Windcrest Council Candidates

Several Windcrest City Council Candidates and Water District Board candidates have posted Election signs on the street of Windcrest. 

Today the Trio of Red White and Blue signs were given 24 hours to get their signs in compliance with the Secretary of State laws.

  The Windcrest Finance Director mentioned during a recent council meeting that the Loan from EDC had been on the books for several years.

 Check the budgets.  There is a line item within the Economic Development section under line item 13-2315  Due to Gen Fund   $145,000.  There is NO mention of a LOAN.  There is not a corresponding entry in the General Fund of as $145,000 being due from EDC.

 During the EDC board meeting no one admitted knowing anything about a Loan or anything about $145,000 being owed to the city in any form.

 Citizens and City Council Candidates need to read the budget carefully.  As is often said the Devil in in the Details.

Meanwhile the facts indicate this was/is a SECRET LOAN.   The budget should indicate a loan instead of simply saying due from..  Strange.

City Secretary Spewing Lies yet Again

  Remember Jim Shelton motioned to remove 3 members of the Board of Adjustments.  McFall seconded the motion, then Shelton, McFall and Jacobi passed the motion to remove 3 members from the Board of Adjustments.  The only problem, this was ILLEGAL.  According to Windcrest Code there must be written charges and a hearing prior to removal.

  The next council meeting there was an agenda item to correct this.  In steps the famous, City Secretary, claiming those three Board of Adjustments Terms has expired.

News Flash, All three were re-appointed in Jan 2017 for two years.  The City Secretary lied yet again to save the 3 clowns from having to admit their mistake.  The video link below has Shelton's motion, a citizens telling them it was illegal and the council meeting where the same three clowns voted to re-appoint Ms. Dixon.

https://www.facebook.com/windcrestlight/videos/1768598923188718/

WEDC By-Laws

. WEDC had "By-Laws" on the agenda several times last fall.  Each time the item was tabled.  Then Tim Maloney left and Sue Alexander took over as president.
  By-Laws have not been back on the agenda since.  Why are the By-Laws not posted?  They were approved by city council along with the Articles of Incorporation, so where are the By-Laws?

 Do the By-Laws conflict with the current mode of operation?

Windcrest 7-11 Bond

Windcrest- Vote NO in Nov Street Bond- That bond will cost $4 Million in interest. Bad.  Below is from another blog:

 The 7-11 Bond is terrible.  Borrow $7.3 Million for 20 years totals $11 Million.

All Windcrest voters should vote NO to the two Bonds.  $7.4 Mil for Streets, which will ONLY repair 7 Streets.  OK, exactly what does Street Repair entail?  The projected cost involves three different types of repairs.
8" Mill/Overlay @ $89.40 per Sq Yard  (engineers says normal depth 2-10")
3" Mill/Overlay @ $27.62 per Sq Yard
Slurry Seal         @ $27,62 per Sq Yard   (All streets were had this in 2006)

Below are the 7 streets identified in the report with the projected cost of $7.4 Million, that will cost , $11 Million, over 20 Years.  Note: some streets get portions of each type of repair.

Balfour            8" Mill/Overlay, 3" Mill/Overlay and Slurry Seal.
Crestway         3" Mill/Overlay
Eagle Crest     8" Mill/Overlay
Fenwick          8" Mill/Overlay,   3" Mill/Overlay, Slurry Seal,
Midcrown       8" Mill/Overlay    3" Mill/Overlay
Windsor Hill   3" Mill/Overlay and Slurry Seal

When you think of Street Bond to repair streets one thinks of a total repair.  NOT the case here.  The 7 streets proposed for repair include, 6" overlay, 3" overlay and "Slurry Seal."  Read the engineers report carefully, the report indicates the repair to Midcrown alone could use the entire 7.4 Million, depending on what damage the contractor finds has occurred to the road base.  The engineer has indicated removing 8", but also says damage below that depth shall be repaired.
  The Engineer states the normal removal is from 2" to 10", yet his estimates is for 8".  What will be the cost of the additional "2"?  No indication in the report.

 The Fire Department $2 Million Bond was pure guess work, no documentation at all.  This $2 Million is 15 years and will total $2.8 Million.  Council discussion on Sept 5th indicated they could use some of this $2 million to fund a full time Fire Assistant.  In other words, they have already decided this bond is NOT just for a Fire Truck and Equipment, it includes staff.

  This council (three outgoing) have NOT allowed the Volunteer Fire Association to Fund raise this year at all.  No picnic this year, no Donations collected this year at all.  None.  These three are not concerned with the safety of Windcrest citizens, they want you in debt.  Vote NO to both bonds, Windcrest can trim the budget fat and do street repairs.