Notice is hereby given that a General Election is ordered to be held on Saturday, May 9, 2009, for the purpose of electing City Council Members for Position #3, Position #4, and Position #5 for a three-year term each and, if necessary, ordering a runoff election to be held on Saturday, June 13, 2009.
Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted at the Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center, 400 West Walker Street, Monday April 27, 2009 through Thursday April 30, 2009 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Friday May 1, 2009 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and noon, Saturday May 2, 2009 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and Monday May 4, 2009 and Tuesday May 5, 2009 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Request for an application for a ballot by mail shall be made to Barbara F. Long, City Secretary, 300 West Walker Street, League City, Texas 77573 or you can download from the State of Texas. Completed and signed applications for ballot by mail must be received by noon on Friday, May 1, 2009.
The polling places for qualified and registered voters residing in the City of League City will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, May 9, 2009, and are as follows:
L. C. Pct #1 - Galveston Cty Pcts 263, 286, 455, 464, 487 and Harris Cty Pct 655 which lie within the corporate boundaries of the City – Fire Station No. 4, 175 Bay Area Boulevard
L. C. Pct #2 - Galveston Cty Pcts 455, 487, and 488 which lie within the corporate boundaries of the City – Old Fire Station No. 2, 411 Newport Boulevard
L. C. Pct #3 - Galveston Cty Pcts 220, 340, 389, 402, 453, 454, 471, 482, and 487 which lie within the corporate boundaries of the City – Johnnie Arolfo Civic Center, 400 West Walker Street
L. C. Pct #4 - Galveston Cty Pcts 398, 452, 453, 454, 467, 471, and 490 which lie within the corporate boundaries of the City - Fire Station #1, 601 Second Street
L. C. Pct #5 – Galveston Cty Pcts 165, 452, 466, 467, 470, 490, 491, and 493 which lie within the corporate boundaries of the City – Ferguson Elementary School, 1910 South Compass Rose Blvd., South Shore Harbour.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
San Jacinto Day !!!
As we all know Texas is the ONLY state in the union that has been a self sufficient and independent Republic. It’s no wonder we are as we are. On this day, in the mid afternoon of 1836, the Texian army took 18 minutes to defeat the Mexican army and insure the destiny of Texas in what was to be known as the battle of San Jacinto. Many great individuals died before the battle of San Jacinto to make Texas a republic. On that day only 9 Texians lost their lives on the field of battle. A fact Important to remember is that many of the “Texians” who fought in the Battle of Alamo as well as Goliad and San Jacinto were from Mexico. In 1840 the estimated population of Texas was 70,000 much like the population of League City today. TOGETHER they were able to reach a common goal and establish a Republic they could live and thrive in. God bless TEXAS !!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Rain Stories
7.9 inches in Newport. The streets in Newport are under water (about 4ft or better) and some homes may be fighting off the rising water. The Mayor said she was in deep water on Houston Ave. as well as the old part of town. The creek is rising because of the 6 inches received in Friendswood. Seems like Galveston is getting the tornadoes. While we had some very strong winds, I do not believe we had any tornadoes. Must get back to what I was doing... What is your storm story?
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Mayor's Report
Hello Everyone,
Tuesday evenings Council Meeting was a good one, though it lasted until 12:40 am! It was a real example of open government, with much citizen participation, lots of deliberation back and forth between council members, and many good decisions.
When I say citizen participation, just look at the variety of folks that I was able to give proclamations to this time: Recognition was made to the volunteers who picked up Hurricane Ike trash from the Dr. Ned and Fay Dudney Clear Creek Nature Park for 12 hours resulting in 2 tons of trash. The proclamation was made to Vaness Dudney Hamilton and Mike Mize, for organizing the pick-up.
Rex Ward was honored for his continuing work as the head of Clear Creek Environmental for the annual Clear Creek Cleanup. Since its inception, Rex and more than 6000 volunteers have removed from the Creek 4296 tires, 500 freezers, 5 pickup trucks, 1 semi, and more. Thanks to their efforts, our Creek is clean and beautiful, and we should all be very proud!
April 26, 2009, was proclaimed as "American Legion Post #554 Day" in recognition of their hosting the district 9th Annual Conference here. Their organization helps sponsor both Girls State and Boys State, and Hope Village.
Catharin Lewis, curator of the League City Historical Society's One Room School House, gave a short informational presentation about the school located on Kansas and Second Streets, telling the history of the West Bay Common School. The schoolhouse was opened to tours in October, 1993, and since then more than 83,000 adults and children have passed through their doors, 83% from outside League City. The School and Barn Museum are open to visitors most weekdays.
The history of the Ghirardi House was given by Chien Wei, our Parks Director, who sited how the Italian home came to be resting in Heritage Park in the care of the City. He was assisted by Rita Ghirardi, donor of the home, and Dorothy Ludwig, a descendant of one of the 12 Italian families who settled in League City in the early 1900's.
A special presentation was made to Ronnie and Nancy Richards of Butlers Courtyard who are tenants of the Butler Building on Second Street at Michigan Avenue. The Butler building is 100 years old this year, the only remaining commercial building from that era, having been constructed of bricks actually made in League City. A birthday celebration is being planned for later in the year.
In the Public Hearings section of the agenda, no citizen spoke up against issuing a Special Use Permit to T-Mobile for co-locate on an existing cell tower, and Council passed the item 6-1, Paulissen no.
In the other public hearing item, Council voted 4-3 to rezone 13.4 acres on 270 between Main and Hwy 96 from RSF-20 to Office Commercial, which means that it will not be strip centers but offices or an office building. Dissenting votes were Barber, Paulissen, and Sanborn.
We heard several more citizens in the Request for Hearing Before Council. Four from Clear Creek Shores spoke against a Palomino Road bridge across the Creek. Another spoke against the Ghirardi House, and one offered to help organize a Friends of Ghirardi House.
Various and sundry announcements from Council members: the April 18th City Open House at Heritage Park from 11-3 may have to be postponed because of weather. If so, citizens will be notified by phone if they have registered with the City's notification service. There will also be a Seniors 5 K Walk in connection with this Open House. Check the City website for details of this walk. The traffic light at Walker and Hwy 96 is now fully operational-hooray! The next step for the folks who are interested in a Farmers Market will be a bus tour of Houston area Farmers Markets, which has been scheduled for May 30th Everyone who has indicated an interest will receive an email with details.
Under New Business, The April 21st Council Workshop will be held at Butlers Courtyard. The vote was 5-2, with Paulissen and Sanborn dissenting.
Regarding the proposal to spend $68,000 for renovation of the Ghirardi House, there was much back and forth discussion including questions about some Master Plan issues. Although everyone in the room wanted to honor our Italian heritage, the proposal failed with a 3-for, 4-against vote. Generally the feeling was that we need to define a plan for the development of the House before we start working on it, since it is dried in against the weather at this time. For going ahead now-Cones, Baron, Nelson; against-Barber, Paulissen, Sanborn, and Samuelson.
A proposal was passed for a FM 518 Pilot Traffic Program for IH 45 at Main and at Hobbs Road. A uniformed police officer will be stationed at both of these intersections for two hours of prime traffic time morning and afternoon for four days to see if this would help the traffic move through the intersections. Chief Jez said that this experiment will cost the City about $1000 a day, and that he will make the arrangements to do this. Vote was 7-0, so keep your eyes open for this experiment and let us know what you think, if it involves you.
Council voted to temporarily suspend the $25.00 application fee for business registration permits from April 18-24, in an effort to encourage businesses that are operating without permits to either acquire them or renew expired permits. so, if you are one of those, please take advantage of the grace period.
A proposal to set a Public Hearing for April 23rd to discuss long term traffic improvements impacting FM 518 west of IH 45, including the extension of Palomino or another north/south alternative passed 7-0.
The Closed Session item regarding the City Administrators Performance Evaluation passed with no action taken.
Again, this Council meeting was a good meeting with lots of citizen involvement! Thank you for coming!
Remember that Early Voting starts on the 27th, so get to know your candidates and how they feel about the issues. Your vote gives you a say in how our City heads into the future with all of its new issues to tackle.
I invite you to email me with your comments, problems, suggestions. I want to hear what you think and promise to answer you, too.
Though it is a privilege to have you on my email list, if you choose not to receive the Mayors Report, just ask to be removed.
Mayor Toni Randall
Tuesday evenings Council Meeting was a good one, though it lasted until 12:40 am! It was a real example of open government, with much citizen participation, lots of deliberation back and forth between council members, and many good decisions.
When I say citizen participation, just look at the variety of folks that I was able to give proclamations to this time: Recognition was made to the volunteers who picked up Hurricane Ike trash from the Dr. Ned and Fay Dudney Clear Creek Nature Park for 12 hours resulting in 2 tons of trash. The proclamation was made to Vaness Dudney Hamilton and Mike Mize, for organizing the pick-up.
Rex Ward was honored for his continuing work as the head of Clear Creek Environmental for the annual Clear Creek Cleanup. Since its inception, Rex and more than 6000 volunteers have removed from the Creek 4296 tires, 500 freezers, 5 pickup trucks, 1 semi, and more. Thanks to their efforts, our Creek is clean and beautiful, and we should all be very proud!
April 26, 2009, was proclaimed as "American Legion Post #554 Day" in recognition of their hosting the district 9th Annual Conference here. Their organization helps sponsor both Girls State and Boys State, and Hope Village.
Catharin Lewis, curator of the League City Historical Society's One Room School House, gave a short informational presentation about the school located on Kansas and Second Streets, telling the history of the West Bay Common School. The schoolhouse was opened to tours in October, 1993, and since then more than 83,000 adults and children have passed through their doors, 83% from outside League City. The School and Barn Museum are open to visitors most weekdays.
The history of the Ghirardi House was given by Chien Wei, our Parks Director, who sited how the Italian home came to be resting in Heritage Park in the care of the City. He was assisted by Rita Ghirardi, donor of the home, and Dorothy Ludwig, a descendant of one of the 12 Italian families who settled in League City in the early 1900's.
A special presentation was made to Ronnie and Nancy Richards of Butlers Courtyard who are tenants of the Butler Building on Second Street at Michigan Avenue. The Butler building is 100 years old this year, the only remaining commercial building from that era, having been constructed of bricks actually made in League City. A birthday celebration is being planned for later in the year.
In the Public Hearings section of the agenda, no citizen spoke up against issuing a Special Use Permit to T-Mobile for co-locate on an existing cell tower, and Council passed the item 6-1, Paulissen no.
In the other public hearing item, Council voted 4-3 to rezone 13.4 acres on 270 between Main and Hwy 96 from RSF-20 to Office Commercial, which means that it will not be strip centers but offices or an office building. Dissenting votes were Barber, Paulissen, and Sanborn.
We heard several more citizens in the Request for Hearing Before Council. Four from Clear Creek Shores spoke against a Palomino Road bridge across the Creek. Another spoke against the Ghirardi House, and one offered to help organize a Friends of Ghirardi House.
Various and sundry announcements from Council members: the April 18th City Open House at Heritage Park from 11-3 may have to be postponed because of weather. If so, citizens will be notified by phone if they have registered with the City's notification service. There will also be a Seniors 5 K Walk in connection with this Open House. Check the City website for details of this walk. The traffic light at Walker and Hwy 96 is now fully operational-hooray! The next step for the folks who are interested in a Farmers Market will be a bus tour of Houston area Farmers Markets, which has been scheduled for May 30th Everyone who has indicated an interest will receive an email with details.
Under New Business, The April 21st Council Workshop will be held at Butlers Courtyard. The vote was 5-2, with Paulissen and Sanborn dissenting.
Regarding the proposal to spend $68,000 for renovation of the Ghirardi House, there was much back and forth discussion including questions about some Master Plan issues. Although everyone in the room wanted to honor our Italian heritage, the proposal failed with a 3-for, 4-against vote. Generally the feeling was that we need to define a plan for the development of the House before we start working on it, since it is dried in against the weather at this time. For going ahead now-Cones, Baron, Nelson; against-Barber, Paulissen, Sanborn, and Samuelson.
A proposal was passed for a FM 518 Pilot Traffic Program for IH 45 at Main and at Hobbs Road. A uniformed police officer will be stationed at both of these intersections for two hours of prime traffic time morning and afternoon for four days to see if this would help the traffic move through the intersections. Chief Jez said that this experiment will cost the City about $1000 a day, and that he will make the arrangements to do this. Vote was 7-0, so keep your eyes open for this experiment and let us know what you think, if it involves you.
Council voted to temporarily suspend the $25.00 application fee for business registration permits from April 18-24, in an effort to encourage businesses that are operating without permits to either acquire them or renew expired permits. so, if you are one of those, please take advantage of the grace period.
A proposal to set a Public Hearing for April 23rd to discuss long term traffic improvements impacting FM 518 west of IH 45, including the extension of Palomino or another north/south alternative passed 7-0.
The Closed Session item regarding the City Administrators Performance Evaluation passed with no action taken.
Again, this Council meeting was a good meeting with lots of citizen involvement! Thank you for coming!
Remember that Early Voting starts on the 27th, so get to know your candidates and how they feel about the issues. Your vote gives you a say in how our City heads into the future with all of its new issues to tackle.
I invite you to email me with your comments, problems, suggestions. I want to hear what you think and promise to answer you, too.
Though it is a privilege to have you on my email list, if you choose not to receive the Mayors Report, just ask to be removed.
Mayor Toni Randall
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Clear Creek Project Graduation
A break from politics y'all. This is a good thing. Happy Easter !
Project Graduation is having Spirit Nights at the Chick Fil-A in Kemah to raise money for the Alcohol free graduation party. If you are planning to eat out on any of the dates described in the email below we would appreciate you going to the Chick Fil-A in Kemah. The first Spirit Night is this Tuesday so we are trying to get out the word by email/mouth so that we get a good turn out. The address is:
Chick Fil-A
321 FM 2094 Rd (also Marina Bay Dr.)
Kemah, TX 77565
Please be sure to tell the server when you order that this is to support The Clear Creek Project.
Also, please take a minute to read the email below from the Project Graduation Chairperson.
Thanks in advance.
Hugs,
Mary : )
Please let me know what day or days you are available to volunteer for our Project Graduation Spirit Nights at Chick Fil-A. The dates are as follows, we will need 2-4 volunteers each night from 5-8 p.m.
Tuesday, April 14th
Thursday, April 30th
Tuesday, May 5th
Thursday, May 21st
I have sent a flier to the school to be approved. And will try to have it handed out Monday and Tuesday. Please let everyone know that we are doing this and that anyone that dines in or uses the drive thru just needs to let the cashier know that they are support Clear Creek Project Graduation. I have attached the flier for you to send out to friends, family and neighbors.
Thanks so much,
Sandy
Project Graduation is having Spirit Nights at the Chick Fil-A in Kemah to raise money for the Alcohol free graduation party. If you are planning to eat out on any of the dates described in the email below we would appreciate you going to the Chick Fil-A in Kemah. The first Spirit Night is this Tuesday so we are trying to get out the word by email/mouth so that we get a good turn out. The address is:
Chick Fil-A
321 FM 2094 Rd (also Marina Bay Dr.)
Kemah, TX 77565
Please be sure to tell the server when you order that this is to support The Clear Creek Project.
Also, please take a minute to read the email below from the Project Graduation Chairperson.
Thanks in advance.
Hugs,
Mary : )
Please let me know what day or days you are available to volunteer for our Project Graduation Spirit Nights at Chick Fil-A. The dates are as follows, we will need 2-4 volunteers each night from 5-8 p.m.
Tuesday, April 14th
Thursday, April 30th
Tuesday, May 5th
Thursday, May 21st
I have sent a flier to the school to be approved. And will try to have it handed out Monday and Tuesday. Please let everyone know that we are doing this and that anyone that dines in or uses the drive thru just needs to let the cashier know that they are support Clear Creek Project Graduation. I have attached the flier for you to send out to friends, family and neighbors.
Thanks so much,
Sandy
Monday, April 6, 2009
Forum set for April 9th
The League City Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual forum in the council chambers. This year they will start at 6PM with the Council Candidates and include the race for school board. The candidates for School Board will start around 7:30. I understand that the forum will be televised on channel 16. What questions would you like answered at the forum?
Friday, March 27, 2009
Video of the 2009 League City Council Candidates' Forum in Glen Cove
The promised video of the 2009 Glen Cove forum for League City council candidates is finally available.
The quality had to be reduced due to the length, but even so it may take several minutes to load so please be patient. It will play as soon as the download starts, but don’t try to skip forward past the point at which it has loaded until the whole thing has loaded or it will jam. If you do have trouble, try using the ‘download’ button instead.
Please feel free to share this anywhere you like and on any forum you like. I ask only that if you choose to make any edits of your own that you ask my permission before sharing any edited version.
My apologies for the delay in getting this out; I was delayed by some necessary computer maintenance and by having to learn some new things as I was a little more ambitious this year.
We used two cameras this time to avoid loosing anything to battery changes, background noises, blocked views, etc. Editing the two tracks together for the best combination of video and audio was a bit more work than anticipated. I tried to be sure to include every word spoken by the candidates without editing for content; hopefully the result is acceptable.
All of the known and anticipated candidates were informed of this event on February 18th and it was publicly announced at that time on this blog, the League City blog, and at the next city council meeting. The forum took place on the evening of Monday, March 9, 2009.
In response, we had in attendance the following candidates: for place 3 Mick Phalen; for place 4 Mike Lee; and for place 4 Dustin Gooding and Phyllis Sanborn. (In order of appearance by place number and alphabetically.)
Chris Samuelson informed me a couple weeks in advance of an unavoidable business conflict, but ultimately dropped out. Ed Station answered a follow-up call after his late sign up that he had a conflicting HOA meeting. Tommy Cones sent me a note the Friday before the forum that he had a conflicting meeting. Pat Hallisey signed up to run at the last minute about two hours before the forum, which I learned as we were getting set up. He did not respond or appear.
Thanks are due to Brenda Watson for video and photography, Pat Logan for time keeping, Dub & Marie Mixon and Leslie Clarkson for advertising and Dub & Marie especially for cooking hot dogs. Thanks also to the residents of Glen Cove (this was not an HOA event) and to those candidates who did appear.
It is also linked from the latest post on my personal blog.
The same rules of civility regarding irrelevant and disruptive posts as used in Charles Meyer's preceding thread will apply to this thread as well.
Jeff Hagen
The quality had to be reduced due to the length, but even so it may take several minutes to load so please be patient. It will play as soon as the download starts, but don’t try to skip forward past the point at which it has loaded until the whole thing has loaded or it will jam. If you do have trouble, try using the ‘download’ button instead.
Please feel free to share this anywhere you like and on any forum you like. I ask only that if you choose to make any edits of your own that you ask my permission before sharing any edited version.
My apologies for the delay in getting this out; I was delayed by some necessary computer maintenance and by having to learn some new things as I was a little more ambitious this year.
We used two cameras this time to avoid loosing anything to battery changes, background noises, blocked views, etc. Editing the two tracks together for the best combination of video and audio was a bit more work than anticipated. I tried to be sure to include every word spoken by the candidates without editing for content; hopefully the result is acceptable.
All of the known and anticipated candidates were informed of this event on February 18th and it was publicly announced at that time on this blog, the League City blog, and at the next city council meeting. The forum took place on the evening of Monday, March 9, 2009.
In response, we had in attendance the following candidates: for place 3 Mick Phalen; for place 4 Mike Lee; and for place 4 Dustin Gooding and Phyllis Sanborn. (In order of appearance by place number and alphabetically.)
Chris Samuelson informed me a couple weeks in advance of an unavoidable business conflict, but ultimately dropped out. Ed Station answered a follow-up call after his late sign up that he had a conflicting HOA meeting. Tommy Cones sent me a note the Friday before the forum that he had a conflicting meeting. Pat Hallisey signed up to run at the last minute about two hours before the forum, which I learned as we were getting set up. He did not respond or appear.
Thanks are due to Brenda Watson for video and photography, Pat Logan for time keeping, Dub & Marie Mixon and Leslie Clarkson for advertising and Dub & Marie especially for cooking hot dogs. Thanks also to the residents of Glen Cove (this was not an HOA event) and to those candidates who did appear.
It is also linked from the latest post on my personal blog.
The same rules of civility regarding irrelevant and disruptive posts as used in Charles Meyer's preceding thread will apply to this thread as well.
Jeff Hagen
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Topical Discussion of the Candidates and Campaign Issues Only
This thread is dedicated to discussion of the candidates and the issues of the current election. Irrelevant posts intended to malign or disrupt will not be allowed. Where does your candidate stand on:
Who gets your vote and why?
Who gets your goat and why?
- Residential Development
- Government Spending
- Ethics Reform
- Special Interest Influence
- Charter Revision
- The CIP
Who gets your vote and why?
Who gets your goat and why?
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Emails
I have received these emails and thought you might want to comment on them.
The election in May is crucial to Leauge City's future and how our money is spent.
We need people on council who will support our Mayor and the views of the people that live here. In this day and age things are changing fast locally, state and worldwide. We need conservative leaders that have moral and ethical values. We don’t need more of the good ole boy system. That is what you will get if you elect Pat Hallisey, Tommy Cones and Ed Station. If you want change you need to vote for Mike Lee, Mick Phalen and Phylis Sanborn. Mr. Hallisey, thank you for your prior years of service to League City. This is a different town and a different place from 20 years ago. Mr. Hallisey, it’s time to leave your service in the past. Mr. Cones, we thank you for your interesting service. Voting for $390K to be spent on a dog track is not using my money wisely! Your time is up; you need to move into the past. Mr. Station, I am sorry that you associate with these two candidates but your time will never come. League City citizens I urge you to get out vote and make a difference.
Submitted to Galveston Daily News.
Can League City afford 3 more years of poor decision making?
Incumbent Tommy Cones has voted for over 10 housing developments. More houses more traffic.
Incumbent Tommy Cones was investigated by the DA and Grand Jury regarding the new trash contract. He voted in favor of the new trash contract, costing the taxpayers more money.
Incumbent Tommy Cones voted in favor to pay $72,000.00 additional fees to the new trash company for trash collections during Hurricane Ike. This collection was not listed in their contract. FEMA will not reimburse the city for this money.
Incumbent Tommy Cones is involved in a lawsuit over the Glen Cove Bridge
Incumbent Tommy Cones received $5000.00 from the developer who purchased the Glen Cove Bridge. The contribution was made in a non-election year.
Incumbent Tommy Cones has received over $20,000.00 in campaign contributions from Developers, Home Builders Political Action groups; and outside interests.
Incumbent Tommy Cones has spent over $5000.00 of taxpayer’s money traveling to Colorado (where he went skiing); Florida to watch a space launch; and tour Washington D.C.
Incumbent Tommy Cones was given an all expense free trip to California to view a Big League Dream complex. Cones voted for the LC Big League Dreams Project, costing the taxpayers over $22 million dollars. League City has not received revenue from the project.
Incumbent Tommy Cones voted in favor of the $379.000.00 Dog Park, costing the taxpayers the cost of up keep, personnel, etc.
In a time of a soft economy, the Dog Park should not have been a priority.
Incumbent Tommy Cones stated at the February24,2009 council workshop that he “had attended about 90% of the HGAC meetings”. His attendance record indicated that he had attended less than 40% of the meetings.
Incumbent Tommy Cones has been notified by the Texas Ethics Commission regarding numerous alleged campaign filing violations.
Incumbent Tommy Cones demanded and voted for $5000.00 (of taxpayer’s dollars) be spent on soda to be provided at council meetings.
Can League City really afford 3 more years of poor decisions?
VOTE to continue the change
Vote for Mick Phalen
The Top Ten Reasons Why to Vote for Pat Hallisey:
1.)Pat needs a job.
His consulting gigs and his developer money from the last campaigns are all gone.
2.)Pat needs to be in a position where he can feel important.
He has never won an election and his appointed positions that made him feel important have all ended very abruptly.
3.)Pat needs credibility.
After spending tens of thousands of everyone else’s money on losing campaigns no one listens to what he has to say.
4.)Pat needs Developer money.
His friends are tired of paying for his lunches at the country club. And when Pat pays for lunch they all know they will be ordering off Taco Bell’s dollar menu.
5.)Pat needs more friends on his facebook account.
Face book monitors emailed him to say that he needs to have more than 2 people to continue to keep that sight up. (and they do not count multiple email addresses going to the same IP address as legitimate friends)
6.)Pat needs to buy a home.
He needs more room for all the files he will have when he takes those that have wronged him to court.
7.)Pat needs to have someone listen to him.
The help line at dell has blocked his phone number.
8.)Pat needs to buy a new sharpening stone.
He has many more axes to grind.
9.)Pat’s friends need some down time from him.
If you had to listen to him all the time wouldn’t you?
10.)Pat needs to buy anti hacking software
To keep everyone from taking over his computer and posting nasty, hateful thoughts on the web and blaming him.
Any commets?
The election in May is crucial to Leauge City's future and how our money is spent.
We need people on council who will support our Mayor and the views of the people that live here. In this day and age things are changing fast locally, state and worldwide. We need conservative leaders that have moral and ethical values. We don’t need more of the good ole boy system. That is what you will get if you elect Pat Hallisey, Tommy Cones and Ed Station. If you want change you need to vote for Mike Lee, Mick Phalen and Phylis Sanborn. Mr. Hallisey, thank you for your prior years of service to League City. This is a different town and a different place from 20 years ago. Mr. Hallisey, it’s time to leave your service in the past. Mr. Cones, we thank you for your interesting service. Voting for $390K to be spent on a dog track is not using my money wisely! Your time is up; you need to move into the past. Mr. Station, I am sorry that you associate with these two candidates but your time will never come. League City citizens I urge you to get out vote and make a difference.
Submitted to Galveston Daily News.
Can League City afford 3 more years of poor decision making?
Incumbent Tommy Cones has voted for over 10 housing developments. More houses more traffic.
Incumbent Tommy Cones was investigated by the DA and Grand Jury regarding the new trash contract. He voted in favor of the new trash contract, costing the taxpayers more money.
Incumbent Tommy Cones voted in favor to pay $72,000.00 additional fees to the new trash company for trash collections during Hurricane Ike. This collection was not listed in their contract. FEMA will not reimburse the city for this money.
Incumbent Tommy Cones is involved in a lawsuit over the Glen Cove Bridge
Incumbent Tommy Cones received $5000.00 from the developer who purchased the Glen Cove Bridge. The contribution was made in a non-election year.
Incumbent Tommy Cones has received over $20,000.00 in campaign contributions from Developers, Home Builders Political Action groups; and outside interests.
Incumbent Tommy Cones has spent over $5000.00 of taxpayer’s money traveling to Colorado (where he went skiing); Florida to watch a space launch; and tour Washington D.C.
Incumbent Tommy Cones was given an all expense free trip to California to view a Big League Dream complex. Cones voted for the LC Big League Dreams Project, costing the taxpayers over $22 million dollars. League City has not received revenue from the project.
Incumbent Tommy Cones voted in favor of the $379.000.00 Dog Park, costing the taxpayers the cost of up keep, personnel, etc.
In a time of a soft economy, the Dog Park should not have been a priority.
Incumbent Tommy Cones stated at the February24,2009 council workshop that he “had attended about 90% of the HGAC meetings”. His attendance record indicated that he had attended less than 40% of the meetings.
Incumbent Tommy Cones has been notified by the Texas Ethics Commission regarding numerous alleged campaign filing violations.
Incumbent Tommy Cones demanded and voted for $5000.00 (of taxpayer’s dollars) be spent on soda to be provided at council meetings.
Can League City really afford 3 more years of poor decisions?
VOTE to continue the change
Vote for Mick Phalen
The Top Ten Reasons Why to Vote for Pat Hallisey:
1.)Pat needs a job.
His consulting gigs and his developer money from the last campaigns are all gone.
2.)Pat needs to be in a position where he can feel important.
He has never won an election and his appointed positions that made him feel important have all ended very abruptly.
3.)Pat needs credibility.
After spending tens of thousands of everyone else’s money on losing campaigns no one listens to what he has to say.
4.)Pat needs Developer money.
His friends are tired of paying for his lunches at the country club. And when Pat pays for lunch they all know they will be ordering off Taco Bell’s dollar menu.
5.)Pat needs more friends on his facebook account.
Face book monitors emailed him to say that he needs to have more than 2 people to continue to keep that sight up. (and they do not count multiple email addresses going to the same IP address as legitimate friends)
6.)Pat needs to buy a home.
He needs more room for all the files he will have when he takes those that have wronged him to court.
7.)Pat needs to have someone listen to him.
The help line at dell has blocked his phone number.
8.)Pat needs to buy a new sharpening stone.
He has many more axes to grind.
9.)Pat’s friends need some down time from him.
If you had to listen to him all the time wouldn’t you?
10.)Pat needs to buy anti hacking software
To keep everyone from taking over his computer and posting nasty, hateful thoughts on the web and blaming him.
Any commets?
Friday, March 13, 2009
The Mayor's Report
Prior to this Council Meeting, there was a birthday party for League City resident Bertha Iles, who will be 100 years old on March 21st. Birthday cake was served to gathered guests.
I was pleased that there was a large number of visitors present. All council members were in attendance except Tim Paulissen.
In the proclamations department, I was delighted to recognize the accomplishment of the first credit union branch in Clear Springs High School. A certificate was presented to Alex Torres, Assistant School Superintendent and Peggy Zahler, representing JSC Credit Union. The branch is a part of the school's co-op department and is using 4 students.
I also made a proclamation of March 21 as Ms. Bertha Iles Day. Bertha is an active member of our Seniors Program. she arrived for her honorarium in a limousine! Happy Birthday, Bertha!
Half a dozen residents of Clear Creek Shores spoke against a bridge across Clear Creek at Palomino Road, and brought an attorney with them, Leslie Barris, who also spoke to Council against the controversial bridge. Dan Becker spoke about fiscal responsibility, and Forrest Sory echoed Mr. Becker's comments.
The resolution to adopt a schedule of regular additional annual workshops for City Council finally passed. This was the third appearance before Council.
In my Mayors comments, I told everyone that because of delays in selling road bonds due to the terrible market right now, we will be taking a new look at our transportation needs. This comprehensive mobility study will encompass the whole city, the jammed intersections, with an eye also to mass transit: park and ride, and high speed rail. I really feel it is prudent to use this time wisely to be sure that what we are planning will really solve our problems.
Board Members were approved for TIRZ #4 and one member was appointed to DLC. DLC and the Park on Clear Creek Development Authority Corporation were postponed to the next meeting.
A bid for auto parts and batteries was awarded to Russell and Smith Ford through a drawing out of a hat by Peggy Zahler, due to a tie in the bid. Amazing that even in a city as big as ours, we still must resort to such primitive measures at times!
Council voted to create a fulltime "Arborist" position, which we have been without for more than a year. Cones voted no
A date of March 30 was set for a Council Workshop to discuss proposed Charter Amendment propositions. No time has been specified.
A home is being built for a veteran at 2768 Lomelina Lane in Tuscan Lakes. Council voted to waive all City related building and impact fees as an honor to the veteran, pending of course, the legalities involved.
It was announced that the League City Chamber will be hosting a Candidates Forum on April 7 or 9, here in Ciouncil Chambers.
The joint meeting of P&Z, ZBA, and the Historic District Commission scheduled for March 17, has been rescheduled April 21st.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:39.
Next week is Spring Break for CCISD students! Hooray for Daylight Savings Time! Enjoy!
Mayor Toni Randall
I was pleased that there was a large number of visitors present. All council members were in attendance except Tim Paulissen.
In the proclamations department, I was delighted to recognize the accomplishment of the first credit union branch in Clear Springs High School. A certificate was presented to Alex Torres, Assistant School Superintendent and Peggy Zahler, representing JSC Credit Union. The branch is a part of the school's co-op department and is using 4 students.
I also made a proclamation of March 21 as Ms. Bertha Iles Day. Bertha is an active member of our Seniors Program. she arrived for her honorarium in a limousine! Happy Birthday, Bertha!
Half a dozen residents of Clear Creek Shores spoke against a bridge across Clear Creek at Palomino Road, and brought an attorney with them, Leslie Barris, who also spoke to Council against the controversial bridge. Dan Becker spoke about fiscal responsibility, and Forrest Sory echoed Mr. Becker's comments.
The resolution to adopt a schedule of regular additional annual workshops for City Council finally passed. This was the third appearance before Council.
In my Mayors comments, I told everyone that because of delays in selling road bonds due to the terrible market right now, we will be taking a new look at our transportation needs. This comprehensive mobility study will encompass the whole city, the jammed intersections, with an eye also to mass transit: park and ride, and high speed rail. I really feel it is prudent to use this time wisely to be sure that what we are planning will really solve our problems.
Board Members were approved for TIRZ #4 and one member was appointed to DLC. DLC and the Park on Clear Creek Development Authority Corporation were postponed to the next meeting.
A bid for auto parts and batteries was awarded to Russell and Smith Ford through a drawing out of a hat by Peggy Zahler, due to a tie in the bid. Amazing that even in a city as big as ours, we still must resort to such primitive measures at times!
Council voted to create a fulltime "Arborist" position, which we have been without for more than a year. Cones voted no
A date of March 30 was set for a Council Workshop to discuss proposed Charter Amendment propositions. No time has been specified.
A home is being built for a veteran at 2768 Lomelina Lane in Tuscan Lakes. Council voted to waive all City related building and impact fees as an honor to the veteran, pending of course, the legalities involved.
It was announced that the League City Chamber will be hosting a Candidates Forum on April 7 or 9, here in Ciouncil Chambers.
The joint meeting of P&Z, ZBA, and the Historic District Commission scheduled for March 17, has been rescheduled April 21st.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:39.
Next week is Spring Break for CCISD students! Hooray for Daylight Savings Time! Enjoy!
Mayor Toni Randall