Bartee Does Lunch
You have to love who had Lunch with Thurman Bartee? Yes, none other than wannabee politico Dylan Richardson. Ugh…
Now Richardson, we hear, is trying to pass himself off as a switch hitter. You know, one side against the other. He is the same guy that was caught with Tom Flanagan at a secret dinner with loser Mouton in Nederland.
Sources close to Bartee tell us that Richardson wants to run part of his campaign for Congress against Randy Weber. Which makes us laugh even harder.
Didn’t Dylan Richardson tell everyone he was a republican? Not a political whore?
Anyway, we thought we would end this week with a nice laugh.
Sigh…
Flanagan Strikes AGAIN!
It is kind of dating a woman, and then finding out that she is screwing around on you. In the end, you are left embarrassed and lost in the woods. Is that person the person they led you to believe?
Welcome to Tom Flanagan’s world, where tonight, ANOTHER building he owns in Downtown Beaumont has been red-tagged, and it looks like the end is near, as it too is falling apart.
However, the good news?
Well, it looks like if the bond issue passes, Tom will get some cash for his building, and he can move on down the road!
Sources inside the City of Beaumont tell us that they expect to purchase at least four properties from Flanagan to build their beloved ditch in downtown. Yes, you heard that right. He is going to make a windfall from the bond, according to our sources who work inside the city hall.
And they are not really happy about it, but there is nothing they can do, and they have been warned to keep their mouths shut.
In some ways, it kind of makes sense. Right? Just like anyone who goes around and lies about their life. It is like gaslighting your best friend and expecting life to be normal again? The city and Flanagan may try to pull off the best bait-and-switch operation that has ever been seen in politics!
The numbers you ask? We are told that inside the bond, it will be a 10 million dollar set aside. Yes, ten million.
A thought? Maybe he can pay his taxes now? Not really, but maybe.
In the end, Flanagan may have the last laugh at all of us. Unless that building goes up and flames? Right?
Like a cheating girlfriend, Flanagan may be ready to strike again!
Summer of Guns!
Every year, it seems Southeast Texas has a criminal activity explosion during the summer months. Of course, it’s never anything big. Only petty theft, car chases, and most of all, stolen stuff from stores like cell phones and other electronics.
But wait for it!
We have been contacted by three police officers from around Southeast Texas who are vets of these crime waves. Sure enough, this summer is turning out rather violent.
“I have never seen it this bad,” one officer from Beaumont told us today. “They don’t care. They are pulling guns on us. They are high as a kite. They are trying to steal big items like cars. If you don’t do what they want you to do, they will kill you or hurt you badly,” said the officer.
In Port Arthur, it is about the same. “The word has to get out that these kids are violent. They are killing other kids, and now get ready, as money is short right now in Southeast Texas, and they are going to come after the big stuff. Like cars, trucks, and frankly anything that is not held down, and they can pawn,” said the officer with PAPD.
Lastly, a comment from the Orange County SO, inside the city of Orange.
“Our problem is not much past Beaumont’s at this point. Guns equal dead kids. We are seeing that at a high level, both in our cities and in the county are feeling the burn. Shootings, stabbings, and simple beatings that people are not coming back from. The more we jail them, the worse they come out. I do not think it is a crisis. I think it is now the norm,” said the official.
We continue to tell anyone who will listen. High taxes, equal high unemployment, which equals high crime.
We looked it up tonight, and the average citizen in East Texas is spending a whopping 64 cents out of every dollar they make on taxes. This is up almost 12% over 2023. This means that when you get paid, your annual spending is about 36 cents. From the city, school, county, water districts, gas, special district taxes, payroll taxes, income taxes, VAT, and we could go on, but why?
We the people are overtaxed. Many taxing entities have a thing called a rainy day fund. That means they over-taxed per the budget, and they keep the money.
Leaving? Poverty and low-income housing, paid for by the taxpayers.
In the end, many of you talk about socialism. You know, the government does everything for everyone.
Are we there yet? Enjoy your summer of guns! Right?
Where Is The Playbook?
We have so much fun watching these consulting companies come into a community as a pawn to take the heat away from some of these bond issues. It is like it is scripted from a Playbook in football. You know what is coming, like big-time suggestions on how to take more of your money for quality of life projects that nobody goes to.
Now, let’s compare the City of Beaumont’s bond issue; they are going to lay a bond issue on the taxpayers. And this one is going to be big, just like the last Nederland School Bond. That bond was promised to only cost each home and business in Nederland around $100. Then it passed on a lie, and now there is a mass bailout of citizens as the cost has hovered per household of around $1,900 more a year, which puts an average home tax near $5,500. Up almost 26% (we said back then it would only be around 24% in tax increases – we were wrong).
The City of Beaumont and the city council got the hair-brained idea after getting serious push back to run a huge bond, but split it up so the taxpayers could vote on it in pieces.
At the same time, roads are falling apart, sewer services are still about 10 years behind the times, the FULL water system is still not back ready to go in case of a big ass storm, and most of all city EMS and Fire still need more boots on the ground!
What does the “Committee” come back with as priorities? Giggle, well, let’s just let the media tell you:
“We need to look at the infrastructure and facilities, maybe new facilities, to meet the needs that they’re needed here in Beaumont. Well, I mean it is a top priority for us because it’s a top priority for the people. And we need to address the needs of the people to see what their needs are and what they’re complaining about or really want,” Louis said.
The committee is also exploring the possibility of a new sports complex and additional projects on the riverfront. “We’re looking at the riverfront, completion of the riverfront to utilize that. That’s one of the things that we’re looking at. And the downtown area for growth, way of businesses, and again to make it attractive to where businesses would like to come to Beaumont and to utilize the waterway,” said Louis.
So, we are going to put some drainage pipes in the ground, and then spend almost 300 million on fun things like (of course) Riverfront, Motels Downtown, and of course the ditch in downtown.
The cost to taxpayers will be “around $150 per home a year,” says the City Manager’s Office in Beaumont. Which is a bold-faced lie. No, really, it is an in-your-face lie. According to the Tax Office, the average house in Beaumont, which costs $100,000, will cost each home around $3,200 more a year. Meaning the cost per home will be on the scale of Austin, Texas, at nearly $7,000 a year.
Now the three blind mice want to vote for it. They believe that downtown is so important! Now that there is another Flanagan building that has been red-noticed (right where the downtown development is) it seems that everyone is pumped up to get this bond issue done.
Now here is the bottom line.
This bond issue will pass. There are two votes on the city council that will vote against it. No matter what the taxpayers say. It is designed. And the three blind mice (Crenshaw, Hillard, and Williams) will vote for it, and we all know how the mayor will vote with his nice little top hat. This one bond issue will bring Beaumont to its knees. High taxes equal high unemployment, which equals high crime. In this case, we can say HIRE CRIME.
Beaumont and its citizens are getting scammed by the City Council and scammed businesses all over Beaumont.
Mark our words. These elected officials are out of control. But you voted for them – so they tell us. There are no watchdogs on the council. NONE.
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