In today's episode of Local Politics, Mayor Stosh Boyle is on the show. He is joining us to discuss his journey in politics, why he chose to run as a Mayor despite knowing the consequences, his thoughts on term limits and the plan he has for Cibolo residents, and much more!
Please enjoy!
Show Notes
Here are key things to listen out for:
1.Why Stosh was removed from the Economic Development Committee –Stosh was unjustly removed from the committee when he decided to run for an elective seat
2.What is it like being a mayor- Stosh says he has fond memories, but that does not define him?
3.The slowdown in high-density housing–Get to know how the nomenclature currently works.
4. Stosh's ideas as to how to stop another shooting incident –The influence of human nature and what needs to be done since currently there are no solutions, just reactionary behavior.
Timestamps
[00:01:25] Stosh's first meeting.
[00:01:43] Introducing Stosh Boyle, who he is, what he does, and for whom he does it.
[00:04:08] Unjustified removal of Stosh from the Economic Development Committee, as well as the dissolution of the Parks and Rec Commission.
[00:04:30] Stosh elected Citizen of the Year (Gary Kelly award).
[00:04:47] Why did Stosh choose to run for Mayor despite being aware of the consequences that might follow.
[00:05:36] what, in Stosh's opinion, is it like to be a mayor?
[00:08:56] The story of how Brad Bailey got Stosh into government.
[00:10:34] What Stosh learned after losing the City Council race despite being a local guy.
[00:11:59] How Stosh inspired his voters
[00:13:04] Stosh's argument for a toll road
[00:16:54] Santikos announcement
[00:18:24] How important Cibolo was to Stosh, and how the changes had a significant impact
[00:19:38] Stosh's plan of combining different roads
[00:22:41] The slowdown in high-density housing and how the nomenclature is currently used
[00:23:20] What will happen as a result of the study's approval for a moratorium
[00:23:36] The crazy amount of SF six when Stosh took office
[00:26:24] Stosh's thoughts on term limits for Mayor
[00:27:21] Stosh's ideas about leaving office, particularly how he plans to leave the Mayor's office better than he found it and where he starts from to do that
[00:28:35] Some changes at the staff level at Cibolo
[00:31:49] About Toyota and the crucial part of their business
[00:32:49] Lightning round questions
[00:36:36] What influences Becki's hat
[00:40:57] Fishing tournament
[00:41:54] Candlelight vigil for the Uvalde victims.
[00:42:54] Stosh's ideas as to how to stop another shooting incident like the one that occurred in Uvalde
[00:44:42] Why do we behave in reactionary ways rather than seeking a solution?
[00:46:20] Why people are using COVID as an excuse to be mad and not talk to other people
[00:49:40] One thing Stosh wishes he had known before entering politics
[00:49:59] The government's wheel is extremely slow-moving, and Stosh has some thoughts as to why this is the case. Additionally, Stosh's grasp on how to speed up the process
[00:54:57] The biggest mistake Stosh has ever made as a mayor
[00:55:34] Trenton story
[00:58:15] Stosh's political ambitions and his first book
[00:58:48] What Stosh said regarding the kind of support he receives from people
Notable Quotes from the Interview
● “The last five years have been, you know, some great fond fond memories, but you know, that it's never been what's defined me and never will be what's defined me it's, it's the people, the community, it's being able to organize events and having 1000 kids participate.”
● “They believe in serving the community and the community to serve you. And they don't ask for anything. And they just give, give, give, and they've been a wild success. Everything that they do over there..”
● “You know, it wasn't, wasn't about going out and getting the numbers, it was about inspiring the voters.”
● “ I was on the EDC committee. And that's why I got voted off. Because I was one of 36 people in total, that voted against the toll road."
● ‘ For some reason, it was like kryptonite; they wanted these toll roads so bad. It was a powerful force and civil. And it was a mountain to move..”
● “If you communicate properly to the landowners and say, we have this road coming in, we're not trying to split your land in half. But if you can allow it as a future thoroughfare, one day, you'll have both sides of a Commercial Road..”
● “We’re built on a third of our land, and 90% of it is SF five and SF six. So, you know, we're able to pump the brakes, not stop the growth, but just do it more sensibly.”
● We want more quality and we've proven that we have the patience to wait for it. We've proven that we've had the wherewithal to ask the right questions.”
● “When you have the same complaints coming from the same people over and over and over from different complaints, you have to raise your eyebrows and go, '' What are we doing here?."
● When I coached soccer for a decade, we always had a high return rate because Mike Andrews and I would always do a really good job of making our worst player better than your worst player. And we won a lot of games using that philosophy’”
● “The fault is all of us. Right? The fault is staring me in the face in the mirror..”
● “Teachers are getting absolutely beat up from every angle right now. And it's not. It's societal. It's the fact that somebody feels comfortable going on a plane and starting a fight with Mike Tyson.
● “People are using COVID as an excuse to be mad, an excuse not to talk to somebody, excuse to you knows, we're not going to shake hands.
● So the wheels of the government work very, very slow. And I wish I was better prepared for how long and harder the road is to make change.
● “My biggest mistake is not making more time for my family.’

People Mentioned
● Jason Setzer
● Donnie Jackson,
● Ivan Freeman
● Mayor Gutierrez
● Tom Daley
● Leonard John
● Eric Anderson
● Karen Hale
● Dave Peterson
● Mike Tyson