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THERE'S A PICTURE, HIS PROPERTY, WELL, THAT IS PROBABLY LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK THAT IS THE MOST TRAUMATIC, UH, COUNT OF COVERED INSTALLATION I'VE EVER HEARD.I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN ATTORNEY.
BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS HE QUESTIONED ME ABOUT CLEANING OUT THE ROAD DITCH IN THE CITY OF POST OAK BEND, UH, WATER EASEMENT ALONG COUNTY ROAD 2 7 9.
I HAD A SUBCONTRACTOR INSTALL THE COVER, UH, FOR A PROJECT THAT IS NEXT DOOR TO MR. RIDGE'S PROPERTY.
IN DOING SO, WE HAD TO CLEAN THE DITCH OUT, LOWER THE CULVERT SO THAT THE CULVERT WOULD FLOW FULL INSTEAD OF GOING OVER THE ROAD.
AND AS ALWAYS, WE CLEANED THE ENTRANCE AND THE EXIT OF THE CULVERT, THE EXIT, UH, IN ORDER FOR IT NOT TO STAND IN WATER, UH, HAD TO BE CLEANED OUT IN FRONT OF MR. CRAWFORD'S PROPERTY.
I HAD A PICTURE THERE SHOWING HIS PROPERTY LINE WITH AN EXISTING SURVEY STATE THERE THAT SHOWS THE WORK WAS DONE IN THE CITY OF POST OAK BENDS, UH, EASEMENT, THE WATER EASEMENT FOR THE ROAD.
UM, I MET HIM, SHOOK HANDS WITH HIM AND EXPLAINED TO HIM WHY WE DID THAT.
AND HE ASKED ME IF I DID IT AS A COMMISSIONER OR AS A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR.
AND I EXPLAINED TO HIM IT WAS AS A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR.
SINCE THEN, I'VE HAD MULTIPLE EMAILS BACK AND FORTH.
AT ONE POINT, HE WOULD ASK ME, UH, WHAT MY AUTHORITY AS A COMMISSIONER WAS TO DO THAT.
AND I TOLD HIM, I, I SENT HIM A PROJECT AGREEMENT ALONG WITH A, UH, CONTINUING, UM, INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY POST
AND THEN HE REFERRED TO MY ABILITY TO DO IT AS A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR.
AND I TOLD HIM, WE ALWAYS DO THAT.
YOU PUT A A COVER IN, YOU MAKE SURE YOU PUT IT DOWN LOW ENOUGH AND IT FLOWS.
IT DOESN'T, UH, PROHIBIT THE FLOW OF WATER.
AND AS FAR AS HIS REMARKS ABOUT CHARGING HIM, MY COMMENT TO HIM WAS THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE DITCH CLEANED OUT, UH, TO THAT PROFESSIONAL, UH, REALM THAT WE DID.
AND, UH, HE SEEMED TO REALLY GET AGITATED AT THAT POINT.
AND I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THE DITCH THAT WE DID LOOKED MUCH MORE PROFESSIONAL AND DRAINED BETTER, EXCUSE ME, THAN THE, UH, THE DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF HIS EXISTING DRIVEWAY.
AND HE COMPLAINED ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO MOW THE DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DRIVE.
AND I TOLD HIM THIS SIDE WOULD BE, UH, VERY EASILY M AND HE COMPLAINED ABOUT A HUMP.
I TOLD HIM AS A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR, I WOULD COME BACK AND, AND, UH, FINISH IT OFF AND IT RAINED AND THE GROUND SOFTENED UP.
'CAUSE THERE WAS ABOUT A TWO OR THREE INCH, UH, HUMP THERE THEY COMPLAINED ABOUT.
AND SINCE THEN, HE CONTACTED THE MAYOR.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEIR DISCUSSION WAS.
I ALSO CONTACTED THE MAYOR, AND HE SAID THAT HE DIDN'T SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH IT, AND THAT THE DITCH HAD TO BE CLEANED OUT.
AND, UH, SO I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HIS DEMANDS ARE.
HE KEEPS GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN PRIVATE CONTRACTOR AND THE COMMISSIONER.
AND I PROVIDED HIM THE PAPERWORK AS A COMMISSIONER.
SO THIS IS A PRIVATE ISSUE BETWEEN HE AND I AND, UH, I EXPECT TO SEE HIM POST OPEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO HEAR FROM LYDIA, NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT THE NEXT PERSON THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD IS LYDIA BOONE, WHO WANTS TALK ABOUT A COME FORWARD.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
I TRAVELED
BUT DURING THE TIME OF ONE 17, THE LIGHT IS NOT ON TO DEMONSTRATE A SCHOOL ZONE YET.
I STILL ONLY WENT 41 MILES AN HOUR IN A 45 MILE AN HOUR ZONE, WHICH I DIDN'T SPEED.
UM, SO I WAS, UM, LOOKING AT THE FACT THAT MAYBE WE NEED TO SEE ABOUT, UH, PUTTING SOME TIMES OR SOMETHING IN FRONT OF TERRELL HIGH SCHOOL ABOUT
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WHEN THE SCHOOL ZONES ARE, BECAUSE THE, ON, I THINK IT'S NORTH NORTHTOWN ROAD RIGHT THERE, THEY HAVE TIMES ON THAT, AND THEY HAVE A SITTING OFFICER, BUT THIS DOES NOT HAVE A SITTING OFFICER.AND I RECEIVED THIS IN THE MAIL.
UM, IT'S $150, I CAN PAY IT, BUT I THINK EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE AWARE THAT THAT AREA DOES NOT SIGNAGE A SCHOOL ZONE OF TIME.
SO, UM, I'M NOT CONSIDERED THIS MATTER ANOTHER TIME.
THE NEXT, UH, PERSON, UH, IS CAROL CRUZ.
UH, WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ABOUT NUMBER SEVEN TRAVIS LANE? CAROL CRUZ.
I'VE LIVED ON LANE SINCE 1987.
THERE IS, AND I'M PRETTY SURE ALL OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS ARE AWARE OF IT, AND THEY'VE ALL BEEN OUT AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.
UM, I FEEL LIKE IT'S ALSO FOR THE RESIDENTS.
I'M MOWING MY DITCH AND BEER BOTTLES COME FLYING OUT AND CANS CONSTANTLY.
MY MAILBOX HAS BEEN, WENT OVER TWICE THE TRAFFIC STATS UP ON THE ROAD.
YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY VISITORS ON A SUNDAY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET THROUGH THE TRAFFIC.
UM, THE HORSE TRAILERS GOING BY TEARING UP THE ROAD BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY, MANY, MANY TRAILERS THAT GO BY.
UM, I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE THAT MOST OF THE TRIPS WHEN THEY LEAVE AT HIGH SPEED, THEY'RE GONNA THE SHELL STATION OR FOR LIQUOR, BUT IT SURE SEEMS LIKE THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CASE WHEN THEY TOS OUT BOTTLES.
UM, I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING DONE TO THE SAFETY OF ALL RESIDENTS AND CHILDREN IN THAT AREA WOULD BE TAKING THEIR LIFE IN THEIR HANDS ACROSS THE STREET TO VISIT FRIENDS, BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE DO NOT SEEM TO CARE WHAT IS HAPPENING ON, ON THE STREET AS LONG AS THEY HAVE A LITTLE, THEY HAVE A, AN INCOME SYSTEM, WHICH MOST OF THE TIME THEY SHUT DOWN BEFORE, GETS LATE IN THE DAY.
SO DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT DURING THE DAYTIME, BUT I'M THE FIRST HOUSE ON THE LEFT WHEN, WHEN YOU TURN DOWN THE LANE AND IT'S ALL THE WAY TO THE OTHER END OF THE STREET, AND WE CAN HEAR HIM SHOUTING AND THE INTERCOM SYSTEM OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
SO, UM, I WORRY ABOUT THE STATE OF THE HORSES THAT I SEEN GOING BY, UM, AND HOW HEALTHY IT IS FOR THEM, BECAUSE I'VE SEEN SOME BE THAT CERTAINLY DON'T LOOK OVER THEM TO BE RIDDEN, MUCH LESS RUN WITH BODY OF A PERSON ON TOP OF THEM.
UM, I HAD HORSES FOR 30 YEARS AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD EVER DO TO MY HORSE AT THAT AGE, EVER.
UM, I WOULD LIKE THEM TO STOP RUNNING INTO MY FENCE AND THEN DRIVING OFF, LEAVING IT DOWN.
UH, LUCKILY MY BEHIND THE FENCE NEIGHBOR CAME OUT AND SAW THEM AND WENT DOWN TO THE HOUSE AND ASKED THEM TO FIX IT BAD, BUT AT LEAST STAY INSIDE.
ANYWAY, I JUST THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
THE NEXT ITEM IS NINTH, UH, WHO'S ALSO HERE ON SEVEN.
UH, TRAVIS, THIS IS ACTUALLY ON THE AGENDA.
AND COMMISSIONERS CALL CITIZENS, THANK YOU FOR BEING.
AND, UH, HERE ON NUMBER SEVEN FOR RACETRACK AT THE END OF
TOO MUCH TRAFFIC BEATS UP THE ROAD, WHICH IS JUST HORRIBLE AS IT'S, AND ALSO HAS MY WIFE AWAY OPEN BEER BOTTLES,
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MONDAY, A TIRE, ALL THAT STUFF.UM, THE OTHER THING IS THE TRAFFIC SEAT THAT SLOWED DOWN ON OUR TRAVIS LANE, OR EVEN LAST NIGHT, ONCE THEY GET OFF TO 27, 20 SEVENTH, THEY'RE JUST JUMPING ON THERE AT SOME AND STUFF.
AND I KNOW THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS OUT ON RIGHT ON TRAVIS LANE, 27TH, 27TH, 27 COUNTY ROAD, 43 UP, WAY 27, 27 DOWN AT 2 43 HAD ACCIDENT.
I'M WORRIED TO CARE TO SEE THAT RACETRACK CLOSE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE.
NEXT PERSON THAT WISHES TO SPEAK IS CINDY KANER.
ALSO ON NUMBER SEVEN, TRAVIS MORNING.
I ALSO AM A CITIZEN TAXPAYER OF HAM COUNTY AS WELL.
AND I'M CONCERNED A SAFETY CONCERN WITH TRAFFIC.
UH, MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE ALSO, UH, EXPERIENCED PEOPLE COMING OUT, PULLING OUT FROM TRAVIS LANE WITH THEIR HORSES INTO OUR LANE, AND WE'VE HAD TO LITERALLY SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO PEOPLE HITTING US.
WE'VE ALSO BEEN BEHIND THESE TRUCKS AND HORSE TRAILERS PULLING TRAILERS WITH THE HORSES HANGING OUT, WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE.
BUT THE HORSE TRAILER IS DOING THIS AS WELL, VERY UNSAFE.
UH, I DID DRIVE DOWN THERE MYSELF, UH, WITNESSED ALL BEER BOTTLES THAT ARE LAYING DOWN IN THE DITCHES.
BUT, UM, IT CONCERNS ME, AND I'M AWARE OF THE ACCIDENTS THEY JUST SPOKE ABOUT.
UM, THERE WAS A DEATH A FEW MONTHS AGO.
UNDERSTAND IT WAS FROM, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HERE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT SOMEONE DYING IN THIS, UM, THIS RACETRACK, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IS OWNED BY THE GENTLEMAN'S OWNED ONE OVER ON 1 1 18.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S THE SAME OWNER FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND HE IS.
AND I'M STILL LIKE, THE COURT NEEDS TO TAKE CITIZEN OF POLAND COUNTY INTO RESPECT OF THEIR SAFETY AND THEIR CONCERNS AND GET SOMEONE IN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS AND, UH, TAKE CARE OF OUR CITIZENS OUT THERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON THE PRIVATE LANE.
AND, BUT THANK, UH, THE LAST PERSON I HAVE ON MY LIST SIGNED IN THE SPEECH IS JUDY JOIE.
MS. JOIE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND I BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE TOPIC DISCUSS.
AND IF I MAY JUST ADDRESS ONE OTHER ISSUE THAT'S BEEN ON THE AGENDA.
YOU CAN, UH, DISCUSS ANYTHING.
SO I'LL JUST SAY GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME.
I'D LIKE TO, UH, RAISE A POINT WITH MR. THOMAS WITH DUE RESPECT, SIR, I'M A MEMBER OF THE TEA PARTY OF KAMAN COUNTY AND I AM NOT A RADICAL.
AND ALSO YOU ACCUSED OUR COMMISSIONER, MR. ZALE, OF BEING A WHISTLEBLOWER EARLIER THIS MORNING, BUT JUST DON'T BE SO CERTAIN THAT HE WAS THE WHISTLE BLOWER.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK COMMISSIONER ROSALE FOR THE FINE WORK HE'S DOING IN PRECINCT ONE.
OUR ROADS ARE FINALLY GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN DRIVE ON MOST OF THEM AFTER THE GOOD JOB THAT HE AND HIS CREW HAVE DONE OF REPAVING THEM.
I KNOW OTHER GOOD WORK IS BEING DONE IN THE COUNTY BY THE OTHER PRECINCT, AND I JUST THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
ALRIGHT, THE, UH, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.
AND I ONLY THING I HAVE CORRESPONDENCE IS THAT I RECEIVED THIS MORNING BE RECEIVED COMBINE, VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, WILL HAVE A BARBECUE DINNER AND LIVE AUCTION ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24TH.
SO I, THAT, THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE.
THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, JUST SO YOU'LL KNOW.
IT'S MY INTENT THAT WE WILL DISCUSS, UH, AS MANY AS WE'LL DISCUSS ALL OF THESE ITEMS, UH, BEFORE WE TAKE A BREAK, BEFORE WE ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION HERE, JUST IN A LITTLE WHILE.
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CONSENT AGENDA ITEM THAT IS MADE TO ACCEPT MINUTES FOR THE AUGUST 25TH, 2015 MEETING, THE SEPTEMBER THE SECOND 2015 MEETING, AND THE SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2015 MEETING, UH, HAVE MEETING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING ELECTRIC FARMER'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE TO CONSTRUCT ELECTRICAL LINES WITHIN THE DALTON COUNTY DRIVEWAY AT THE, UH, CORNER OF, UH, CORNER OF DIAMOND ACRES AND NEIL ROAD IN COUNTY PRECINCT.NUMBER TWO, ITEM C IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACCEPTING A POLICY ON THE, UH, CAMAN COUNTY PAYROLL CHANGES.
AND THEN ITEM D IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING REQUEST FROM THE HIGH POINT WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION TO INSTALL AND DOOR FOR A WATERLINE ACROSS THE SAMUEL, UH, ROAD IN TON COUNTY PRECINCT THREE.
DO ANY OF THE COURT MEMBERS HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ANY OF THESE ITEMS? AGENDA I HAVE, WE NEED TO MAKE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NAME CHANGE TO THE SEPTEMBER 14 MINUTES FROM LYNETTE FULLER TO ELL FULLER.
AND I WOULD ASK THAT IF THE COURT LOOKS AT MAYBE SOME SORT OF COURT RULE, THEY WOULD PLEASE HAVE THE PERSON COME UP, SAY THEIR NAME, AND THEN SPELL IT.
IT WOULD MAKE IT A LOT EASIER BECAUSE THEN YOU TELL IT'S PART ON.
WE, UH, CERTAINLY CAN DO THAT.
AND WE TAKE, THAT'S SOMETHING WE LOOK AT TODAY.
I, ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER SHANE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? NEXT ITEM, THOSE ITEM THREE.
AND, UH, THAT IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACCEPTING A DONATION FROM CARL AND WENDY THOMAS, A MONETARY LABOR MATERIALS AND IN KIND DONATIONS FOR THE ERECTIONS OF A MEMORIAL FOR FA COUNTY FALLEN OFFICERS.
BE LOCATED, UH, AT THE, UH, FALTON COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER PURSUANT TO TEXAS CODE 81 3 2.
DO I HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR ANY, UH, QUESTIONS ABOUT ON AGENDA? WE'VE ALREADY HEARD SOME OBVIOUSLY, UH, DURING THE OPENING FORUM, PART OF THE READING.
UH, BUT, UH, MR DO YOU HAVE ANY, UH, QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? I HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
UH, SINCE I WAS PERSONALLY ATTACKED BY MR. THOMAS, UM, FOR SOME REASON, UM, I JUST WANT TO LET THE COURT AND THE PUBLIC BE ON RECORD, UM, THAT I WAS ALERTED ABOUT THE, UH, WEDNESDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 31ST, THAT SOME TYPE OF MEMORIAL OR LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, FOR THURSDAY MORNING AT EIGHT 30.
AND HAVING PREVIOUSLY MISSED A SIMILAR, UH, SERVICE AT I THINK THE FLAG POLE.
UM, BECAUSE OF, FOR LACK OF INVITATION, UH, I INTENDED TO SHOW MY SUPPORT AND GRATITUDE FOR DEDICATED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BY ATTENDING UPON ARRIVAL.
HOWEVER, I DISCOVERED THAT A CONCRETE SLAB AND SIDEWALK HAD ALREADY BEEN POURED.
BUT A BIGGER SURPRISE WAS THE STATEMENT BY LINDA THOMAS THAT SHE WAS BUILDING A MONUMENT MEMORIAL TO HONOR HER BROTHER.
UH, AND IT WAS ON COUNTY PROPERTY.
UH, THIS WAS WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE, UH, THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT APPROVAL.
UH, I IMMEDIATELY CONVERTED WITH OUR COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF COUNSEL ABOUT THIS AND, UH, WAS ASSURED THAT IT WOULD BE ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S COURT MEETING.
UH, I DON'T APPRECIATE THE POSITION THAT THIS PUTS THE COMMISSIONER'S IN.
UH, I HOPE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THIS APPEARS TO THE CITIZENS.
UM, WITH THIS BLATANT DISREGARD OF AUTHORITY OF THIS COURT.
HOPEFULLY THE CITIZENS CAN NOW UNDERSTAND, UM, THE DISTRUST THAT HAPPENS BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENTS.
UM, IF I CAN'T TRUST EVERYTHING THAT OFFICIALS TELL US, IT'S, IT'S REALLY HARD TO, TO, UH, TRUST ANYTHING THEY SAY.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO WORK TOGETHER FOR OUR CITIZENS OR TAXPAYERS TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE, NOT HAVE OUR OWN POLITICAL AGENDA.
THEY'RE MAKING COUNTY GOVERNMENT REALLY MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT HAS TO BE.
UH, I PRAY THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER ON THIS ISSUE.
UM, I THINK WE SHOULD THOROUGHLY DISCUSS ANY SUCH PROJECT BEFORE WE MAKE THESE KIND OF DECISIONS.
UM, YOU KNOW, EXACTLY WHO'S BE HONORED.
IS IT ALL PASSED LAW ENFORCEMENT, ONE PARTICULAR OFFICER? IS IT OFFICERS KILLED IN OF DUTY? AND THAT MR. MYERS RELATED ONE OF OUR MOST RECENT HISTORY, OUR, OUR SL, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, UM, YOU KNOW, I SUGGESTED, UM, WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THE BOND ELECTION FOR THE COURTS BUILDING OF BUILDING A MEMORIAL
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INSIDE THE BUILDING OR POSSIBLY ON THE LANDSCAPE, UM, AT THE BUILDING TO, TO HONOR, UM, THESE DEDICATED OFFICIALS.UM, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS CONSIDERED THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT.
UM, AND, AND MY HOPE IS THAT MY BELIEF IS THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE THIS.
I I THINK THIS COULD BE A REALLY GROUND THING.
I'M, I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT, BUT I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE DONE, UH, WITH THE PROPER STEPS.
I THINK, UH, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO CONSIDER THE LOCATION.
I KNOW THAT WE NOW HAVE A SITE PLAN FOR THE JAIL AND TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T INTERFERE WITH ANY FUTURE BUILDINGS.
PERHAPS IT WOULD BE BETTER TO BE LOCATED NEAR THE, UH, PROPOSED, UM, COURTS BUILDING AT SOME POINT.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A DEFINITE SPOT FOR IT.
POSSIBLY WE COULD WORK IT INTO THE LANDSCAPE OF THE NEW COURTS BUILDING AND MAKE IT A PART OF IT.
MYSELF, I'M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE BLACK.
I THINK WE NEED TO, UH, WE NEED TO STEP BACK AND LOOK AT IT AND DISCUSS COMMISSION COURT, HAVE A WORKSHOP ON.
WE CAN GET EVERYBODY'S INPUT, POSSIBLY FORM THE COMMITTEE FOR CITIZENS THAT BE IN CHARGE OF THIS AND GIVE THEIR, UH, SUGGESTIONS.
AND, AND I SAY JUST LOOK AT THE, AT THE MASTER PLAN AND, AND TWO, LIKE, UH, INDIVIDUAL STADIUM, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE COST OF MAINTENANCE AND, AND YOU KNOW, WHERE IT'S AT AND WE HAVE IRRIGATION TO IT OR ELECTRICITY.
UM, I I JUST THINK IT'S TIME TO STOP DOING THINGS HAPHAZARDLY AND OUT ORDER AND PUT SOME THOUGHT AND PLANNING INTO IT.
AND, UM, THIS, THE BASICNESS AND SECRECY AND POLITICAL POSTURE IS VERY UNPRODUCTIVE AND FRANKLY MAKES SOME CITIZENS, UM, DISCUSS IT AND I THINK DISTRUST THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION IF WE TABLE THIS UNTIL WE CAN HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION WORKSHOP ON MEETING FORM THE COMMITTEE.
LET'S NOT EXCLUDE ANYBODY IN THIS COUNTY THAT WOULD TO PARTICIPATE.
AND OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, FROM COMMISSIONER ROSA ITEM TABLE.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I I'M ON CALL FOR DISCUSSION AS SOON AS I HAVE A SECOND.
DO I HAVE A SECOND TO COMMISSIONER? UH, COMMISSIONER UH, SHANE.
UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
UH, SINCE UH, THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP THIS MORNING, UH, I WAS, UH, GIVEN OR SENT A COPY OF AN ARTICLE THAT APPEARED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE KAMAN COUNTY TEA PARTY.
AND IT'S RELEVANT TO THIS DISCUSSION THIS MORNING BECAUSE IT ACCUSES ME AND COMMISSIONER JACKIE ALLEN OF BEING INVOLVED IN AN ILLEGAL ACT.
AND I'LL JUST READ, I'M NOT GONNA READ THE WHOLE THING TO YOU.
YOU'D LIKE TO GO TO THE COLMAN COUNTY WEBSITE.
THAT'S GOT MY PICTURE, WHICH ACTUALLY IS A PRETTY GOOD LOOKING PICTURE.
I, SO RAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
BUT IT SAYS, A WHISTLEBLOWER HAS INFORMED THE TALLMAN COUNTY TEA PARTIES THAT CONSTRUCTION OF A MEMORIAL HAS BEGUN ON COUNTY PROPERTY NEAR THE SHERIFF'S OR JAIL WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OR PERMISSION OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
IT ONLY, OR IT APPEARS THAT THE ONLY COMMISSIONERS WHO WERE AWARE OF THE PROJECT WERE COUNTY JUDGE BRUCE WOOD AND COMMISSIONER JAKE ALLEN.
IS THAT TRUE ON YOUR PART? WE WERE ASKED TO ATTEND A PICTURE TAKING CEREMONY THAT MORNING OF, UH, THIS WONDERFUL MEMORIAL THAT IS TO BE ERECTED AT THE, UH, ON THE JAIL SIDE.
UH, HIGH IN NO WAY KNEW THAT CONSTRUCTION HAD STARTED.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT UNTIL I GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND WALKED TO THE SITE WHERE THERE WERE SEVERAL OF US THAT HAD OUR PICTURE MADE, INCLUDING COMMISSIONER
UH, AND THEN THE ARTICLE WINDS UP SAYING THAT, UH, IT IS TIME FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTY TO HOLD WOOD RESPONSIBLE FOR A SERIAL INCOMPETENCE, BRAZEN LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND VISUAL DISREGARD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO PAY BILLS.
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ALLOW OUR COUNTY CONTINUE TO BE RUN THIS WAY.I UNDERSTAND THAT I'VE MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE MISTAKES.
I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE APPROVING ANY MEMORIAL THAT HAD ALREADY STARTED CONSTRUCTION AT THE HAM COUNTY JAIL.
AND, UH, MS. THOMAS, WOULD YOU VERIFY THAT, THAT I WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THIS? YOU WERE NOT CONTACTED? NO SIR.
SHERIFF, WOULD YOU CONTACT WITH YOU? UH, ALSO I DIDN'T CONTACT YOU BY A JUDGE AND NOR WAS COMMISSIONER ALLEN CONTACT? NO.
SO, MR. MYERS, THIS, YOU ARE THE PRESIDENT OF THE KAMAN COUNTY TEA PARTY? YES, SIR.
I WOULD EXPECT THE RETRACTION, UH, WHETHER YOU WERE WILLING TO DO THAT.
BUT I WANTED TO CLEAR THAT UP BECAUSE THAT IS NOT, AND WHEN YOU PER FIRST MY NAME AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER, MR. ALLEN, UH, THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE.
SO WE HAVE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE A MOTION PENDING FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM ANYONE BEFORE WE VOTE.
JUDGE, DID I SAY SO? YES, SHERIFF, ON YOUR AREA THAT YOU, WELL, THIS, THIS IS MY FAULT.
UH, WHEN WENDY CAME TO ME AND TALKED ABOUT THIS AND, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT IT, I FAILED TO TELL HER IT HAD TO BE, UH, COME FOR COURT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT OUR DONATION NOT BEING DONATED TO US.
SO ALL OF THIS, UH, HOORAH HERE IS, IS MY FAULT.
UH, NOT INTENTIONALLY OVERSIGHT.
I SHOULD HAVE, UH, APPRISED HER OF THE LAW.
BUT, UH, SHE AND IN NO WAY WAS TRYING TO BE DECEITFUL OR ANYTHING.
AND I DON'T THINK ANY RATIONAL PERSON WOULD BELIEVE THERE'S SOME GRANT CONSPIRACY WHEN EVERY CRIMINAL COURT JUDGE IN THE DA WAS INVITED OUT THERE.
AND, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY HAVE, UH, SUFFERED A GRIEVANCE, UH, YOU KNOW, GRIEVANCE TO THEIR, UH, FAMILY AND I'VE APOLOGIZED TO THEM ALREADY FOR THAT.
THAT THAT'S ALL TO THANK YOU, MR. I'LL LET YOU SPEAK SINCE I CALLED YOU OUT.
AND THANK YOU SHERIFF FOR THAT.
I APPRECIATE THAT, THAT, THAT THAT HELPS QUITE A.