Update, 2:30 pm – We received this response from the Texas Water Development Board public information office to our questions about the city's proposed central wastewater system project: 1. Is the Board holding a hearing on the City's project on Sept. 16? The original Board meeting date was 9/16, which has changed to 9/23. Pending a completed review, it is anticipated that the Board will consider this application on the Finance Committee Agenda as well as the Board Consent Agenda. 2. Did the TWDB ask the City to hold a public hearing by August 30/31 to discuss the project? No, the TWDB has not requested the City to hold a meeting August 30 or August 31. 3. Is the TWDB questioning the City's ability to pay for the project? TWDB staff has identified that this project will be relatively expensive for the users of the system.
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Mac McCullough
Gary "Catfish" Pigg
Wimberley voters will get another chance on Saturday, Sept. 18 to pick who they want representing them in the disputed Place 2 seat on the city council. Incumbent Mac McCullough and challenger Gary "Catfish" Pigg are squaring off for a second time, after a district judge last month declared the initial May 8 municipal election void and ordered a new election.
We are told this is only the second time that an election in Hays County has been overturned by the courts, which – by itself – is significant. All registered voters in the Wimberley city limits are eligible to vote.
Emotions are still running high and raw between the two candidates and their respective camps. Once again, McCullough and Pigg will get a chance to attest to their worthiness, and their positions on the issues, at a candidate forum scheduled tonight, sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Wimberley Valley Chapter. The forum gets under way at 7 p.m. at the Wimberley Community Center, Blanco Room.
The RoundUp spent some time on the phone this morning interviewing Mr. McCullough and Mr. Pigg. We covered a lot of area, including some of the background of Mr. Pigg's civil lawsuit that forced the new election, the intensely emotional brouhaha that has erupted over the council's recent decision to close Las Flores Rd, the city's proposed wastewater plant and loan application with the state, and, not least, transparency in decision-making at city hall.
The interviews have been edited for style and length. We'll start with the challenger Mr. Pigg and end with Mr. McCullough.
Q & A with Mr. Pigg
Q: Tell us about your civil suit challenging the May 8 election.
A: From what I understand, it was the second time in history of Hays County that it has happened (overturning an election). I met with Joyce Cowan (county elections administrator). She said she had run it (the May 8 results/a two-vote margin) four or five times and it would come back the same all the time. Just by visiting with her I decided not to ask for a recount. I trust Ms. Cowan. During the meeting she made me aware that she thought – the word she used was shenanigans, and was going to write a letter to the district attorney to investigate. We started looking at the rolls and sure enough found some things that weren't right.
We got an attorney (David Rogers - Austin) and filed a petition (in district court contesting the election). This is the only way, for a district judge to look at the evidence. On the third (scheduled) court date we had Judge Crawford. Before we could get started, Mr. McCullough's attorney stood up and said 'we would agree to a re-election.' My heart was happy but my gut was wrenched because nothing was going to happen to the people who changed their addresses to vote in the city election.
Mr. Pigg said his "camp" had paid the fee for his attorney, $5,000.
[Note: Mr. Pigg said the Wimberley View editor was present for the court hearing but did not follow up with a story – although a story was published later on the city's call for a new election that mentioned the judge's ruling. Mr. Pigg said apparently the paper invited Mr. McCullough to submit his version through a guest commentary, which was then followed up by a commentary from Pigg published on the front page.]
Q. The Las Flores Rd closure by the city council really stirred up a lot of people. How is this issue playing into the election and your campaign?
A. I have gained supporters over it. Of course the closing of Las Flores has made 10 or 12 families happy; for another 400 families, unhappy. I don't want to close it personally. It's just the process, the same old thing at city hall; they're going to do what they want to do. There was no feasibility study, no let's talk to the neighbors, no public input. At first it was decided not to do it and two weeks later (the council) voted to do it. The problem is still the same, there's still traffic going through a neighborhood, now it's all on La Buena Vista. It seemed like there was such a big hurry to make decisions on (the council). One thing I learned being on the school board for ten years – without community support and a clear idea of where you're going, people in Wimberley will get really upset. It's a public road and it's not fair if the public can't use it.
I've talked to both sides and one side blames the other for whatever reason. One side says they're trying to kill our children; the other side they are making their children ride their bicycles down the middle of the street. It's time for all that to stop. We're neighbors and we need to love each other. And it's too bad the council has created this. It's the same thing with the sewer (proposed city central wastewater system). Some will personally benefit from it who are pushing it for their agenda. We need transparency in that office and until that happens more and more people are going to be disheartened with our city government.
Q. Questions have arisen about the petition (with 500-plus names) submitted to the council by opponents of the road closing – that it includes names of people who did not sign it or were not asked to be on the list.
A. I believe that Madonna and Mr. Bullock are honorable people. Obviously I don't know (about all the names on the list). It goes to one of my theories that so many people are fed up with their local government; that's happening more and more in our city. They are just so disgusted they feel they have no control . . . so they say I'll sign it, don't bother me any more. The more I go into it the more disgusted I am about things.
Q. A big issue before the city is its application to the Texas Water Development Board for a loan ($4.8 million) to build a central wastewater system. What's your take on this project, and its handling by the city?
A. It's not too late for the sewer thing. The Texas Water Development Board has met with our city officials and told them they have to have a public hearing. The water development board is concerned about whether we (city) can afford the sewer or not. (The city) was told to have a hearing before Aug. 30 and there's been nothing in the paper. Nothing, nothing, nothing. It's business as usual down there. It is a certain day, I think it was Aug. 30. They want city hall to have a hearing to discuss it with the public and the property owners.
[The RoundUp called Mayor Bob Flocke, and we had a call in to the water development board at press time. Mayor Flocke said it is "not true" a pubic hearing has been requested. "The only thing I know about is we're going before the (water development) board for their September meeting to see if they're going to approve the loan. I would say they have not (asked the city for a public hearing)."]
Q & A with Mr. McCullough
Q. What's your take on the civil suit brought by Mr. Pigg against the May 8 election?
A. I don't know it was overturned in as much as when Mr. Pigg sued me in his lawsuit he asked for one of two recourses – be declared the winner or order a new election. We went to the judge and offered to subject ourselves to a new election. In the initial hearing before the judge we were looking at deposing over 30 citizens. The judge was going to call them in, put them under oath and ask them how they voted. The citizens I talked to didn't like that idea at all. My comment to the judge was that I would rather win via being elected by the citizens and voters than I would by trying to win at the courthouse, rather than trying to out-lawyer someone. Sometimes the facts get lost in the circumstances.
I paid for my own lawsuit. Obviously I didn't go looking for it. A well known Wimberley area developer acknowledged to me, publicly, that he is funding this lawsuit (for Mr. Pigg). I find it interesting why a prominent developer is funding Gary's lawsuit.
Q. What about the council's decision to close Las Flores Rd? It has blossomed into quite a controversy.
A. Mr. Pigg has gone out and obviously taken advantage of a situation where I was trying to protect the neighborhood and he's got the other neighborhood all flamed up to vote for him and punish me for what I did for one neighborhood. I understand that, it's politics. (Mr. McCullough said he would not change his position on the closure if he is re-elected.)
We do our best to comply with the Texas Open Meetings Act. I think we go far and above. We post every meeting, every agenda. In direct reference to the Las Flores situation, we held one public meeting at the community center, a completely special meeting to (assess) the situation. It's appalling to me that we had 35 residents show up and now when Mr. Pigg whips up the crowd . . . I am completely proud of how we've been handling public input . . . this is 2010, we don't do back room deals. We can take any scrutiny you want.
Q. The city's central wastewater system project has been bubbling below the surface for some time and there doesn't seem to be a lot of public awareness about it or its status. What can you tell us?
A. Over the past two years we've had three public hearings and public meetings (including with the city's wastewater board) about the viability, sustainability and the affordability of a wastewater sewer plant. We've discussed it in detail. (Mentions $150,000 study in partnership with the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority.) We've shared that information. The Texas Water Development Board is meeting in mid-September to approve a loan request, two-part loan request, for about $4.8 million to help loan us the money to develop the sewer plant.
We've got a community in Wimberley where there's no central sewer system. The entire business core is downtown. As it happens, we're right in the very middle of the drain field that sits between the river and the creek. The drought last year forced us to look seriously at how we can protect the creek and the river. We have to come to grips with the idea of getting a real sewer plant and getting the downtown off septic tanks. We don't have public restrooms. My wife owns probably one of the most viable businesses in downtown, and it's the de facto public restroom. When you have to wait ten minutes to take care of your business . . . it's pathetic in this day and age that we don't have a central sewage system.
[Mr. McCullough explained that shops on the square, including the Wimberley Cafe restaurant, are required to submit their water bills to the city as a way to monitor their consumption. "The city is monitoring the use because we've overbuilt on top of the septic systems. We've paved over them. They are failing, so the way to protect them from total failure is to limit the use." Most (not the cafe) are restricted to about 25 gallons daily, which means they cannot allow use of their facilities to all comers. The cafe's allotment is larger because it serves many more people and has a larger septic system in place.]
(On the loan application and the reported requirement from the water development board for another public hearing): I would refer you to City Administrator (Don) Ferguson. I know we have rescheduled the loan hearing at least one time. If someone's questioning it I'd like to see it in writing and I have not heard from our city administrator. I think the loan application is processing normally.
Q. How will the city pay for the system?
A. I believe we can bring this (wastewater project) in for about $2.5 million. We don't have an ad valorem tax. It will be paid for by the users only. It will not be subsidized from the general budget. Right now we've got about 300 users; that's our projected number and we believe it's an accurate number.
Q. What about actual hook ups?
A. Using my own example, the cafe might be only one customer but will qualify (be charged) as four users (estimated hookup cost of $40,000). We're hoping to drive that down to around $2,000 (for the smaller users and accounts) when we actually get competitive. We have other alternatives; we've not been able to consider them yet but we have alternatives for other (wastewater) providers. We've got Aqua Texas who can be a good provider for us.
[Mr. McCullough did not directly address how many actual hookups are planned nor whether the city intends to force businesses on to the system. We didn't ask. But it is an issue that is likely to draw a lot of resistance and controversy.]
I'm not condemning septic systems. I believe on smaller residential use it's a very well proven concept but when we're sitting in the downtown area in the immediate proximity of the creek and river with the growth we're experiencing . . . we don't want to lose the creek and river (to sewage pollution or) for any reason. The city not only can but has to lead the way in conservation and development of a sewer plant. We have to express this to the users, the residents, to our visitors. We also have to lobby our groundwater conservation districts to put these same feelings and protections in place.
23 comments:
Mr. McCullough, you are wrong. Mr. Pigg did NOT take advantage of a situation where you were trying to protect one neighborhood. He did not get the neighborhood flamed up to vote for him to punish you or anyone else.
Opponents of the closing asked him how he felt about the closing. He responded with the common sense and logic missing from council. He said he would not close a street and reroute the traffic on another neighborhood street (essentially cramming it down their throat without their input or knowledge). Especially when all that was asked for was speed humps and enforcement.
Yes, council held one public meeting and
there were more than 50 people at the public hearing and 37 of them were against the closing. I have the FOR and AGAINST sign in sheets if you'd like to see them.
The 574 names on the petition were for keeping the street open. There are no more than a handful of people on Las Flores that want it closed as per the suggestion of Mayor Flocke. There are also at least 5 property owners on the closed section of Las Flores that DO NOT want it closed.
You had a chance to have a Win/Win situation as you mentioned at the forum. but instead you created a less than desirable situation with neighbor against neighbor on Las Flores and La Buena Vista.
You mentioned at the forum tonight you would listen to the people...574 names on a petition IS THE PEOPLE. You also stated you would protect other neighborhoods. Does this mean you'll be closing any street that residents deem has too much traffic?
Who did a feasibility study before closing the street? Who verified the traffic count figures that were presented to council? Or was it all based on the say so of the people who wanted the speed humps and enforcement?
It's mind boggling the city would, to the tune of thousands of TAXPAYERS dollars, pave and then close Las Flores so essentially, it is now a gated community to which the rest of the community (taxpayers) is denied access.
Council voted 3-2 to keep Las Flores open. The next council meeting with flip flopping of votes, voted 4-1 to close Las Flores. You told me you understood the problem and that closing the street was not the answer, then two weeks later, you vote to close it. By your actions on this matter I have to admit, I have a hard time trusting your decision making and representation in the future.
It's definitely a thankless job and I would never want to be in your position, but we, the voters, of this community, me included, elected you to represent ALL of us, not just a handful. Good luck in this election, may the best candidate win and may future decisions be based on common sense and logic and the good of the ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
Pigg is either a duped fool or an opportunist desperate to get votes. Would he accept the votes of a group of community thugs who intimidate the Las Flores people with their cars if he's not?
This Madonna woman and the Bullock people think this neighborhood is their little fiefdom to do with as they wish. They are acting more like hateful tea party crazies rather than "honorable" neighbors.
If Pigg wins, and the fake architect council member who voted for the closure is a coward and flip flops, they will reverse the closure and the mob bosses will win.
Catfish or a Pigg? Both are trash feeders and that is what he is doing here.
Vote for the McCullough dude. At least he has integrity and the courage to stand up for the minority.
Wow, where has the Wimberley I moved here for over 15 years ago gone?
We have neighbors pitted against neighbors, neighbors intimidating residents with their cars, voters trying to oust council members they just recently voted for, and maybe even friends pitted against friends.
All this unproductive anger because of an extra 1-2 minutes of driving and/or because the city council somehow couldn't simply install speed humps on Las Flores months ago.
We have blog writers and comments saying nasty things about generally good people who are involved in the quasi- complex politics of the area.
We have angry citizens with signs at the post office showing hateful pictures of President Obama with the ludicrous Nazi mustache - which of course is both politically and economically fallacious.
What's next? Pictures of city council members or candidates for city and/or county office with Stalin mustaches? Will we eventually see pictures of Sarah Palin - or Karen Ford - with some dictator's mustache as well?
The way things are going here in Wimberley, I am inclined to say to both Gary and Mac: "May the luckiest man lose."
Get a life, people. And if you can't manage that, I plan to buy stock of the pharma company that sells and distributes the most Lisinopril.
Anonymous you talk about COWARD and you don't even have the intestinal fortitude to use your real name. The garbage and misinformation you spout, implies you must be a juvenile and doesn't even deserve a detailed reply.
Madonna, Ms Mince, and the Bullocks need to get a life. The anger that y'all are generating in the community is over driving one block extra.I drove through the other day thinking it was this monumental change and it took me the same time.There is still a cut-thru. Y'all dont know the meaning of the word compromise.That list of names is highly suspect. Had a friend tell me that she was on the list and never signed it. When asked to take it off they asked her why and her reply because I didn't put it on. The real cowards are you and the people you folks are working up to intimidate others. Mr Pigg you don't present any solution to the Las Flores traffic problem. You sold your soul for votes to the wrong people. They bought you and will use you if you win. You are just a pawn Pigg.
Anonymous if you're talking go me, have the GUTS to use your real name. Or continue the cowardice way. Enjoy your untruthful rants and have fun living in your fantasy world.
From reading the interview it appears Mac is for safety and peaceful living in our community. This is Wimberley and we don't need a lot of outsiders driving fast, honking horns and trashing our community. Mac has more integrity in his pinky than Mr. Pigg has in his whole body.
The petition was circulated in Dr. Jan Strickland office. I know that because a friend told me that's where she signed it, or rather that's where it was more or less pushed upon her. As for me, I wouldn't know Dr. Jan Strickland in a crowd of two, but I did look up her office address. It is 950 2325. That puts it pretty close to the heart of this. Sounds to me like the good Dr. Strickland cares more about the convenience of her patients than the peace, quiet and safety of a nearby neighborhood.
I hope voters can get past their arguing over Las Flores and see this election in bigger terms. Mac has a good grasp of things. His positions on clean water and conservation are are clear and very important to the future of our city. Please remember that when you go vote. Peace to all.
Hey coward Madonna. I'm Anonymous 2. I'm not the same "coward" as Anonymous 1. So make your coward comments distinquishable from each other.
And isn't a coward also someone who encourages stupid lemming people to harass residents with their automobiles while trying to hide behind the higher ground stance? Ring a bell?
Madonna? Or Jezebel?
I would like to know what local businesses asked their customers to sign the petition to reverse the Las Flores decision. At least we could know who not to buy from for inciting community hostility.
Other than Strickland, where else?
Again, when I say "get a life" I mean we should all put things into perspective and tone down the overly-emotional and often nasty comments at each other.
The truth is the Las Flores closure was a strange and much more complex solution to the long ago initial request by the Las Flores residents to install speed humps. It is my understanding that the city determined that the speed humps could not be installed because the street did not have sidewalks, and drivers would create a greater hazard by trying to go around the humps and end up in resident's yards, etc.. As a result, for lack of a better "legal" or safer solution, the council decided to close Las Flores.
Now, I supported the closure ONLY because the city council seemingly couldn't install speed humps and I knew of the dangers imposed on to the Las Flores residents by drivers. More importantly, the residents of Las Flores would have been satisfied with the simple installation of speed humps as well. For some reason, much of which is still not clear, the Las Flores speed hump solution was not a viable option.
Unfortunately, what has happened since the closure is simply unacceptable and dangerous. Twice, drivers have pulled into one Las Flores resident's circular driveway and floored the accelerator through the circle - leaving skid marks and disrupting the neighborhood and the resident's safety. The neighbor next door took pictures of one auto involved - a slate gray pick-up truck - and will be turned over to the authorities if the license plate numbers can be photo-clarified.
Additionally, a few drivers appear to be intentionally going up and down Las Flores at high speeds to prove a point. The only point I can see here is that these marginalized drivers are dumping their hostile energy on the wrong people.
Now, I am a big supporter of organized civil disobedience, but democratic civil disobedience should NOT involve threatening the safety of fellow local citizens - who Madonna correctly describes as passive "victims" of government decision making.
In fact, this type of hostile community activity is not civil disobedience, it is driver hooliganism. I strongly suggest the organizers of the Las Flores anti-closure movement make every effort to rein in the very few "bad apples" within their community action group (if, in fact, they are a part of the group).
Writing as only one party involved in the ownership of the Wimberley Montessori School (children ages 3 through 13 attend the school), I can say without question that we do not like the additional traffic on La Buena Vista Drive that is the result of the Las Flores closure. And we agree that speed humps on Las Flores would have been the best all around solution to this divisive community issue.
But we also feel very strongly that the residents of Las Flores should not be demonized for the well-meaning and apparently no-win decision put forth by the City Council.
So I say again: chill out everyone and focus on what is important in getting this issue involved. Let's solve the Las Flores conflict with intelligence, sensitivity, and respect for our neighbors - and not with hostility and vengeance.
As far as the voting goes, I will be voting for McCullough, who I voted for the first time. But I know Gary Pigg personally and I know he is a good and gentle big man, which is how I think of myself.
Finally, after all this, I just may have to agree with with one of the more humorous Anonymous response lines: "May the luckiest man lose (in the runoff)."
Again, when I say "get a life" I mean we should all put things into perspective and tone down the overly-emotional and often nasty comments at each other.
The truth is the Las Flores closure was a strange and much more complex solution to the long ago initial request by the Las Flores residents to install speed humps. It is my understanding that the city determined that the speed humps could not be installed because the street did not have sidewalks, and drivers would create a greater hazard by trying to go around the humps and end up in resident's yards, etc.. As a result, for lack of a better "legal" or safer solution, the council decided to close Las Flores.
Now, I know the residents of Las Flores would have been satisfied with the simple installation of speed humps as well. For some reason, much of which is still not clear, the Las Flores speed hump solution was not a viable option.
Unfortunately, what has happened since the closure is simply unacceptable and dangerous. Twice, drivers have pulled into one Las Flores resident's circular driveway and floored the accelerator through the circle - leaving skid marks and disrupting the neighborhood and the resident's safety. The neighbor next door took pictures of one auto involved - a slate gray pick-up truck - and will be turned over to the authorities if the license plate numbers can be photo-clarified. Additionally, a few drivers appear to be intentionally going up and down Las Flores at high speeds to prove a point.
Now, I'm big supporter of organized civil disobedience, but democratic civil disobedience should NOT involve threatening the safety of fellow local citizens - who Madonna correctly describes as passive "victims" of government decision making. In fact, this type of hostile community activity is not civil disobedience, it is driver hooliganism.
If possible, I strongly suggest the organizers of the Las Flores anti-closure movement make every effort to rein in the very few "bad apples" within their community action group (if, in fact, they are a part of the group).
Writing as only one party involved in the ownership of the Wimberley Montessori School (children ages 3 through 13 attend the school), I can say without question that we do not like the additional traffic on La Buena Vista Drive that is the result of the Las Flores closure. And we agree that speed humps on Las Flores would have been the best all around solution to this divisive community issue.
But we also feel very strongly that the residents of Las Flores should not be demonized for the well-meaning and apparently no-win decision put forth by the City Council.
So I say again: chill out everyone and focus on what is important in getting this issue involved. Let's solve the Las Flores conflict with intelligence, sensitivity, and respect for our neighbors - and not with hostility and vengeance.
As far as the voting goes, I will be voting for McCullough, who I voted for the first time. But I know Gary Pigg personally and I know he is a good and gentle big man, which is how I think of myself.
In the end, if speed humps cannot be installed on Las Flores, Las Flores should stay closed. It is only a public road if drivers behave like responsible drivers.
You people are as pathetic as your local *newspaper and your cowardly City Council and Mayor. The people that were bitching out on Las Flores should have been politely ignored from the get-go. Any wise politician knows that these small micro-minorities make a lot of noise but soon fade away unless you give them too much attention. Once you sign on to their complaints you are cooked.
What a can of worms has opened up because the Council did not mange the situation they just rolled over and now everybody is pissed off. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a re-call election in the near future, maybe even a dis-incorporation petition.
* Check the erroneous headline today! The 18th is the election day, Early voting started today! JEEZ!
LOL sounds like one of the fascists that would like all minorities in our society to just go away so the mindless majority can just have their way no matter what the consequences.
The real pathetic person here is LOL who is just another majority follower without compassion or a mind of his own.
LOL must stand for "Left Over from Lynch mobs."
Well Ms. Nazi Hunter, I guess we should turn our system of government over to minority rule. Oh yes, they have a name for it; it is called chaos or anarchy. It is always the socialists and fellow travelers that throw around the label, Nazi especially when threatened by truth, which is often.
A pure Democracy has one basic flaw that allows some to think that everyone is part of the decision making even though they are a miniscule part of the electorate. Our Country overcame that flaw by adopting a Republican form of government that allows the people to speak by electing like-minded representatives that will vote their way on the issues of Government.
Since many like your self don’t bother to educate themselves and cast intelligent votes we end up with a bunch of unintelligent complainers. Even a revolution requires intelligence and numbers to succeed. Your type of populist ideology has been around throughout history and has never solved anything nor gained any traction except in Russia, Cuba, China and other socialist states. It is a very destructive social ill.
LOL actually stands for "Lack Of Logic." Here we have a person who has the temerity to lecture us about the "flaw in pure democracy."
Hey Pinochet-breath, there is no flaw in pure democracy, except to the people like you who want to use democratic principles such as equal minority rights to create a repressive majority rule state - per LOL's distorted logic.
He can use all the phony intellectual rhetoric he wants but he is still a closet fascist, plain and simple.
First the blacks, then the Jews, then the immigrants, then the liberals and intellectuals, then 15Las Flores residents, then anyone else who doesn't fit into mob, er, excuse me, majority rule.
The current Wimberley City Council - at least most of them - should be commended for finally having the courage to make a community decision that is not based purely on local crony commercial interests and the ego of a few power-spoiled private citizens.
The safety of 15 to 30 people is always more important than the minor driving hassle of 600 grown up children in automobiles.
To Anonymous who said,
“The safety of 15 to 30 people is always more important than the minor driving hassle of 600 grown up children in automobiles.”
Name just one person that has been injured of killed by an automobile or truck along Las Flores. The people that bitch the loudest are the irresponsible ones that want their kids to play in the street. The streets were paid for by citizens that want to drive on them not to use as a playground. Grown up children are called Adults, but that does not appear to include your hateful self.
Maybe you missed it but our elections and our legislature, our Coty Council are based on Majority Rule. Majority Rule is a basic natural law just like natural selection.
LOL, eg "lack of logic", shows his true colors - or lack of it -in his flawed fascist philosophy.
In a healthy democracy, minority rights and their safety are never subservient to majority (mob) rule. It is a crucial underpinning of democratic principles.
LOL is a dangerous thinker. His mindset is why America has lost its way domestically and globally.
The money to start a frivolous lawsuit against Mac and all the brand new large signs plastered around town, you see that Mr. Pigg has a large war chest-a war chest he did not have the last time he ran 4 months ago. He credits his"camp" for his support. I wonder who his campers are? Maybe Ruth Mince, Doona, Bob, and Glenn Bullock and Madonna Kimball-they are definite supporters of Pigg because of the Las Flores issue. I forgot the good Doctor Strickland (I wonder if you have to sign a petition to vote for Pigg before you receive treatment). Mince's industrial site certainly got the bulk of Las Flores improvements like a new drainage system and pavement. But Pigg does not talk of these issues. Anything to divert you from the real issues. So you went to the trough Pigg.
Frankly, I wouldn’t vote for either one of them. Wimberley shouldn’t even be a City, then all the roads would revert to the County and be better maintained under law and not auctioned off to special interests. That would even take the City off the hook on the “sewer thing” in the square because there would be no City. Think about it, what has being a City done for the people of the area? Answer, Nada.
If I moved here today I would think y'all would be nuts. City's change streets and control traffic flow as an everyday action. As population changes traffic patterns change. The main concern being safety. The nutcases saying it hasn't worked when it is still being contructed is like going on a diet to lose 50# and the second day you say it ain't working so you quit. Habits can be changed, not over night mind you, and the world goes on. There are so many real issues in our community to spend our energy on. Let's focus on our small town way of living, helping each other, safety and security and get over our petty little town squabbles. Peace and love.
What a waste of a blog page!
Why don't you ALL grow-up and become adults living in a mature society?
Nothing is carved in stone.
Why don't residents work with city leaders to resolve the issue. A poor decision was made. It won't be the first or the last.
Bitching and moaning about the situation and bad-mouthing leaders or commenters on this blog is NOT the way to resolve anything.
You people should actually read what you write to view how hostile and stupid you appear.
Rocky is correct in his statements. He seems like the only one on here with any commonsense and awareness.
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