Wednesday, May 21, 2014

WOOD, MASSO, SWORN IN AT PORT, SANS BUDDY DAVID

By Juan Montoya
The two elected commissioners at the Brownsville Navigation District were sworn in today.
John Wood (Have Ticket Will Travel) and Calos Masso took their seat at the port boardroom as they began their four-year terms.
But the story within the story is about who Wood chose to swear him in today. If you remember, when Wood was a member of the Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority, he practically toured the United States and Texas Dept. of Transportation confabs with Asst. County Administrator David Garcia at his side. The two were virtually inseparable and often traveled together almost everywhere. So some people were surprised, none more than Garcia, when Wood asked County Administrator Pete Sepulveda to swear him in instead.
"David was miffed," said a source close to the action at the Dancy Building. "He thought John would ask him to the port to swear him in and Pete was asked instead."
Wood, whose former administrative assistant when a county commissioner Carlos Cisneros got into hot water when time sheets showed he was in the county and he was elsewhere, is known to love a quick weekend jaunt somewhere in the Lower 40. During his many races for elections, his opponents dug up travel records showing him jetting off to Baltimore, California, Austin, New Orleans, you name it.
In a way, they say, being a port commissioner opens up the world of travel for him. If the travels of other port officials is any indication of the new horizons, let's just say that Shanghai is not out of the question. Or perhaps Vancouver? Or Colombia with Mayor Tony Martinez?
The world, to quite a phrase is now his oyster. But be kind and remember to bring back a post card for David for old times' sake..

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

The port now will construct a railroad to La Havana . It will be the new wonder of the world. Da Mayor will be disguised as Fidel in breaking the champagne bottle. Aunt J. Will establish a graduate course in cigar finishing touches and bouquet rum sipping.

Anonymous said...

Obviously Wood is not a new comer to a free meal, wood is as they would say, a leach to the new world, hurray to wood for not ignoring the buffet line at the port of brownsville but welcome to the land of the free and enjoy! Now excuse me as I bend over!

Signed a taxpayer!!!

Anonymous said...

What ever happened to the people he defended for the eightliners...like his nephew rick...that left to las vegas to avoid prosecution

Anonymous said...

John Wood is a DICK! He wants to be on the BND Board to have access to all the ongoing real estate issues and negotiations that will relate to the port, Tenaska and associated easements and land access for upcoming projects. John Wood is a DICK! He has not public interest or public service issues....all self-serving like other elected Dumbokrats.

Anonymous said...

The Ark was built with La Madera of Nacoville.

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