CABLER UNQUALIFIED FOR MAYOR, BUT MARTINEZ NO BETTER!

Charlie Cabler

Yesterday's article highlighted how Charlie Cabler, as City Manager did nada, nothing, zilch to protect the city's interests during the Intercity Ambulance fiasco.  

Cabler watched $62,000 of funds diverted from the City of Brownsville illegally and did nothing.

Yes, Charlie is a good ol' boy, one who, for many years,  happened to occupy a position for which he lacked the necessary skill set,  and was grossly overpaid.    

Tony Martinez

That is no reason for the chorus of Tony Martinez worshipers to sing "Hallelujah!.  Come Lord Jesus!


Martinez Second Coming was no better than his first and he doesn't deserve a third.

It's not just the Casa de Nylon overpay.  It was a dozen or thirteen buildings foolishly purchased in 2012 for $3.5 million to placate then UTB President Juliet Garcia, sucking up to the regents of the ultra-rich University of Texas.

Brownsville taxpayers paid twice for those buildings, the initial purchase price, plus making up for the tax shortfall as the buildings were removed from the tax rolls.  All sit in decay but two with nominal usage.

Then there was Tony's unlawful, unilateral spending of the $3,060,000 AEP Texas Settlement on pet projects before his hands were finally slapped by the City Commission.

Tony Martinez Never Used Downtown Office

Who can forget the downtown office Tony just had to have?  The City of Brownsville sprung for a one year lease, adding $13,000 worth of just materials for the refurbishment with four or five city trucks their daily doing the work with taxpayer dollars.

Spoiled Tony NEVER used the office, not ONCE!

Add to this partial sample of Martinez abuses, his arrogance, total lack of tranparency and constant violations of Robert's Rules of Order during City Commission meetings, and we have another person not suitable to hold the office of mayor.

Pastor Brad Burke

Over the years, the City Commission's unofficial praymaster, Pastor Brad Burke, has beseeched his Heavenly Father that the mayor and city commission "work together," act "unselfishly" and "resist temptation."

Neither Charlie Cabler nor Tony Martinez are an answer to that prayer.