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Swearing in of new mayor & commissioner brings little political peace
The city of Driscoll swore in a new mayor and a new commissioner Wednesday night, but did little to quell the political drama that has shrouded the town for several years.
Mayor Mike Perez took his oath of office as more than 60 people watched inside the Nueces County Senior Community Center on 6th Street, replacing the man he defeated in a city election May 12th, Ted Ozuna.
Also sworn in, was Commissioner John Aguilar.
But, changing the political climate in Driscoll, will take time, and the resolution of some major questions. Among them, an ongoing civil Federal Lawsuit against former mayor Rolando Padilla, who has been accused of refurbishing the homes of city employees with public money, and not collecting past due water bills from supporters, in exchange for votes.
There are also ongoing questions about an aggressive police policy of impounding vehicles, apparently for profit, and rumors Perez plans to "clean house," and will terminate a number of city employees.
Wednesday, Perez denied the claim aired on a Corpus Christi TV station the night before, related to the rumored firings. Hinting of political payback, Perez said his accusor has never mentioned any such plans to him personally, and denied he planned on making wide-ranging changes. He also reiterated, "I didn't promise anything to anyone."
Perez also bashed the aggressive police impound policy, saying, "as far as pursuing and chasing down these people (the drivers frequently stopped on Highway 77 whose vehicles are impounded for infractions like driving without a license, proof of insurance, or violations of "in tow" regulations) , I'm totally against that." Perez also stated he would sit down with Police Chief Ben Zapata, to discuss his expectations for the department, and it's policies.
Aguilar offered no comment to 3-News Wednesday, and neither he nor Perez could speak about several ongoing lawsuits the city is involved, citing the advice of the city's attorneys on those cases.
But outgoing mayor Ted Ozuna did speak, saying the best way for the city to come together and move forward, was to bring those suits before a judge and jury.
Still, it did not appear Wednesday that the political bickering that has divided Driscoll would end anytime soon.
Supporters of Ozuna claimed Perez received a substantial amount of support and backing from Padilla, claims Perez dismissed. Perez told 3-News Padilla did assist him in printing signs for his campaign, but said that was the extent of any linkage between himself and the mayor whom Ozuna replaced.
There was also word from some in the crowd Wednesday, that a recall effort may begin against Perez almost immediately. A small group claimed his and Aguilar's election had been aided by voting irregularities, that voters who did not live in Driscoll took part in the May 12th election, and that other votes were cast by voters who had died before election day - claims 3-News has not yet been able to investigate.
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here we are almost a year later and mayor mike perez did bash the aggressive police impound policy but a few months after his interview did nothing to stop it. when commissioner john aguilar and commissioner marcos zavala did try to put a stop to it he did not agree with them. when commissioners tried to discipline the chief he voted against them every chance he got. when the chief was terminated for insubordination they voted on it and mike perez abstained. he refused to see all the wrong doing that the chief was doing.
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