Windcrest Political Environment: October 2015

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Mayoral Candidates on Ken5 Tonight

Kens 5 interviewed both candidates running for Mayor of Windcrest.

Frank Archuleta was interviewed speaking with a several Windcrest residents at the elections poll site.

The Alan E. Baxter stated during the interview that he had apologized for his use of bad language.

He DID NOT apologize for threatening the Fire Chief with his job, just the language he used. Kens5 mentioned the Mayor survived the attempt to remove him from office. Kens5 did not mention that two council persons that voted NOT Guilty during the mayors hearing are both running for re-election.

James McFall and John Gretz, both voted Not Guilty. They totally approved of the mayor making threats toward the fire chief and the use of foul language. What does that tell you about the character of these two candidates?

It's time for a change folks,
Vote, Kim Wright place 4 and
Matt Vandenberg place 5.
These two have integrity and would never tolerate behavior such as the Mayor displayed toward an employee.

Get out and Vote.

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

James McFall, Poster Guy?

James McFall is running for re-election on the Windcrest City Council. This week a sharp senior citizen wrote a Letter to the Editor suggesting people Vote for Honesty in Windcrest. In her article she says the current city council and mayor have difficulty following the City Charter. She indicated that Four members (McFall included) do not contribute opinions or new ideas to the agenda or during meetings. She says Life-Sized Posters would be just as effective.

I have to agree. James McFall and John Gretz, are both running for re-election. They contribute very little if anything to public council meetings. However, without discussion they always vote affirmative to any motion made by the "Team." Most anything the lone woman, Pam Dodson. suggests gets shot down immediately, tabled or just plan dismissed. The ladies idea of Life-Sized Poster being just as effective is very accurate.

This suggests they have other meetings before the public meeting to form their game plan. The mayor often refers to "Team Windcrest," as if he is the quarterback calling the plays. This writer believes he does ALL the play calling. And if you don't fall inline, well, you only need to listen to him cuss out the ex Fire Chief.

You can hear the uncut version which has been on uTube for some time. Click Here Some say this is old news, but it's the mayor's character that reflects how he runs Team Windcrest.

Get out and Vote:
Kim Wright for Place 4
Matt Vandenberg Place 5
Frank Archuleta, Mayor the NEW- GM- Manager to promote Team Windcrest.

Monday, October 26, 2015

McFall need to Fall

James McFall is running for re-election to Place 4 on the Windcrest City Council. As a recent article in the NE Herald said, he has contributed very little since being appointed to a vacant seat on council. The article mentions you may as well have Life size Cardboard Cuts up there, at least your expectation would be realized.
John Gretz is his silent partner. They both contribute almost nothing to the discussions. That tells me they have already had their discussions before arriving at council. Of course they will deny ever having a quorum, and the walking quorum is difficult to pin down. Actions speak louder than words, so have a look at the recorded council videos. Some times they fidget in the chair, but otherwise could pass for the life size Posters mentioned in the NE Herald.
Vote to remove these two. Do Not vote for the three on the Black Signs.

Vote for Kim Wright, not Mcfall and Vote for Matt Vandenberg, not Gretz. Get some live individuals up there in stead of Posters.

The Spokesperson for this group (when he is not cussing out employees) does ALL the talking and cuts off anyone trying to discuss a possible Con to any issue.

Vote Frank Archuleta for Mayor, not Baxter.

It's time for Change, Please get out and Vote.

Saturday, October 24, 2015

"Liar", "dishonest", and "Untrustworthy"

A Quinnipiac University poll, in which 61% of respondents indicated they did not believe Hillary was honest and trustworthy. Worse, when voters were asked the first word that came to mind about Clinton, the top three replies were (in order of popularity) "liar," "dishonest," and "untrustworthy."

Now fast forward to Oct 21, 2015, a Windcrest senior citizen wrote a "letter to the editor," which was published in The Northeast Herald.

She writes, "I have been a resident of Windcrest for 45 years and never in all those years have I received such twisting of facts that border on manufactured lies."
She goes on to say "The current mayor and council seem to have a major problem following the City Charter. Four of the members do not contribute opinions or new ideas to the agenda or during any meeting; life-sized posters would be just as effective."
She says "... is not happy with recent mail-outs and knows the difference between truth and actual falsehoods.

In my opinoin if Quinnipiac University conducted a poll the results would be much the same.

Please get out and Vote. Do NOT vote for those three on the Black Signs.

Vote for Archuleta, Vandenberg and Wright, these three will follow the Charter and bring Honesty and Truth back to the City Council!

Friday, October 23, 2015

Privileged Status

City Council members again playing the "Privileged Status" once again. Windcrest city parks are closed from 9pm to 6am.
The Windcrest Police informed a candidate that "NO one is allowed into the Parks until 6am. The first day of early voting there were tents, chairs, vehicles etc set up well before 5:30am. When the candidate inquired to the Police, the answer from the Chief of Police was, "let them do whatever they want."
OK, so the City Council running for Re-Election come in early and select their choice of spots to set up camp. Next, the City Council members running for re-election park their cars in the other choice spot normally used for the opposing candidates. Very childish behavior for sitting council members.

The prime vehicle blocking access to area normally used by candidates belongs to none other than this fella:

This is a look alike of the cardboad cut out mentioned in The Herald this week.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Fleecing of Windcrest

James McFall and John Gretz have voted to "Fleece" the residents of Windcrest by voting yes on all the issues below. They don't think for themselves, they just vote as the mayor directs. He hold short meetings with three council members at a time. I have seen the video.

Purchased 10 acre of water rights @ $70,000, said they would transfer to Water District. Did Not happen

Contractor paid some $20,000+ then hid the payments in Special Legal Fees.

Another Contractor paid $1500 without a contract and hid the payments in Special Legal Fees.

Contractors work additional hours in exchange for City Health benefits. Those hours cover the cost of the medical,but NOT the $4,000+ HSA each employee gets. Oops, that was changed from employee to anyone receiving city health benefits.

Contractors given a Stipend along with all city employees. Stipends were originally for city employees, then changed to say those receiving city health benefits.

McFall and Gretz both voted FOR each of the above examples.

It's time for a change at City Hall. Get the two McFall and Gretz off council. They hardly ever contribute any dialog to motions. I believe Jake mentioned once, "We know how we are going to vote before we start the meeting." Need more be said.

Get out and Vote.. Stop the Fleecing of Windcrest.

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Listen to this, then Vote NO - Not in Windcrest!

I was surprised recently to learn that some residents don't follow the local news all that closely. I read where a resident was informed that council meetings were on video that she could watch. The reply was, "you mean the meetings are online?"
So some may think this is old news, but being it's election time and early voting has began I figured this might reach those that missed it the first time around. Mayor Baxter apologized for the language, but never mentions the threats being made and the half truths he stated in the audio.
Besides, the first time around the audio was so full of "Bleeps" it was hard to follow the conversation. Well, this is a link to the uncut, unedited recording. I must warn you, the language is foul.
This the Mayor of Windcrest speaking to an employee. Mayor Baxter curses and threatens the Fire Chief if his wished are not followed.

One sentence laced with *@#*1 would be bad enough, but Mayor Baxter carries on for 10 full minutes. His vocabulary is evidently somewhat limited.

Listen to this Uncut, Unedited recording Click Here for Audio then go Vote-

Note, those two council members running for re-election saw absolutely NOTHING wrong with the tone, message, or language in the audio. Even their 3 candidate black/white sign reflects a dark side to many.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Vote NO WAY on this Character

This is the fella running for re-election as Mayor of Windcrest, Tx. His true character is revealed in the links below. From cursing out an employee, Fire Chief Erick Vargas to the Ethics Commission violations to questionable hiring practices. Baxter won the election last year and immediately after winning filed for County Commissioner. That was a slap in the face for Windcrest citizens. What next?

He even appears on a TV interview with Rick Casey and told several half truths, which Mr. Casey uncovered during a later article.