Ethics, Really?

So I'm a bit miffed.  I have had at least 2 other people and Mr. Burchard tell me how unethical Mr. Logan is.  And mind you I've called out Bobby Logins' ethics in this blog. But I think that someone who was fined $112,000 over the course of the last 7 years by the Texas Department of Insurance wouldn't be pointing out the ethics of someone else.

In March 2004 the following was listed on the Texas Department Of Insurance - Summary Of Operations For 3rd Quarter, FY 2004  page:

Then in March 2007 the real hickey came, and is also on the Texas Department Of Insurance - Summary Of Operations For 4th Quarter, FY 2007 page:

You will notice in the first case Burchards was the second largest fine, and in the second he was 2x the next closest fine. What does that tell me?  It tells me this wasn't for minor little, oops we forgot something.

Now I'm going to say this one more time, let's talk about issues!!! I'm tired of the talking about who slapped who, or who slept around and cheated on their wife.  Or who chopped down trees or who didn't fire Huseman, or who wants to be holier than thou, or who skipped school in 1957.  Frankly the character card in this race should NEVER have been brought up by either candidate and I said that a month ago.  Hell I've only been here 17 years and even I knew better than to bring up character with these 2. So this race has to come down on issues:

Now that JB Wells is under management how are we going to make sure it stays a vital part of our community and never get into a position where we were at a year ago?

How are we going to deal with the $20,000,000 debt ($6,000,000 + 25 years interest) we've put on our citizens for our water system so that we never are in this position again?

How can we manage our current prosperity to the best benefit of our citizens?

How can we drive visitor friendly businesses downtown to revitalize the wonderful downtown we have?

How are we going to grow our infrastructure to meet the current demands without leaving us hanging in a couple of years without unpaid for projects 1/2 finished when the boom is all over?

How are we going to make sure that a our children have something that keeps them occupied, educated and employed?

How are we going to make sure we're running as efficient a city as possible so that we are never looking to have to lay off employees?

Are we going to pay for museum repairs (millions of $$$'s) with our tax dollars or are we going to make sure private sector and grants are paying for repairs?

Are we going to be business friendly, or are we going to try to keep Gonzales in 1825?

Oh, the list goes on and on, so don't talk to me about who slept with who, or who said what. Geez, it's not even a presidential election and it yet you'd think it was ....I've heard a lot of bs when what we really need is answers to real issues.

God Bless,
Dennis Nesser



 

Today starts it off...

So today is the day you can go down to the city secretary and fill in your paper work to run in the May election.

Remember a few things...
1) Per city rules you must be registered to vote and live in that district(council member) / city(mayor) for 6 months. That means your voter registration card and drivers license have to match where you fall to sleep at since December 2011 (I did tell you that back in October).
2) It cost NOTHING to sign up. That's right, no expense what so ever to sign up to run.
3) There are no party affiliations for city races. You don't have to declare Republican or Democrat or other, as a matter of fact there is no where TO declare such an affiliation.
4) There are, by state law, financial forms that have to be filled out periodically, and you can get in big trouble if you don't.
5) There are guidelines for all signs, printed material, and advertisements that you put out that have to be maintained (Those little disclaimers, etc).
6) We have a wide open Mayoral race (meaning no incumbent) and 2 council seats (3 and 4) running this time.
7) Who is more qualified than YOU? You have ideas, you have talents, you have vision for this town? Then why aren't you running?

So get down to city hall today, ask for your application, sign up and let's have some good, clean exchange of ideas that will help the city grow.

And for the records, those of you who are seriously thinking about it, leave the crappy mud slinging for the mud wrestling shows in the big cities. We don't need to know who didn't wash their hands this morning, or who said what about who, or who did something 25 years ago...it's not pertinent to the issues at hand.

What are those? How are we going to continue our stride to a more transparent city government? How are we going to manage our money better so we don't have to borrow $6,000,000 in the future? How are we going to deal with the influx of people who are coming in the city right now? And how are we going to keep our infrastructure in good shape through all of this? How are we going to make JB Wells accountable and yet be the best little rodeo arena in Texas? Those are just a few of the issues at the top of my head right now.

That's what the voters of Gonzales want to hear about!

God Bless,
Dennis Nesser