Forest Hill Fight

Small town politics never change. Unless you vote in new folks. Remember that come May.

Read about the brawl between the Mayor and council member in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

City Business

Forest Hill, just keeps getting deeper.  Now the Mayor is suing.  Read about it in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Mayor Suspended

More local politics as usual.  Read about it in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

The Forest Hill Mayor was suspended for four months, a council member resigned, and the remaining council voted to fire the City Secretary.  That vote didn't fly as now there weren't enough council members.

Think it's only in Forest Hill?  Then maybe you should attend YOUR local council meeting.

Before the vote, Councilman Andrew Sanders resigned. "I cannot stand the bickering and infighting," he said.

During the meeting, he said the accusations were politically motivated. Thomas and Joubert want to run for mayor, he said.

"This is just a tragedy," he said. "This is a terrible situation for the city."

After Sanders left and the vote on Gosey, the remaining council members went into closed session to discuss a motion to fire Edwards. When they returned to public session, they voted 3-2 to fire her.

However, Masimini, the mayor pro tem, said the motion could not pass unless four members voted for it. Then he adjourned the meeting.

WHO's listening?

Folks in Bedford and Forest Hill.  Sound at all like your city?

Cue the clowns

A July 25 Star-Telegram news article reported that the Bedford City Council is reluctant to issue a special-use permit to the business owner for operation of a haunted house in Bedford. Are council members afraid of competition to their "circus performance" at City Hall on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month?

-- Bob Stewart, Bedford

Forest Hill's challenges

The Star-Telegram's July 26 editorial was correct in saying that whenever Forest Hill is ready to move forward, somehow it reverses and remains in political turmoil.

Are Mayor James Gosey and the city administration arrogant? Yes.

Do the mayor and the council show callous disregard for residents? Yes.

Do the mayor and the council violate governing rules? Yes, city and state.

In their July 30 column, Mayor James Gosey and Mayor Pro Tem Dulani Masimini ask for the "truth." Now that would be enlightening. The residents seldom get the "truth" from most of our City Council.

Councilman Gerald Joubert can be trusted to listen to the taxpayers and attempt to act on their behalf. The others do sometimes, but only if it is to their advantage. When most votes are 6 to 1, the people of Forest Hill have no voice.

Add deceitful to arrogant and callous disregard.

It's like the old shell game -- move fast, talk fast and change direction to keep from getting caught.
 
Jo Pirtle, Forest Hill