San Antonio’s Ethics Review Board sanctioned Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez (D2) Tuesday night over his October 2024 attempt to kill a semi-truck dealership project.
San Antonio ethics board sanctions Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez for trying to trick truck dealership
Though McKee-Rodriguez’s maneuver ultimately failed, the six council-appointed board members present Tuesday night still voted unanimously to find McKee-Rodriguez violated the ethics code by impeding the private interest of a third party.McKee-Rodriguez’s appointee to the board, Chairman Patrick Lang, was recused from the vote, and three other members were absent. The 11th and final seat on the board for the District 9 appointee is currently vacant.
It was an attempt to block the company from using the land at Interstate 10 and Weichold Road, just outside Loop 1604, as either a dealership or for semi-truck parking — both of which residents in a nearby neighborhood opposed.McKee-Rodriguez’s move came after Ken Brown, a land use attorney representing Doggett, said the councilman had originally told him a vote on the issue would be continued to another meeting.
City ordinance allows applicants to pull their zoning request before the item is called and staff have begun presenting it. If they withdraw their application past that point, there is an automatic six-month waiting period before they can refile. McKee-Rodriguez said Doggett had agreed to several measures, including the size of the setbacks, a 10-foot masonry wall, no semi-trucks on Weichold Road, keeping trees along the property line and no on-site fuel storage.
“This is not a genuine ethics complaint,” McKee-Rodriguez said. “It is an attempt to create a public narrative that undermines my credibility and the trust that my constituents have in me. And it is not working.”
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