Come Back To Kemah!
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You want to meet a politician who thinks his town is terrible? Come back to Kemah and see if taxpayers will put him out of his misery!
“Hey, Doug. I’m with Dolcefino Consulting. Can we talk to you real quick,” asked Brian Collister.
Doug Meisinger responded, “I don’t do TikTok thanks.”
Yes we’ve come back to Kemah because city councilman Doug Meisinger wants to be re-elected in a town he claims he doesn’t even like. What a campaign slogan.
“Can you explain why, since you hate being on city council so much, you’re running for re-election,” asked Brian Collister.
Doug Meisinger replied, “Cute. TikTok. YouTube. Social media. Have fun.”
Ok councilman, we will. We’ve been so busy down in dysfunctional Dickinson, we’ve missed this place.
Steve Murray wants to put Doug Meisinger out of his misery. And it looks like has the best chance to do it. He’s lived in in the town for more than twenty years.
So he’s been an eyewitness to the political clown show.
“I can be part of the solution around here. Ijust feel that he doesn’t have the city’s best interests in mind,” said Steve Murray.
Or maybe the problem is Meisinger has someone else’s business in mind.
Meisinger doesn’t own property in Kemah, he lives and runs a business in town. The Vinyl Draught radio station and social club at 707 Bradford in a house owned by Matt Wiggins.
In 2021, Meisinger became the registered agent of Wiggins owned “Bradford Street Ventures LLC.”
Does he pay rent? If so, how much? Kemah residents deserve to know if he has a sweetheart deal.
“Can you explain why you haven’t revealed your financial relationship with Matt Wiggins at this point,” asked Brian Collister.
Who can forget these texts we found years ago between Wiggins to Meisinger, “I’m pitching a fit to keep you on the Water Board. I need at least 1 playmate.”
And “What else can I do for you? Wanna keep the sex doctor happy.”
To which Meisinger replied, “you’re too good to me,” with heart emoji eyes.
“There’s not a whole lot that he’s accomplished that I know of,” said Steve Murray.
It’s no secret we think Matt Wiggins wants to be the king of Kemah. He’s the former mayor thrown out of office after the way he treated some hurricane victims.
And he owns a lot of property here in the Entertainment District. It’s a walking conflict of interest in a tourist town.
Wiggins escaped a criminal conviction last year for misusing water funds, but the Ethics commission found him guilty.
All those ethics rules, just too much for this lawyer to bother with.
Matt Wiggins is trying to get back on city council. He’s already a member of the KCDC, which controls 40% of the towns tax money.
It’s campaign season in Kemah. Wiggin already has political signs up.
Wiggins is running against Isaac Saldana. Know why? Because he couldn’t get Steve Murray to do it for him.
Wiggins reportedly offered to finance Murray’s campaign if he ran against Saldana, but Murray thinks Meisinger is the councilmember who has to go.
And he’s speaking out about matt Wiggins.
“I don’t I don’t see him as a real contributor, if any if anything, you know, a detractor because there’s people there that want to do the right thing,” said Steve Murray.
“That is my top position. Transparency in our finances. In our operations,” said Shelia Thorne.
Wiggins used to be a supporter of Saldana, but the relationship has apparently gone downhill.
Remember Wiggins is on the KCDC board and Murray thinks they control too much of the money.
“That’s too high. It’s not their money. It’s the city’s money,” said Steve Murray.
At the end of last year, KCDC was sitting on nearly 4.3 million dollars in cash, spending very little. And refusing to use it to help pave Anders Lane.
“A pile of money. And they’re very proud of it. Well, we’ve got so much in the bank. So what? Why aren’t you spending it on the city,” asked Murray.
Listen to this heated email exchange between Wiggins and Saldana over repaving the lane back in 2022.
Wiggins fought hard against using and of the money to improve the road.
Saldana says quote “I don’t give a fuck about being a hero for people who don’t like me. I care about doing my job for everyone.”
In his reply Wiggins writes, “you have been elected to lead. Lead damn it.”
Here’s the problem though, if Kemah had spent the money back in 2022, it would have cost about 1.3 million dollars to take care of Anders.
This past the Anders improvement project passed, even though Wiggins again was against it. Guess who he had on his side, Doug Meisinger.
The delay has doubled the price tag to improve the road in just a couple of years. Not for Mr. Wiggins, but for Kemah taxpayers.
A lawsuit may be brewing against the city’s abrupt closure of 6th street between Bradford and Kipp, right in the heart of the entertainment district.
Many business owners say they weren’t even consulted and the closure will cause troubles with parking and delivery access.
Meisinger voted for the road closure, and it should come as no surprise to anyone that matt Wiggins properties and Meisinger’s restaurant will not be hampered by the closure.
Wiggins properties might actually benefit by increased traffic on 7th street. And that’s why big land owners in a small town shouldn’t be making the decisions.
“We’re pushing for these projects. And it’s like, why? He somehow owns property next to them,” stated Murray.
“We’re not really running the city with a lot of transparency, and we need to,” continued Murray.
We’ve also come back to see our buddies in Kemah because of their downright illegal secrecy.
She likes to talk on Facebook, but at the same time she is voting to try and keep secrets from the public.
The Kemah city council just passed an ordinance cracking down on providing public records to folks they think are vexatious requestors.
That’s a funny word. Vexatious. It could mean anyone who annoys the city won’t get to see public information. I think I’m on the list.
My message to the mayor, don’t try it or you’ll see me in court.
The city is even suing the attorney general to keep an investigation of police chief, Holland Jones a secret. Tens of thousands of dollars already wasted on a city hall investigation that proved really nothing. That’s your tax money at work.
The lawyers are making bank, but transparency, it’s free.
“What’s up with all the money we’re spending on litigation,” said Murray.
Now the city of Kemah may build a 35-million-dollar sports complex.
The question is who’s going to pay for all this stuff. There’s only a couple of thousand people who call Kemah home.
“Can the city sustain taking that debt on itself? My assessment is it cannot,” said Shelia Thorne.
“I think we keep going down this road till until we can’t go it any further,” said Matt Wiggins.
And it’ll come as no surprise that Mr. Wiggins owns properties where this sports center would likely go.
“Hey guys it’s Doug and it is election season once again in Kemah,” said Doug in a video on Facebook.
Meisinger has gone to Facebook to complain he’s being picked on.
Here he is with a fat cigar next to a big political sign put up by a group called Citizens against Kemah Corruption. And you know who they are quoting, Doug Meisinger.
“Oh, if you think I love sitting up here, you’ve got another thing coming. This is agonizing sitting up here,” said Doug Meisinger.
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