Did you know that Llano News reported on Motion to Recuse Judge Stubbs - without context?

Last week, Llano News reported on the petition for Writ of Mandamus to void a vote  on the secret & illegal attempt to rewrite the city's Comprehensive Plan. The article is below and the response was:

Letter to the Editor

Last week’s article in the Llano News, “Stubbs Denies Petition in Sewell vs. City of Llano”, omitted essential context:

1.  My legal action is about the City’s secret attempt to “overhaul the Comprehensive Plan” to support their ill-advised overhaul of the zoning ordinance. The city violated the Open Meetings Act in an attempt to hide this overhaul from citizens and preclude citizen input. See complaint here:

2. These “overhauls” will affect every citizen’s use of their property.

3.  Neither the meeting notice nor any supporting City documents mentioned the overhaul, yet during the vote, when citizens are not allowed to speak, Mayor Virdell and Brenton Lewis described it as “the Comprehensive Plan Grant” and the purpose was to “overhaul the Comprehensive Plan.”

4.  City Attorney Bovey’s lies to which I referred are from his written statements and documented in a Motion for Sanctions.

5.  One of many of Judge Stubbs’ biased statements:

COURT:  Well, you understand why they don't want to set a precedent of any time someone complains and they file a writ having to go back and undo and redo stuff, though? I mean, you understand that, don't you?

MR. SEWELL:  No, not at all. If the City makes a mistake they should be forthcoming and fix the mistake as quickly as possible.

6. Judge Stubbs’ statement shows contempt for, and bias against, a citizen trying to correct a City error.

7.  Judge Stubbs manufactured a reason, not based in law, to deny the temporary writ. This is abuse of discretion.

8.  A Motion to Recuse Judge Stubbs was filed..

The City has had numerous opportunities to resolve this, without any costs to the citizens.  Judge Stubbs’ statement and the City’s spending $20,000 in legal fees shows that the issue for the City is “precedent” and ramming through a Comprehensive Plan at any cost, rather than respect for property rights and citizens.

Marc Sewell
LlanoWatch Editor     

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