CITY COMMISSIONER LINDA MACIA'S HAS NO VALUE

She is so confused about her job, she is profiling major street potholes in other districts while ignoring her district.

After two years of complaints, the city finally decided to make a failed attempt to fix several major potholes in front of my neighbor's home.  It is a complete failure.

The day after the repairs we had trash pick up to only see the road fail again.  The deal is underneath the road there has to be a high water table.  When this happened in front of my home, after several attempts to fix the pothole failed, the city dug out a large portion of the street, placed metal mesh in the dirt and then poured several bags of cement over the mesh.  They watered it in and recovered a large hole.  This fixed the problem.  They also did the same across the street.  

The first is the before.  In this one you can see how the garbage truck caused the street to fan up. You can see what it looks like this morning.  It is a mess.  My new truck has tar on it from this failed attempt to repair the street.   My roommate's sandals have asphalt on the bottom. 

You can see in the repair the garbage truck tore up the street again.  You can clearly see where the city chose not to flatten the area which fanned up from the garbage trucks.  Anyone in the city who thinks this is acceptable work should not work for the city.

A QUICK ADDENDUM

I am two cul-de-sacs from Boc a Chica.  Without fail I have to deal with the noise from the drag races on Boca Chica.  The BPD certainly knows about the drag races, but yet I am kept awake from the noise. 

THE CITY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT CODES, OR EXCELLENCE

Complaining to the city about my neighbor not only parking his 18 wheeler on his lawn, but also mine, will get you nowhere.  What could possibly make him think parking on my lawn and damaging the grass with the wheels is acceptable? 

Also his 18 wheeler damages the repairs.  And for the record his party bus damages the repairs.  But it is just money, your money. 

Endlessly complaining for him not to toss his trash into my cans did nothing.  I had to relocate it after the last discussion.  I got tired of having to put diatomaceous earth in my trash can to kill the magots. 

Last night it would have done me no good to complain about the loud music until 3 a.m.  Sleeping was not an option.  Also on any given day you will find his Party bus parked on his lawn or the driveway, meaning one of his many cars will be parked on the lawn.  The Party bus is also used for his parties which take place in the backyard and inside his Party bus. 

People should not have to live this way.  But this is Linda Macia's district, so this is how it is.  It is sad when my neighbors say they miss Jessica Tetreau.  

The city commission is fully aware I am suing the city.  There is no code enforcement.

I want you to see what Omar Ochoa claims acceptable AC work is.  There is no dispute there were major code enforcement problems.  Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued an agreed Order of a $11,250.00 administrative sanction against the AC company.   This is now established fact. 

I can and will prove in court that after I demanded Helen Ramirez investigate Omar Ochoa, he called the AC company and told them not to worry about the code repairs.  This was beyond stupid because independent of any bizarre corruption coming from the COB, the company had a legal duty under the contract to repair the problems.  This is why in part he was sanctioned so much money.  Ah, yes, I do not get any of the money.  It all goes to the state.

After looking at these pictures, if you trust COB code enforcement, you are getting what you deserve. Look at the freon pipe.  This is why I was leaking so much freon.  I can prove with my BPUB bill that my electric went down some $100 to $120 per month after the repair.  I have paid about $3,700 more in electric because of the freon leak caused by the repair.  Just look at this picture and ask yourself, can the COB be trusted?  This is what Helen Ramirez thinks of you.  This is the best you deserve.  The entire city commission should hang its head in shame.  They will not, because they have no shame.

This is acceptable work according to Omar Ochoa and his inspectors.  Your tax dollars will be used to defend this work.

Helen Ramirez and John Cowen will never understand this impacts Brownsville business.  Developers want nothing more than honest code enforcers.  They need to know everyone will be treated the same. They in fact know, unless you play the city's way, they will never be treated properly.

MY HOUSE HAS NO FIRE INSURANCE IF THE FIRE IS CAUSED BY AN AC CODE VIOLATION

The city knows this and they are going to roll the dice my house does not burn.  I have complained to them repeatedly that every time my AC turns on you can smell something burning.  No AC repair company can inspect the unit because the AC company, with Omar Ochoa's knowledge built the AC into a closet wherein it cannot be accessed for inspection or repair.  Key here is repair. Omar Ochoa and company never inspected the AC unit because they could not. But yet he passed it.  What is Omar Ochoa's relationship to the owner of the AC company.  We will learn in the depositions. 

Now look into the closet.  You cannot open the AC unit or even replace the filter.  This is the type of work Omar Ochoa believes is acceptable in Brownsville.  You have no way of knowing if your home is a fire trap because the COB refused to enforce the codes.

That entire unit should pull out.  You cannot even take off the cover.  That filter on the bottom has never been replaced.  Also, the part of the unit in the attic was never looked at.  This is how little respect Helen Ramirez and John Cowen have for your safety and home.

Some people will say I just want money.  False, the city lawyer knows my settlement offer.  They pay to replace the closet, for an AC company of my choosing to then inspect the entire unit for code violations, and then the city pays to address the code violations.  At this point they simply pay to replace the closet and paint it.  I was clear, I do not want a penny more.  I get nothing in terms of money.

The AC company had to borrow money to pay the administrative fine.  If their insurance does not cover this, then I am out the cost of the repairs. The city can always choose to sue the AC company for contributions.

THIS IS NOT HOW WE SHOULD LIVE