Taking a fall for the Nav District’s Record Keeping Inadequacies By Jack Wright There have been some interesting happenings at the Navigation District that started last month. Bear with me while I set up the story. On July 4, while we were spending time with our family in the hill country, my wife received
Rockport Beach Park History By Jack Wright At a June 2, 2022 public forum, the Aransas County Navigation District presented a dog and pony show on the health of Little Bay. Attendees were encouraged to contact their elected officials on many levels and were provided a contact list. The following is a letter I sent
Dear Friends and Supporters, Today, we are publishing two more articles written by Jack Wright, a well-respected long-term resident in the community who has served in several leadership positions in local government and non-profit organizations in the community. As we noted in our last email, Jack has devoted a significant amount of time studying the
Today’s post will delve into an historical event with some important significance. I have heard about this story for some time and until yesterday it was just a story. A friend of mine sent me 7 attachments in an email that painted a picture of potential conflict of interest and impropriety. But that is for the Texas Ethics
Reposted from Jack Wright's Blog There is a European folk tale entitled Henny Penny, known in the U.S. as Chicken Little. It is about a chicken who believes the sky is falling. Most of us know it or knew it as children. Today I am going to discuss the local version of
Introduction In our article entitled “The Nav District Power Grab – Part 1”, we detailed the events leading up to the dispute between the Nav District and City over the Concho Street Drainage Project, demonstrating that the Nav District claim that it was unaware of the project until November 2021 after the project started is
The Nav District Power Grab – Part 1 The Nav District has stated on numerous occasions that it knew nothing about the Concho Street Drainage Project until it saw surveying stakes on its property in mid-November 2021. Let’s take a deep dive into the chronology of events leading up to the Nav District’s so-called
"We Don't Know What We Don't Know" I thought the above quote by Dr. Edwards Deming would make a good title for what I am about to say. In this age of information from so many media outlets and social media in general, a lot of information is transmitted to people wanting to be informed
OWNER OR CUSTODIAN Owner or custodian is an interesting comparison. We as humans tend to be very possessive by nature. In the pure sense, we all are only passing through this world for a very short span of time. We all are only temporary custodians of what we have and when we leave this
I KNOW THE WAY The life of a land surveyor can best be described as having one foot in the past and one foot in the present with our eyes looking to the future. We have always been and always will be on the leading edge of the future. We will always look to the
