area. Sucks to be them. Cover-ups have no place in journalism, which is why the newspaper industry is being shredded to bits.

Readers, feel free to send in your photos and video of the distribution of our papers at tonight’s debate, or just of the debate in general. I know for a fact one of the Duncanville activists picked up 50 copies of the ECP to hand-deliver to folks.

Burton has never been held accountable for her DART past. The documents are public record, and so is her DART employment history.

She was fired for the stunt she pulled. And hopefully on May 9, voters will fire her from the mayor pro-tem spot.

Duncanville Police Follow Paul Ford While Campaigning

2009-04-21T11:26:00.000-07:00

The Duncanville Police Department, acting on alleged directives from its chief and possibly City Manager Kent Cagle, had an officer follow controversial District 3 Councilman Paul Ford to a senior citizens center when the incumbent councilman, who was arrested at the last Duncanville council meeting, was campaigning.

Ford faces former councilman Anthony Skinner in the May 9 election.

The identity of the officer who followed Ford is not known currently, but when we do find out, his TCLEOSE records will be made public and he will be followed.

Is this really that necessary? Come on people. Ford is an outspoken activist on the city council, he isn't a terrorist.

I think Duncanville PD ought to be dismantled and a new team be brought in to shape those guys up.

Ford is a vocal opponent of the city's red light cameras. His Web site, PaulFordReports.com, has exposed numerous upon numerous of conflict of interest votes and decisions made by his council colleagues.

More Conflict of Interests. More Real Estate Corruption Deals.

2009-04-20T19:09:00.000-07:00

The user "Rosy" posted these damning allegations over at The Ellis County Observer's popular Paul Ford Arrest Video blog post. Does anyone want to address them, or vouch for the information contained?

Do you know where the Paul Ford campaign begain? Probably not… but check this ONE THING out… We (Duncanville taxpayers) paid a church $500,000 for a piece of property located at the intersection of I-20 and Main… this property was on the DCAD for $49,000.00…Why did Duncanville (taxpayers) pay 10 times the value… NO ONE knows.. I myself have asked for an appraisal and was told that none was available… BUT it gets better… later… the city of Duncanville taxpayers) GAVE… LET ME MAKE THIS CLEAR>>> GAVE… the property to Paramount Properties… check it out… they have a for sale sign on the property… and you can view it on the internet… it is for sale for $1 million+… and WE GAVE IT TO THEM… WHY??? BURIED… try asking Mayor Green… Kent Cagle… and I guarantee you will recieve a personal profile on your life… I mean… if you ever farted in church… it will be brought out… THIS is the tactic that our PRO-DUNC… (otherwise known as … using our money for their own gain… as we sleep) ACT. Ever wondered why we are spending millions on the revalitizing of downtown Duncanville… COUNT the buildings… then divide it by how many of these properties are owned by the HEAD of PRO-DUNC… Dalton LOTT… not to mention the little property owned by Scott Cannon… (Councilman… ALL FOR IT)… Like I said… I am wanting to paint and re-landscape my home… I truly think it will enhance my neighborhood and probably raise property values and tax revenus… therefore… I … LIKE Dalton Lott… think that my neighbors… and all taxpaying citizens of Duncanville should contribute to my expense… Again… I need only $2,800.00… A lot less than LOTT… FUNNY… let’s do it again… A LOT LESS THAN LOTT…

Somehow when I read it again.. it is not so FUNNY!

Dorothy Burton's Emotional Strategy Won't Work This Time Around

2009-04-19T14:41:00.000-07:00

Councilwoman Dorothy Burton, the mayor pro-tem, won't be able to use her emotional pull the way she did in 2007's election:

“My parents abandoned me when I was 6-months-old, I was sexually abused as a girl and sexually assaulted at 16. I decided to work my way and go to school, some days I didn't even know where I was going to stay or what I was going to have to eat, but I didn't quit. And I'm asking you not to quit on me. We've come too far, and we have too far to go.”

This is sad, but unfortunately this has no bearing on how a councilperson or a taxpayer-funded public servant should act. The disgusting act of Burton placing soiled, bloodied women's underwear for co-workers to see when she was at DART isn't going to fly.

And neither will Burton's emotional problems.

Pro-Dunc Supporters on the Duncanville ISD Education Foundation

2009-04-19T11:09:00.001-07:00

Bolded names are part of the Pro-Duncanville Political Action Committee that virtually controls all of Duncanville politics. Additional affiliations noted in parenthesis.

Duncanville Independent School District Education Foundation

2008-09 OFFICERS

Brandon Sturman, President

Sheila Casey, Vice President- Administration

Southern Lifestyles Magazine

Carla Fahey, Vice President – Development

Community Volunteer
Ken Weaver, Treasurer
City Councilmember

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Larry Bratton (Pro-Dunc)

Retired AAFES

Robert Brown
Duncanville Police Chief

Dr. Michael Burton (Dorothy Burton's Husband)

1^st Eye Care

Mike Chrietzberg

Principal, DHS

Ray Dorton (4B Board)

Lockheed Martin

Lannai Gaines

Wells Fargo Bank

Kevin Gilbert (Close to Earle Jones Jr.)

Hilton Garden Inn Duncanville

David Green

Mayor of Duncanville

Rick Jaynes

Jaynes Memorial Chapel

Earle L. Jones, Jr.(4B Board director)

Duncanville Director of Economic Development

Dalton Lott (Pro-Dunc)

Club Marketing Services

Rhonda Martin (Steve-Martin's sister- in-law)

Inwood National Bank

Natalie Nickerson, DDS.

Dentist

Dan Pickering(Works for Dalton Lott)

Club Marketing Services

Don Pope

Raymond James & Associates

Bobby Turner (on 4b Board)

Retired Dallas ISD Administrator

Terry Webb

Duncanville Fire Chief

Ronald White

Nationwide Insurance

Doris Whitley

Retired DHS teacher

Dr. Alfred Ray

Superintendent of Schools, Ex-Officio

Sherry Wheat, Secretary

Pro-Duncanville's PAC Supporters - Re-Elect Grady Smithey!

2009-04-19T10:58:00.001-07:00

Friends and supporters of re-electing District 4 Councilman Grady Smithey:

Fred Gingerich
Steve Madison
Joseph Piwetz
Dan Pickering — works for Dalton Lott
Glenn Repp
Doyce Smith
Duane Starkey
The P.O. Box on their website and on contribution envelopes is registered to Duane Starkey.

Dalton Lott is the single largest contributor.

Attendees of last year’s Pro-Dunc party at Dalton Lott’s house include the following —

Dalton Lott
Steve Madison
Glenn Repp
Tommy Wolverton
Jim McDonald
Ray Pursley
Allen Conley
Leon Miller
Dan Jespersen
Fred Gingerich
Joseph Piwetz
Doyce Smith

Councilwoman Dorothy Burton to Drop Out of Race?

2009-04-16T14:53:00.001-07:00

Rumors coming out of Duncanville say that incumbent Councilwoman Dorothy Burton, the city's mayor pro-tem, is set to drop out of the race due to the embarrassing personnel file records from her employment at Dallas Area Rapid Transit that came to light this week on The Ellis County Observer and BestSouthwestBlog.com.

In case readers are new to the blogs, or don't know about Burton's firing at DART, here is what we have so far:

[Updated 4/13/09: Dorothy Burton's personnel file from DART has one key documents out of the dozens I have received: DART reports that she admitted to not only planting one pair of bloody, soiled women's underwear, but two pairs, and then instructed fellow DART co-workers not to remove it from plain sight. And Burton is a "motivational speaker?" She teaches "leadership?" And the voters elected her? What in the world...Later in the personnel files, now available at http://groups.yahoo.com/bestsouthwest she admits that she was wrong for planting them. This brazen act of disgusting "leadership" got her fired. All public record. She tried getting a cease and desist on a former councilwoman for possessing the documents, but she'll have a harder time stopping me, hahaha.]

The Texas Open Records Act is a great tool. Web 2.0 and blogs are even better.

BestSouthwestBlog.com and The Ellis County Observer received scores of documents via e-mail on Duncanville at-large Councilwoman Dorothy Burton, who serves as the city's mayor pro-tem, about her past record of employment at Dallas Area Rapid Transit, the taxpayer-funded public transportation agency.

Burton, who is seeking re-election on May 9, was fired for a sexual harassment and hostile environment complaint filed by a co-worker. The allegation(s)? Dorothy Burton, whom Duncanville voters elected in 2003, placed a pair of bloodied, soiled ladies underwear in a filing cabinet in an attempt to force a co-worker to resign and embarrass her.

The details:

Link 1 | Complaint Against Dorothy Burton Page 1

Link 2 | Complaint Against Dorothy Burton Page 2

Burton, who is black, is running against Buck Werner, whose wife is outspoken taxpayer advocate/Duncanville ISD school board trustee Cindy Werner. The quotes attributed to Burton on Page/Link 1 are very disturbing.

Link 3 | Investigation Against Dorothy Burton Page 1

Link 4 | Investigation Against Dorothy Burton Page 2

Link 5 | Investigation Against Dorothy Burton Page 3

Link 6 | Investigation Against Dorothy Burton - Burton's Response Via E-Mail

There are scores and scores of documents that they would be nearly impossible to post here. So, to better have a permanent "archive" on the Web, the documents have been circulated and are available on two Yahoo Discussion Groups (these are free to sign up and users can participate in the discussions via e-mail to the members of the group.)

Yahoo Group 1 | MidlothianTexas.net Yahoo Groups

Yahoo Group 2 | Best Southwest Yahoo Group

Dorothy Burton's Soiled Record at DART

2009-04-13T16:38:00.000-07:00

[Updated 4/13/09: Dorothy Burton's personnel file from DART has one key documents out of the dozens I have received: DART reports that she admitted to not only planting one pair of bloody, soiled women's underwear, but two pairs, and then instructed fellow DART co-workers not to remove it from plain sight. And Burton is a "motivational speaker?" She teaches "leadership?" And the voters elected her? What in the world...Later in the personnel files, now available at http://groups.yahoo.com/bestsouthwest she admits that she was wrong for planting them. This brazen act of disgusting "leadership" got her fired. All public record. She tried getting a cease and desist on a former councilwoman for possessing the documents, but she'll have a harder time stopping me, hahaha.]

Duncanville Councilwoman Dorothy Burton's Soiled Record at DART

The Texas Open Records Act is a great tool. Web 2.0 and blogs are even better.

BestSouthwestBlog.com received scores of documents via e-mail on Duncanville at-large Councilwoman Dorothy Burton, who serves as the city's mayor pro-tem, about her past employment past record at Dallas Area Rapid Transit, the taxpayer-funded public transportation agency.

Burton, who is seeking re-election on May 9, was fired for a sexual harassment and hostile environment complaint filed by a co-worker. The allegation(s)? Dorothy Burton, whom Duncanville voters elected in 2003, placed a pair of bloodied, soiled ladies underwear in a filing cabinet in an attempt to force a co-worker to resign.

The details:

Link 1 | Complaint Against Dorothy Burton Page 1

Link 2 | Complaint Against Dorothy Burton Page 2

Link 3 | Investigation Against Dorothy Burton Page 1

Link 4 | Investigation Against Dorothy Burton Page 2

Link 5 | Investigation Against Dorothy Burton Page 3

Link 6 | Investigation Against Dorothy Burton - Burton's Response Via E-Mail

Yahoo Group 1 | MidlothianTexas.net Yahoo Groups

Yahoo Group 2 | Best Southwest Yahoo Group

Duncanville Councilman Paul Ford's Arrest Video

2009-04-10T18:07:00.000-07:00

Duncanville Mayor David Green is a tyrant. He is a cut-throat power-hungry control freak. The Duncanville City Council reportedly does not utilize Robert's Rules of Order, given the fact that Green arbitrarily canceled a publicly posted meeting because city officials took a taxpayer-financed trip to Washington, D.C.

At the April 7 council meeting, District 3 Councilman Paul Ford is arrested -- arrested! -- for disrupting a council meeting. Ford is no stranger to controversy, but to have a sitting councilman - an elected official running for re-election no less - arrested is beyond overstepping boundaries.

Paul Ford could definitely loosen his past/previous outbursts where Green has called Ford out of order, but this is America, where political debate is to flourish. If Green can get away with breaking a Texas Open Meetings Act law by canceling a publicly posted meeting, Ford did nothing wrong. What rules are these guys following? It's rule by fiat in Duncanville.

Sadly for Green and the others who cannot stand Ford and District 5 Councilwoman Johnette Jameson's opposition on the council, The Ellis County Observer has branched out to serve the true interests in Duncanville with these:

1) BestSouthwestBlog.com

2) ProDuncPAC.com

3) GradySlimey.com

And, coming soon: 4) MayorDavidGreen.com

Grady Smithey in The Ellis County Press

2009-04-04T10:20:00.001-07:00

StopLoop9.com is now up and running.

For those living in Ferris, Lancaster, Wilmer/Hutchins, Glenn Heights, Ovilla, Oak Leaf, Cedar Hill, Midlothian, DeSoto and points in between, this is a worthwhile fight. We must stand together to protect our private property rights.

Sign the petition, join the e-mail newsletter, and let's take this Web site to our neighbors, friends and families.

In this week's issue of The Ellis County Press, I made mention of Duncanville District 4 Councilman Grady Smithey in my weekly column.

Readers can view that issue and the column below:

Link 1 | The Ellis County Press E-Press Issue

Link 2 | ECP's Freedom of the Press Column

We're Hunting Smithey in 2010

2009-03-29T08:38:00.000-07:00

When the District 4 seat comes up for re-election, we're going to be "hunting" too, just like Grady "Slimey" Smithey does. Except this time around, there will be enough dirt and exposed corruption that we'll just wrap it around his neck and drop the trap door.

Source: Southern Dallas Lifestyles Magazine

Smithey won't be just bagging his ducks come May 2010. He'll be bagging his political career.

Grady Slimey's Re-Election 'Steering Committee'

2009-03-28T09:36:00.000-07:00

Do these individuals listed on District 4 Councilman Grady Smithey's steering committee know just how seedy his votes are? The conflicts of interest? The support for the property rights-raping Trans-Texas Corridor?

Link 1: Conflict of Interest w/Dean International
Link 2: Smithey Supports the Trans-Texas Corridor
Link 3: PaulFordReports.com

Among the notable participants on the Steering Committee are Duncanville's political pimp, Steve Madison, who seems to have his hand in everything. Dalton Lott, who has earned possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks and taxpayer-diverted funding for his properties. Oh, and Gerald Hill, who is now waging a fight against District 5 Councilwoman Johnette Jameson.

But the others are...either oblivious or in support of Smithey's corrupt ways:

Roy & Lori Basa

Shirley Basa

LA & Barbara Bell

Cliff & Frankie Boyd

Bob Cummings

Roger & Betty Farrow

Rhelma Gleeson

Bobby Goldman

Fred & Mary Ellen Goodman

Gerald & Bobby Cutler Hill

Dalton & Linda Lott

Don & Mary Loughran

Steve & Janet Madison

Steve Martin

Leo Mattingly

George Moffat

Kaye Oliverio

Marsha Pool

Bobby Roddy

Buddy Ross

Pat Smith

Bill & Sandra Stendebach

Source: Grady Smithey for District 4 Web site

GradySlimey.com | Coming Soon

2009-03-20T16:07:00.000-07:00

The truth about Duncanville District 4 Councilman Grady Smithey is going to be very well known in time for his re-election campaign in 2010. The conflicts of interest, the misuse of power, the seedy relationships he has in being the "Road Warrior" on transportation will all come out in the open.

We work for no one. We are a project of BestSouthwestBlog.com and The Ellis County Observer. Our only mission is to expose the unfruitful works of darkness.

No one will be able to oppose Grady Smithey as anything other than unfruitful and dark after this site exposes him.

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