Windcrest Water District Take Over??

  Don't believe for a second that the Water District is from being dissolved based on a 'solid relationship' as recently reported.  Just review the facts below to see the trend.

 Fact: The Windcrest City Council approved the first reading of the ordinance to dissolve the Water District.  That  attempt failed due to a boundary issue.  The law concerning dissolution of a Water District states a Water Districts' boundaries have to be totally within the City's boundaries.  The little strip along the IH35 frontage road was the only thing that stopped that attempt.

 Fact: Next, the Windcrest City Council presented a Resolution asking San Antonio City Council to approve for a Boundary Adjustment.  The Boundary Adjustment was for the little strip of land along the IH 35 frontage road that runs in front of the old Frost Bank Building.  The same little strip of land that caused their first attempt to dissolve the Bexar County WCID #10 failed.  This Resolution was scuttled because our Charter states any annexation of land requires a public vote.

Fact: Not a week later City staff and/or Contractors contacted San Antonio seeking a Boundary Correction.  This boundary correction issue is still being worked today!

Fact: A contractor was hired at $2750 per month (not to exceed 20 hours per month) for special projects.  This contractor contacted San Antonio officials concerning boundaries.

Fact:  The WEDC /Director (interim director) monthly report to the Windcrest City Council and WEDC board has stated he is working with San Antonio on "boundary issues that are hindering economic development." 

 This is nothing but a new twist to the same issue.  To take over our Water District #10, first this administration must somehow change the city boundaries so  they include the entire Bexar County WCID #10 boundaries.

 The current Windcrest administration is working this very issue today.  In my opinion a Vote to Re-Elect either incumbent is a Vote to Dissolve our Water District.  The boundary issues hindering economic development have never been an issue until now.  The deeds on those properties have indicated they are located partly in Windcrest and partly in San Antonio for years.  The owners know.  Developers work these issues all the time, no big deal.

I believe our Mayor's attempt to emphasis economic development as the reason for changing the boundaries is nothing but an end run to take over our Water District.  He tried two different methods for a take over, now he is working a third.

Keeping that small strip of land in San Antonio Guarantees the safety of our Water District,  Vote to Keep our Bexar County WCID #10 out of City Control.  Vote Perry and Allen

Mark Perry is currently a Bexar County WCID#10 Board member.  Dennis Allen has vowed vote against any overt or covert attempts to dissolve our Bexar County WCID #10!!

Some 600 residents signed a petition (non binding) to stop the attempt to dissolve the Water District, the Council ignored that petition and voted to approve the first reading of the resolution to dissolve our Water District.  Had it not been for those boundary issues the Bexar County WCID#10 would have been dissolved, I have no doubt.

VOTE: Mark Perry for Mayor  

 VOTE: Dennis Allen for Council Place 5

A Citizens asked council last night to elaborate on the auctioning of the 111 acres.  The Mayor responded False, it was not auctioned
  Well folks, the 111 acres was sold on the Steps of the Bexar County court house on Jan 3, 2012.  Look at page 1 below, the original price was $17,179,045.03.  The 111 acres was sold to SLF IV-Eisenhaurer Point, L.P. for $6,200.000.  Last paragraph on page 2 indicated highest bidder.  Maybe because this was a Foreclosure maybe the actual sale is technically not called an auction, but to the average lay person it looks like it was auctioned.  The county does not usually place "Every Day Low Price" on property sold on the court house steps.  Decide for your self.

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111 Acre Auction- Rest of the Story

On a previous blog you were asked to decide for your self if the Mayor was truthful when he said the 111 acres was NOT auctioned.    Since then a document was obtained from Bexar County Clerks office.  Document #20120100604 filed Dec 12, 2011.  Item 4. Terms of Sale.  states:  "The sale will be conducted as a public auction to the highest bidder for cash..."

  This document was posted the required 20 days prior to the sale.  It was posted at the court house and filed in the Bexar County records.  Nothing to decide now, the official document states the sale will be conducted as a Public Auction.

  A Citizens asked for an appology for both the writer and the citizens of Windcrest for saying the original statement about being auctioned was not true.  Mayor Baxter was quoted in the local Herald saying the PAC letter was lies, all fabricated.  Mayor Baxter still maintained it was not Auctioned.

  As Paul Harvey would say, "Now you have the rest of the Story."