Good luck Mr. Valenzuela

Daniel Valenzuela

It is truly unfortunate that our community has lost a very knowledgeable city manager in Daniel Valenzuela. Mr. Valenzuela was not known as one that joined the political inner circle of Maverick County. Mr. Valenzuela for the most part did his job quietly and as we know, very efficiently.

But what we must worry about now is who the city council will select in his absence. What we can expect is the immediate appointment of an interim city manager and we know who that person will be. If we could find someone like Mr. Valenzuela the city would be in a much better place.

What concerns me is that we are not currently in a climate of making sound decisions but find ourselves in the midst of a  political storm where everybody is vying for political advantage and maybe self-enrichment. I don't know how to convince the city Council to do the right thing and to distance themselves from the influence of the prevailing movement.

I sincerely hope that the Council places the interest of our city and its citizens as their priority and in so doing fine another person like Daniel Valenzuela.