Complaint filed

Anyone wondering why the Max Kelly for City Council sign has been removed? I just got wind of a complaint being filed with the Ethics Commission because I don't have a treasurer and I have not filed a campaign apllication with the city secretary, my sign does not have a disclaimer stating who my treasurer is and I am to early for campaign 2011. So I am looking for a volunteer to be my Treasurer. Until I can meet the legal requirements with my satire, no more sign. This is a rough town!

Chris Reed Day Shutdown again by Council

Chris Reed day was shutdown again by the City of League City by leaving the item tabled. I guess some grudges die hard. The audio still stinks on channel 16!

If the Rich East Siders Don't Want the Bypass, Cancel it and Fix the Traffic on the West Side!

If the rich people of South Shore Harbor, Davis Road or the Preserve, don't want the bypass, cancel it and do some traffic fixes on the west side of town. I say, let them eat Carbon Monoxide.

Who is strong enough to face me for Tim Paulissen's Open Seat?

When Tim Paulissen runs for Mayor in 2011, which of the Republicans will have the guts to face me? Chris Stevens? None of them have had a race with a real Democrat since Neil Baron won by a lanslide.

League City Voters have Cranial Rectal Syndrome

League City voters elected ultra conservative Joanna Sharp, the Republican darling of League City. Where were the rest of the voters? Where were the 18,000 Democrats of League City? Does this spell trouble for the Democratic ticket in Galveston County this November? Looks like the more things change in League City; the more things stay the same.

I Am Back

I am running for council and I am starting early. I am back, I am taking over, after a much needed hiatus, I am here to liven up this town. I am glad to see nothing has changed much in my absence. Marc asked me to take over, so here I am. While Marc tried hard, he was too right, so let's put some left influence back into League City. So tell me, what is on your mind. Last night's council meeting was quite a spectacle, didn't you think? I will be changing this back to the old address soon.

Year Long Ordeal, Ends in Tragedy.

The young man who was accused of an altercation on and off the road with the mayor of League City Toni Randall, Denshay “D.J.” Benson, 18, was found in his home with a gunshot wound to the head.

Benson was charged with deadly contact with a vehicle and assualt with bodiliy injury. For a period of time, evidence in the case against him for went uncollected by Clear Lake Shores police because the complainant failed to provide evidence such as X Rays or other records from a hospital or doctors visit to substiantiate claims of injury. This caused delays in the case moving through the system.

Outsiders seek the truth too in this case.

A plea bargain deal was set for last week, but the meeting never took place. The DA would not comment on the reasons why the meeting did not take place. One can only imagine that this issue weighed heavily on this young man and that its fair resolution was important to him. D.J. has maintained that he was never the aggressor throughout the entire process of this case. News article May 21 2009 This is a tragedy for his family and the community.

News article May 11 2010


Our hearts go out to Mrs. Ford for the loss of her son.

Election Results Change our Form Of Government

I hope everyone had a great "Mothers Day"

All of the nineteen propositions passed by large margins. This means that League City will now have the chief executive be the city manager. Let's hope that this will bring in a new era of better planning and management to our city.

Congratulations to Joanna Sharp-Dawson on her election to Council. The Council election and charter amendment results are as follows,

Tim Paulissen 2226 100%

Joanna Sharp Dawson (Winner) 1617 55.91%
Tim Holloway 299 10.34%
Thomas “Tommy” Garland 879 30.40%
Chris Stevens 97 3.35%

League City Charter Amendments
For Against
Proposition 1 2030 72% 751 28%
Proposition 2 1958 71% 797 29%
Proposition 3 2443 86% 393 14%
Proposition 4 1677 61% 1090 39%
Proposition 5 2575 94% 172 6%
Proposition 6 2514 93% 202 7%
Proposition 7 2466 91% 250 9%
Proposition 8 2376 88% 314 12%
Proposition 9 2584 94% 157 6%
Proposition 10 2396 90% 278 10%
Proposition 11 2307 86% 363 14%
Proposition 12 2568 94% 167 6%
Proposition 13 2568 94% 158 6%
Proposition 14 2599 95% 133 5%
Proposition 15 2408 90% 269 10%
Proposition 16 2393 89% 284 11%
Proposition 17 2468 92% 213 8%
Proposition 18 2492 93% 197 7%
Proposition 19 2534 93% 181 7%

On another note, it is very disappointing that only approximately 2850 voters decided the outcome for the election.

Redflex Cameras turned off in Arizona

PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona is ending a groundbreaking and contentious program that put speed cameras along Phoenix-area freeways and in vans deployed across the state.

Opponents have argued the cameras open the door for wider "Big Brother" surveillance and are more about making money than safety. The program has been the target of an initiative measure proposed for the November ballot.

Even Gov. Jan Brewer has said she doesn't like the cameras, and her intention to end the program was first disclosed in her January budget proposal. That was followed by a non-renewal letter sent by the Arizona Department of Public Safety this week to the private company that runs the program.

Scottsdale-based Redflex said Thursday that the 36 fixed cameras will be turned off and the 40 vans taken off highways on July 16, the day after its state contract expires.

The non-renewal letter was first reported by The Arizona Republic.

The camera program was instituted by Brewer's predecessor, Janet Napolitano, now the Homeland Security secretary. Cameras were introduced in September 2008 and were added until all 76 were up and running by January 2009.

Lawmakers considered repeal proposals within months, but set the issue aside and appealed for calmer debate when a passing motorist fatally shot a camera-van operator doing paperwork in his marked vehicle in April 2009.

The mobile and fixed cameras snap the photos of speeders going 11 mph or over the speed limit, and violators get tickets in the mail. Supporters said the cameras slow down drivers, reduce accidents, and free up law-enforcement officers for serious criminals.

Napolitano estimated that the program would bring in $90 million revenue in its first year, but actual revenue fell far short as many motorists ignored notices received in the mail.

While hundreds of jurisdictions across the country use speed cameras and some states have limited programs using cameras in certain areas, Arizona's statewide deployment remained the widest state use of the technology.

The state's decision is a setback for supporters of speed-enforcement cameras, said Jonathan Adkins, a spokesman for the Washington-based Governors Highway Safety Association.

"We need to look and see what happened in Arizona why didn't it work," he said.

Shawn Dow, a leader of the initiative campaign, welcomed the decision to end the program but said the drive's organizers still plan to file petition signatures on the July 1 deadline to qualify it for the November ballot.

The end of the state program does not affect local governments' use of cameras for speed enforcement, but the proposed ballot measure would prohibit state and local governments from using cameras for both speed violations and red-light running.

Redflex, a unit of Australia-based Redflex Holdings Ltd., said in a disclosure to the Australian Securities Exchange that it could write off $5 million of assets because of the program's end. Under the state's contract, Redflex supplies cameras, vans and other equipment.

Department of Public Safety officials declined to comment on the contract or to immediately release the letter. Redflex quoted the letter as saying the non-renewal reflected "a change in the agency's focus."

The end of the program will be a disappointment, Redflex spokeswoman Shoba Vaitheeswaran said. She said it comes as the program continued to mature, with improvements being made in court processing procedures and other areas.

Arizona lawmakers approved legislation this year that imposes new signage requirements and other changes for the program.

Joanna Peters, a Phoenix traffic-safety activist, called the Brewer administration's decision irresponsible.

"They're ignoring a silent majority of folks who actually support the program," Peters said. "This is something we could fix, not just throw out the baby."

Vote This Week End and Dont Forget CCISD Election

Please Vote for Bob Davy and Anne Hammond


LOCATION OF POLLING PLACES:



Ross Elementary School
2401 W. Main Street
League City, Texas 77573
Hyde Elementary School
3700 FM 518 East
League City, Texas 77573

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EARLY VOTING by personal appearance will be conducted each weekday (EXCLUDING SUNDAY) at:

Clear Creek Int.
2451 E. Main Street
League City, Texas 77573


Ninth Grade Center for Clear Lake High School
2903 Falcon Pass
Houston, Texas 77062

Clear Brook High School
4607 FM 2351
Friendswood, Texas 77546

Between the hours of 7 am to 7 pm beginning on April 26, 2010 and ending on May 4, 2010.

Clear Brook High School
4607 FM 2351
Friendswood, Texas 77546
Brookside Intermediate School
3535 E. FM 528
Friendswood, Texas 77546
District 5



District 1

Bay Elementary School
1502 Bayport
Seabrook, Texas 77586
Clear Creek Intermediate
2451 E. Main Street
League City, Texas 77573
District 2

Nassau Bay City Hall
18100 Upper Bay Road
Nassau Bay, Texas 77058
Space Center Intermediate
17400 Saturn Lane
Houston, Texas 77058
Clear View Education Center
400 South Walnut Street
Webster, TX 77598
District 3

John F. Ward Elementary
1440 Bouldercrest
Houston, Texas 77062
Clear Lake Ninth Grade Center
2903 Falcon Pass
Houston, Texas 77062
District 4