IT'S TIME TO ANSWER THE CALL AGAIN!
Remember When We Fought Together to Stop the Pescadito Landfill?
If CY Benavides is elected County Judge, he'll bring it back!
CALL Launches PAC to Stop Carlos “C.Y.” Benavides III in attempt to buy County Judge seat
LAREDO, TEXAS — Citizens Against Laredo Landfill announced today that it has officially launched a Political Action Committee (CALL PAC) with the immediate objective of preventing Carlos “C.Y.” Benavides III from being elected Webb County Judge.
CALL PAC was formally filed last week amid growing concern from local citizens over what the committee describes as Benavides’ history of completely disregard for public health and environmental safety for personal profit. Also, his failed private ventures, including the rejected Pescadito Landfill, a project that collapsed after overwhelming community opposition and an 11-year battle with local residents, landowners, the county, the county floodplain administrator, state and federal regulators and the courts, a battle that cost millions of dollars.
CALL PAC believes Benavides’ track record demonstrates poor judgment, inability to exercise due diligence, complete disregard for public opinion, failed execution, and an inability to deliver on major projects — glaring flaws that disqualify him from managing county government and indicate he’s not to be trusted with taxpayer dollars.
“Benavides’s previously-proposed toxic landfill project demonstrated his lack of respect for public health, environmental impact or community opposition. That’s a pattern visible throughout his career, where he has failed at every major private venture he proposed, including the Pescadito Landfill, and now he wants control of public tax dollars,” said Pamela Jordan, who leads CALL PAC. “Webb County cannot afford to let someone gamble with taxpayer money after repeatedly failing in the private sector, especially one who has demonstrated his disregard for County government, the private sector and Webb County citizens, if there’s a buck in it for him.”
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Why is this man smiling?
The "professional gambler" pictured at left is Carlos "CY" Benavides, III, at the World Series of Poker.
It's the same CY Benavides who has unsuccessfully run for numerous elected offices in Webb County, but who successfully ran one of our most embarrassing boondoggles into the ground -- the failed Camino Colombia Toll Road.
And most importantly, this is the same CY Benavides who spent over a decade and millions of dollars to try and force Laredo and Webb County into accepting his scheme to build a TOXIC DUMP.
ONCE AGAIN, HE FAILED.
Now, CY is spending hundreds of thousands of family dollars to become our next Webb County Judge. His vision? To try and get his millions back and yes, bring toxic waste to our county.
Instead of the World Series of Poker, Benavides would have had a better chance at The Biggest Loser.
CITIZENS AGAINST LAREDO LANDFILL (CALL)
More than a decade ago, a grassroots movement of Webb County citizens stood up in opposition of CY Benavides and his nefarious plan to fill our community with toxic waste.
AND WE PREVAILED! His permit application was stopped.
NOW, Benavides is back, running for Webb County Judge. Not for the greater good, but for personal gains.
Having spent millions in another failed effort, he obviously believes that he can fool you into bankrolling his boondoggles with TAXPAYER MONEY.
What Can You Do To Stop the DUMP FROM RETURNING?
If you are tired of the greed, the manipulation, misinformation and misrepresentation that surround this disaster in the making, join Citizens AGAINST Laredo Landfill and vote ABC in the County Judge election.
Anybody. But. CY