I don’t typically read The Radiogram since it is a repository for Ronnie Witcher’s terrible grammar, fourth-grade spelling and liberal retardation. But that doesn’t stop me from folding it up into a square and using it as a coaster for my beer every Thursday at Memo’s.
But today as I folded it up, I noticed some interesting LEDC news:
The EDC has three members whose two-year terms are about to end and all three have indicated they would like to continue serving. They are Fin Erwin, Misti Talbert and TJ Monroe.
However, we understand that there are several other citizens who have indicated their desire to serve on the EDC board. The EDC does not appoint its own members as the EDC is a function of the City of Lampasas and has little independence. The board did agree to recommend that the City reappoint all three of the current board members, but that is something the Lampasas City Council will have to decide on.
Isn’t that nice? The LEDC board (Misti, TJ and Fin) “recommended” that City council reappoint Misti, TJ and Fin! Now you see why I call them “inbred.”
Inbred LEDC Decides To Inbreed Some More – Talbert Takes The Wheel [7/23/21]
TJ Monroe Should Be Removed From The LEDC Board Immediately. [6/16/21]
Let’s start with TJ Monroe: she has been on the LEDC board since at LEAST February of 2013 – almost TWELVE YEARS! She may have been there longer, but records online do not go back that far. Suffice it to say she has been there since the earth cooled.
She also served as mayor AND LEDC board member concurrently, which means she was essentially policing herself. She has been behind some of the most idiotic decisions made on City council – including her vote to waive ALL building permit fees and electrical hookup fees for Deorald Finney and his 67 houses at Stone Valley. A decision that would have cost the City about $140,000 had it been approved.
TJ has been on the LEDC long enough and made enough horrible decisions as both mayor, council member and LEDC board member that she definitely deserves the boot if other people want a shot. City council should give her her pink slip, pronto. Time to go play bingo, spend time with the grandkids and do your embroidery. You’ve fucked things up enough, lady.
Next up is Misti Talbert. She has been LEDC President since July of 2021 and has been on the board since at LEAST 2016 (over 8 years). Like Monroe, she ALSO served as mayor of the City AND LEDC board member concurrently – meaning she was ALSO policing herself. Besides being a complete retard of a mayor [Talbert Admin Get an F], she is responsible for pilfering almost one million dollars in Covid funds from the City to waste on her sandbox called “The Business Park.”
That $971,000 was pilfered over TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO. Yet the “Business Pork” STILL sits empty. Talbert has been a failure both as a mayor and president of the LEDC. If she owned a funeral home, nobody would die.
Between her longevity and incompetence, Misti Talbert ALSO deserves to be removed from the LEDC board if others want to apply in her place.
Which brings us to the final LEDC board member: Fin Erwin. Council (with TJ Monroe as Mayor) voted to appoint Fin back in October of 2022. The only problem? Fin didn’t even apply for the job! But at least FIVE other citizens DID apply [see pages 16 through 29 to read their applications]. Even that moron Clayton Tucker applied! See page 25.
Now why would they select a seemingly random guy to be on the LEDC board when they had at LEAST five other perfectly willing candidates who actually took the time to fill out all the bullshit paperwork???
Because Fin Erwin is….wait for it…married to Misti Talbert’s sister, Haley Gibson! Did I tell you the LEDC was rife with nepotism and inbreeding, or what?? I’ve warned ya’ll about it repeatedly for years now.
The best action City council can take on this matter? Removal of Talbert, Monroe and Erwin on the grounds of incompetence, malfeasance, nepotism, and general retardation. They need to select three fresh bodies from the pool of recent applicants.
Hell, let Mike Irvin run the whole fucking LEDC by himself. He’s done more for the City in the last 5 years than these retards have managed in two decades.