A former Balch Springs advisory board member removed for her social media posts is now leading an effort to recall newly reelected Place 3 City Council member Paula Garcia.
Jess Reaka filed an affidavit Wednesday to begin a petition to recall Garcia, citing a “pattern of misconduct, abuse of office, and failure to represent the public interest.”
“[Residents] are afraid of doing something wrong around them to garner their ire so that they retaliate,” Reaka told KERA. “And there are certain people on this council that are quite famous for retaliating, and Garcia is one of them.”
Reaka, who does not live in Garcia’s district, was removed from her positions on the Park and Recreation Advisory Board and the Flood and Drainage Committee earlier this year under the city’s new social media policy that prohibits board members from speaking out against the city…