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As reported earlier Civil Case #202107817 TOMCZAK, MARTIN vs. SIX BROTHERS CONCRETE PUMPING LLC filed in Harris County was “Dismissed for Want of Prosecution. From what I read the plaintiff was unable to attend a hearing because of technical difficulties. A motion was filed and granted to reinstate the suit against Councilman Joseph Lowry the owner of Six Brothers Concrete.

The case concerns a non compete clause signed by Martin Tomczak. According to the court documents Martin claims Lowry threatened him and potential employers with lawsuits based upon this non compete document leaving Tomczak unemployed. One of the documents submitted to the court is a list of texts and correspondence from Lowry. You can read the entire 27 pages here. 

It will be interesting to attend the trial.

Whose leg do you have to hump to get charged with sexual harassment at the workplace?

If you had sent a cookie cake to an employee with “Recalls These Balls”, or referred to a female employee as a “snatch”, or wrote a poem directed at a member of City Council referring to your ball sack, you would have been fired. Immediately. And possibly charged with sexual harassment. Yet so far law enforcement on all levels have done nothing against La Marque City Councilman Joseph Lowry contributing to a hostile work environment.

WTF are they waiting for? Lowry has been warned by the city attorneys to refrain from using sexually suggestive language towards city employees, yet he did it again. Twice. Once using the slur in a response to his Lousy News Network post and again in a video. (Comment is at 34:24). Yet nothing is happening and there is no main stream media attention to his actions.

This is gross behavior. It is illegal behavior. It’s beneath a human being. It needs to be addressed. He needs to be removed from Council. This just can’t go on any longer. 2026 needs to be the end of the line for Lowry.

Do something.

La Marque’s Chicken Little, Councilman Joseph Lowry, filed a recall petition against Mayor Keith Bell. The petition was chock full of lies, misinformation, and baseless allegations. You would think an “undercover investigative journalist” would do his homework before submitting a formal document like a recall petition. Once approved Lowry has 30 days to get over 800 signatures. Mayor Bell has filed a challenge to the recall. I’ll let you read his response below:

OFFICIAL WRITTEN RESPONSE TO RECALL AFFIDAVIT Mayor Keith Bell – City of La Marque, Texas Pursuant to the City of La Marque Charter, I submit this response to the affidavit seeking my removal from office. The allegations contained in the affidavit are false, unsupported by evidence, and largely repetitive of claims that have been raised and rejected previously. I categorically deny each allegation and provide the following factual corrections for the record. This response is submitted to ensure accuracy, protect the integrity of the City’s governance process, and allow reviewing authorities and residents to rely on verifiable facts rather than speculation or misinformation. —

1. Allegation: I Do Not Reside in the City of La Marque This allegation is demonstrably false. I am a resident of the City of La Marque and have lived in La Marque for more than thirty (30) years. Documentation establishing my residency includes, but is not limited to: A recorded deed showing ownership of my home located in La Marque A valid Texas Driver’s License listing my La Marque address (included by the affiant in his own submission) Galveston County Appraisal District records listing my La Marque residence A voter registration card listing my La Marque address A voting history reflecting consistent participation as a La Marque voter These documents conclusively establish my residency and eligibility to serve as Mayor under the City Charter and Texas law. —

2. Allegation: Acceptance of Bribes or Corruption This allegation is false and unsupported. I have never accepted a bribe, engaged in corruption, or violated my oath of office during my twenty-two (22) years of public service to the City of La Marque. I have never been: Investigated Charged Indicted Tried Convicted Found liable Or administratively sanctioned for any act of corruption or misconduct. No evidence, findings, judicial rulings, or investigative determinations have ever substantiated this allegation. The affidavit provides no proof because none exists. —

3. Allegation: Lack of Fitness for Duty This allegation is false and without foundation. I have served the City of La Marque continuously for twenty-two (22) years as a Councilmember, Mayor Pro Tem, and Mayor. At no point during this period has my fitness for duty been questioned by voters, medical professionals, courts, or governing authorities. The affiant is not a licensed physician, mental health professional, or qualified evaluator and has no authority or basis to make such a determination. This allegation did not arise until the affiant’s arrival in La Marque politics and is inconsistent with my long record of service. —

4. Allegation: Failure to Maintain Order in Council Meetings This allegation misrepresents the facts. Council meetings are conducted pursuant to adopted rules of procedure. Any disorder that has occurred has resulted from the affiant’s repeated refusal to recognize the presiding officer and comply with established meeting protocols. No other Councilmember has engaged in similar conduct, and this issue did not exist prior to the affiant’s participation in City governance. Enforcement of decorum rules is not a failure of leadership; it is an exercise of leadership in maintaining orderly government proceedings. —

5. Allegation: Improper Hiring of City Manager JB Pritchett This allegation is false and misleading. The City Council voted to hire Mr. JB Pritchett following a lawful selection process. The City Charter requires the City Manager to possess municipal government experience. Mr. Pritchett was the only finalist who met this charter-mandated qualification. As such, he was the only legally eligible candidate under the City Charter. The Council’s action complied fully with charter requirements and applicable law. Council considered all information we had on Mr. Pritchett that we had at the time, including his officially submitted resume and a cleared background check of Mr. Pritchett by a nationally recognized company. —

6. Allegation: Raising Taxes for 22 Years This allegation is false. My voting record demonstrates that I have not voted to raise the City tax rate during my twenty-two (22) years of service. This information is a matter of public record and can be independently verified by any resident reviewing Council voting history. —

7. Pattern of Repeated False Allegations The allegations contained in this affidavit are not new. The affiant has made substantially similar claims since 2021. These claims have repeatedly failed to produce any evidence or result in any legal or electoral relief. This is the second attempt to remove me from office. The prior recall effort failed in 2022. Since that time, I have been: Elected Mayor in 2021 with approximately 85% of the vote Re-elected Mayor in 2024 with approximately 64% of the vote These election outcomes reflect the confidence of La Marque voters in my leadership and service. —

Closing Statement I respectfully request that the City Secretary, City Attorney, and any reviewing authority rely on the factual record, verified documentation, and applicable provisions of the City Charter and Texas law when evaluating this affidavit. I will continue to focus on the lawful, transparent, and professional administration of City business and on improving the quality of life for residents of the City of La Marque. Respectfully submitted, Keith Bell Mayor, City of La Marque, Texas

What the living fuck is wrong with La Marque’s Chicken Little, City Councilman Joseph Lowry?

As reported yesterday Lowry created a hostile work environment within the city of La Marque by sending a sexually suggestive cookie cake to a city employee. The message “Recall These Balls” was in reference to a recall petition filed against him. Later in the day he did it again this time targeting a contract employee, specifically the Interim City Manager Barbara Holley using a vulgar word. Even before making these two sexually suggestive comments Lowry posted a vulgar poem targeting Councilmember Yancy. You can see all three below.

But he couldn’t stop. Later in the day Lowry posted a veiled threat targeting specific individuals including elected officials and citizens of the City. Those on the list has been encouraged to contact law enforcement and demand action.

Throughout the day Lowry posted videos acting like he was the victim in all of the commotion he has started including one of him submitting a recall petition chock full of misinformation that was eventually heavily redacted. This cause him to run to the police whining like a little bitch to file a complaint.

Galveston law enforcement can no longer sit back and do nothing. Sexual harassment can create a hostile work environment resulting in lawsuits against the city and county. Threats can result in lawsuits as well as criminal charges. These need to stop.

Immediately.

OMG! Something is happening in La Marque Texas concerning the Republican Councilman nut job Joseph Lowry.

Lowry just released a video of himself, once again, making all kinds of baseless allegations directed at the Interim City Manager Barbara Holley. (Do yourself a favor and watch it at The Mark Facebook page!) The Chicken Little of La Marque made baseless claims of corruption, shadow governments, political warfare, bribery, drug use, and more and it is getting old. Yesterday he was denied a meeting with the District Attorney for the second time. They probably are tired of his baseless claims also. His video is almost funny. Boo-hoo-hoo.

On top of that Lowry posted a long winded complaint about Ms Holley claiming she is using her official position to research his past and correspondence with the police chief and attorney. This video mentions a “hostile work environment” and an individual was put on leave for a month, which might mean that individuals filed suit against Lowry or the City of La Marque. I am speculating that it has something to do with his “Recall These Balls” cookie cake his wife presented to an employee after a recall was filed against him. According to BZ Watchdog who has grabbed onto the leg of Lowry, the incident, if true, is ripe for legal action:

So something might have happened today. I am sure the Galveston Daily News will report it.

What does it take to get the DA off their ass and do something about La Marque City Councilman Joseph Lowry?

The City of La Marque was infected with a virus a couple of years ago causing considerable amount of damage not only to the city but to individuals and their employment. Councilman Joseph Lowry’s history of harassment of employees, Council Members, and constituents have been well documented leading to two recall petitions. Reasons to recall and remove Lowry have been documented in “Top Ten Reasons to Recall La Marque Council Member Joseph Lowry” (There are actually 20 reasons) These reasons include his Domestic Violence Protective Order against him, numerous lawsuits for harassment and defamation, his unpaid back taxes, and now his illegal drone solicitation to name just a few.

Yet where is the La Marque Police? Where is the District Attorney? There have been a number of complaints filed with both organizations against Lowry and yet no action has been taken. Instead LMPD took the time to file charges against a 70 year old woman who made them aware of a fake Facebook account created in her name. As a sitting councilman Lowry made a sexual comment toward city employees after the first recall petition in the form of a giant cookie with the message “RECALL THESE BALLS”. Lowry and his wife continues to harass City employees, City Council Members and the Mayor with baseless accusations of bribery and corruption. He has harassed constituents at restaurants and filed numerous police reports with at least one ending in a guns pointed confrontation of a citizen of La Marque at his own home. He is so toxic the new DA has refused to meet with him. (video of Lowry whining about it is here.)

Yet LMPD and the DA are MIA. Unfortunately for Lowry his harassment and the inaction of law enforcement has drawn the attention of a couple of Police “Auditors”, Harvey Freebird and BZ Watchdog. Both have huge followings and are well versed in filing open record requests. Harvey has spoken to City Council a number of times concerning the harassment by Lowry and BZ is now following up on the sexual harassment of a city employee by Lowry with his recall cookie stunt. Both of these individuals are not going away.

Maybe the fake email Lowry presented to City Council to stop extending the Interim City Manager’s contract and his solicitation of a drone operator will finally draw the attention of the DA and action will be taken.

Film at 11.

The plot thickens.

Last week La Marque City Councilman, Chicken Little Joseph Lowry, presented an email to the Council from the La Marque Police Association concerning the Interim City Manager, Barbara Holly’s further employment. It turns out that the LMPA had nothing to do with this email and issued a statement disavowing their disavowing of this email as stated in the Galveston Daily News article. That email came from Impoliceassociation@gmail.com.

Today that email account has been deleted. Holly’s contract was extended by a vote of 3-2 with Councilman Compian joining Lowry. Over the weekend Lowry went ballistic posting a long winded defense of the contents of the email but not addressing who sent it and why it was sent only to him. Lowry should have known better. He should have verified who sent it and why. Instead he is now attacking those who reported on it like the Galveston Daily News and The Mark Facebook account. He has yet to disavow creating the email himself.

This issue isn’t going away. Hopefully the legal department of the City of La Marque is going to find out who created and sent the email to try to stop the employment of the Interim City Manager.

If you have a access to Galveston Daily News take a moment to read the article by Corey Greineisen “State police union disavows email attacking La Marque city manager”.

City Council Member Joseph Lowry, Mr Chicken Little, submitted an email from the La Marque Police Association to Council during executive session with concerns about Interim City Manager Holly. As the Galveston Daily News stated, the LMPA didn’t write the email. During this session the Council was to vote on extending Holly’s contract. They voted 3-2 with Joe Compian joining Lowry. This brings up a lot of questions.

• Who wrote the letter? If it wasn’t LMPA who did?
• Did this letter sway Compian’s vote?
• The letter came in the form of an email from a .gmail address. Didn’t Lowry verify the source, afterall he claims to be an Undercover Investigative Journalist.
• Did someone from LMPA write this and submitted it under a fake email?
• Or did someone punk Lowry?

The email is long winded and looks AI generated. It is full of baseless allegations against Holly. It claims LMPA is working with the Combined Law Enforcement Agencies of Texas (CLEAT) to investigate these allegations. CLEAT has issued a statement claiming they had not “disavowed” anything.

Lowry with egg on his face went to social media claiming that the allegations are true and bashing the author of the Galv News article.

Hopefully this will not stop the City from performing a forensic audit and determine who wrote the email and I if criminal charges are going to be filed. You would think Lowry would be ecstatic about finding out who punked his fat ass. Like herpes this issue is not going away.

La Marque’s Chicken Lowry is speaking to Fox News.

Of course Lowry acts like he is the victim with outside agitators coming to La Marque to condemn his pattern of harassment and threats at last night’s City Council Meeting. You can watch that short interview here. You can also watch the disruptions of the meeting here. The disruptions came from Lowry’s supporters. A number of people, speaking during the community input segment, continue to warn the Council about Lowry’s harassments and threats including attacks on deceased family members. Lowry left the room instead during the community input segment.

The best line from one of the speakers was about Aesop’s Fables, a collection of stories including one about Chicken Little. In the story Chicken Little believes the sky is falling and runs around spreading false information and fear to the point that no one believes him. Lowry is La Marque’s chicken little. According to Lowry, over the last 5 years he has weeded out fraud, bribes, drug dealing, corruption, cartels, and other illegal activity, yet not one single indictment from the City or the County has been filed. Nothing. Zero. Zip. Nada.

This is Lowry. Chicken Little of La Marque Texas. Maybe Fox News will take another bite out of Lowry and ask about his history of harassment. Bauck Bauck.

Partially.

La Marque City Councilman Joseph Lowry was sued in April 2024 by Galveston County for back taxes of about $43,000. According to documents posted on the County’s website the suit #24-TX-0303 was “non-suited” in August of 2025.

According to the tax office he owed $22,460 for 2021, 2022, and 2023. On Jan 6, 2025 he made a partial payment of his delinquent taxes in cash. He still owes about $13,000 for 2024, and 2025. In an interview with Ch13 he claimed he didn’t owe any taxes.

Well, he did and still does. Maybe he needs to create another GoFuckMe site.

LOL. Lowry got a spanking and it was recorded!

La Marque City Councilman Joseph Lowry posted this audio of his phone call to interim City Manage Barbara Holly as if it is a smoking gun proving his conspiracy theories of waste, fraud, abuse, bribes, possession of meth with the intent to sell, and drug cartels running La Marque. You might enjoy the music while Lowry was put on hold for about 4 minutes. The audio begins with Holly answering the phone.

In the end, after discussing the issue Lowry was complaining about, Holly bid him a good day and hung up on him leaving Lowry talking to himself like a broken record. Lowry has a team of people flooding the city with open record requests including his wife. As of today 508 requests have been filed. In 2024 150 requests were filed. The City has the right to charge for any excessive requests as they recently did. They estimated his wife’s request would cost about $2400. Lowry, who does not have any money to pay his delinquent tax bills, has created a GoFuckMe site….GoFundMe…. begging for donations so he can obtain the damning information that will lead to the indictment of everyone living in the city of La Marque. 

This is strange but good. I was looking forward to the trial watching Lowry testify under oath. Let’s hope the lawsuit against him is reinstated.

As reported earlier, Civil Case #202107817 TOMCZAK, MARTIN vs. SIX BROTHERS CONCRETE PUMPING LLC filed in Harris County was “Dismissed for Want of Prosecution. I assumed this meant the case was settled two days before the trial but that isn’t the case.

Turns out the case was dismissed because the attorney for the plaintiff was unable to join a hearing conducted via Zoom. (See below) A hearing is now set to consider reinstatement. I assume that means to allow the case to move forward. This hearing is set for December 18th via Zoom (333rd Court – Zoom Video Call Information https:/justex.zoom.us/j/9127477662)

DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION. (Whatever that means)

Civil Case #202107817 TOMCZAK, MARTIN vs. SIX BROTHERS CONCRETE PUMPING LLC was filed in 2021 in Harris County and was scheduled for trial on November 10. On November 8 the case was dismissed. I assume this means it was settled prior to trial and maybe for good reasons. Six Brothers Concrete Pumping is owned by La Marque City Councilman Joseph Lowry.

The case concerns a non compete clause signed by Martin Tomczak. According to the court documents Martin claims Lowry threatened him and potential employers with lawsuits based upon this non compete document leaving Tomczak unemployed. One of the documents submitted to the court is a list of texts and correspondence from Lowry. You can read the entire 27 pages here. Here is just one of the texts:

This is so classic Lowry. He must have a lot of money to pay for all these lawsuits but he still doesn’t have enough to pay his damn taxes. He has another trial scheduled for Jan 26 in Galveston County. Film at 11.

You just can’t make this stuff up.

La Marque City Councilman Joseph Lowry (again) wants special treatment from the interim City Manager. It’s about as petty as some of the articles I write about elected officials in the Bay Area. In order to save money and city resources the City made the decision to distribute the agenda for the upcoming city council meeting electronically. Prior to this the agenda was printed and hand delivered to council members. Using email or posting the agenda online is what everyone does in this day and age of 2025. The agenda is also public record posted on the La Marque website.

But according to Lowry “I dunt no how to use an ee-lectric cumpooter”, which he didn’t actually say but implied it in his pathetic video he posted to Facebook. He claims he is not a “science computer” but he does have enough skills to post AI generated articles on his Lousy News Network. He has enough skills to create a Facebook page, post on a daily basis, create and post harassing videos, and bitch and moan about rampant corruption which doesn’t exist.

But he doesn’t have enough science computer skills to click on a link and print an agenda like everyone else including the public. It isn’t hard to do. Read your email. Click on the attachment. Apple-P to print. Maybe Lowry can’t afford paper to print the 2 page agendas. Or maybe he doesn’t have enough money for a printer or to pay the $43,000 in back taxes. Or maybe he is dumber than a sock full of rocks.

So watch as he wastes more money and drags the City into court like he did back in 2024 and lost miserably. Lazy bastard.

You have to wonder what caused the outrageous number of Open Record Requests in 2025.

It’s Lowry. Again. Council Member Joseph Lowry was elected in May of 2024 and all hell has broken loose including using and abusing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Public Information Requests (PIRs). In 2024 150 PIRs were opened. In 2025 465 were opened.

According to records provided by La Marque 150 open records requests were filed in 2024. 61 of them were filed in the last qtr. 105 were closed as “fulfilled”. 36 resulted in “no records” available. The other 9 requests were listed as “not a request” or others.

In 2025 465 PIRs were opened. 229 were closed as “fulfilled”. 141 were closed as “No records”. 25 were closed as “Not a request” or “Request Withdrawn”. 5 were closed as “Denied. Investigative Records”.

Lowry opened 24. His wife opened 11. Lousy News Network opened 2. Many were opened concerning Lowry including requesting Lowry’s proof of bribes, the details of his terrorist threat report to the La Marque Police Department, and information about his $50,000 COVID grant.

You can browse through the PIRs here.

In the words of the author of this demand “If yall think it’s a game!!!! Welllll, think again. Nobody is gonna keep dancing around the bushes on yall ass. F”””” that!

La Marque City Council Members were provided a copy of a demand for an investigation into CM Joseph Lowry concerning his history of harassment, official misconduct, and his possible illegal occupancy of his seat on Council. If you have kept up with Lowry’s many escapades you’re probably wondering why action has not been taken already. Maybe this demand will result in a serious investigation and finally clear the air. Here is the demand in a nutshell:

• Action is requested in 5 days
• Investigate whether Lowry is legally on Council, remove if he is not
• Investigate his numerous acts of harassment
• Investigate his harassment at citizens work place
• Investigate official misconduct
• Investigate stalking allegations
• Investigate civil rights violations

TO: Mayor Keith Bell, City Manager Barbara Holly, City Attorney Gus Knebel, District Attorney Chief Rodriguez, Council Members

FROM: Devonya Greenwood
“La Marque Citizens for Integrity”
DATE: October 28, 2025
IMMEDIATE LEGAL DEMAND:

Action Required Regarding Councilman Joseph Lowry’s Illegal Occupancy, Harassment, and Official Misconduct – 5-Day Deadline

Dear, Mayor, Council, City Manager, City Attorney, District Attorney, and Chief of Police

This serves as a Formal Legal Notice that as a concerned citizen of La Marque I demand immediate, decisive action regarding the continued presence and misconduct of Councilman Joseph Lowry.

Our community has conclusive evidence and documented testimony that requires your immediate legal and administrative intervention.

I. THE LEGAL BASIS FOR IMMEDIATE REMOVAL (5-DAY DEADLINE)

The citizens s well as I have verified information that Councilman Joseph Lowry is ineligible to hold public office due to a final felony conviction, a direct violation of the Texas Election Code \S 141.001(a)(4).

His continued service constitutes an ongoing fraud upon the City and a violation of state law.

DEMAND 1 (To the City Attorney & District Attorney):

I formally demand that the City Attorney and/or the District Attorney immediately prepare and file a request for a Writ of Quo Warranto proceeding, as authorized by the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 66, \S 66.001, to judicially determine and enforce Councilman Lowry’s removal from office.

II. DOCUMENTED MISCONDUCT, HARASSMENT, AND CIVIL LIABILITY

The citizens and i have all compiled an extensive log of incidents demonstrating a pattern of egregious official misconduct, including:

• Harassment and Stalking: Utilizing his position to engage in physical following, sending strange, unsolicited packages, and making anonymous harassing calls to citizens’ private residences (Texas Penal Code \S 42.07 and \S 42.072).

• Economic Interference: Maliciously and anonymously contacting citizens’ places of employment, resulting in job suspensions, firings, and loss of livelihood.

• Civil Rights Violations: Using discriminatory and defamatory language against Black citizens, referring to them as “thugs and gangsters,” demonstrating a violation of public trust and creating a hostile environment.

DEMAND 2 (To the Mayor, City Manager, & Chief of Police):

I formally demand that the Mayor, City Manager, and Chief of Police immediately launch a comprehensive investigation into the documented criminal and ethical complaints, including the misuse of office to interfere with employment, and provide full cooperation with victims pursuing charges of stalking and harassment and all other charges as well.

III. THE DEADLINE FOR ACTION

We are committed to peace, discipline, and structure, and we expect the City to uphold the law.

You are hereby given five (5) calendar days from the date of this notice (October 28, 2025) to provide a written response and a concrete plan of action outlining how your respective offices will comply with these demands.

Failure to act by Monday, November 3, 2025 will be interpreted by the community and my legal counsel as a deliberate decision of complicity and calculated indifference, leaving me no recourse but to immediately proceed with the filing of a broad-based Civil Lawsuit against Councilman Lowry and the City of La Marque.

I expect and demand accountability. Now and not later

It’s Lowry. Again.

Joseph Lowry might be in a pickle. Ever since becoming politically active in La Marque he has been nothing but a pain in the ass for the city. I am sure many would love to see him resign from Council ending a period of embarrassment for the city. Resigning to stop any further digging into his past is the easy thing to do but do not count on it. Unfortunately another document filed with the King County Court might add fuel to the firing of Lowry.

Quick Background:
When Lowry applied to run for City Council in 2024 he checked the box “I have not been finally convicted of a felony.” That isn’t exactly true. He pled guilty to two separate felonies concerning the possession of meth in Washington State. He should have checked the box  “I have been finally convicted of a felony, but I have been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities of that felony conviction and I have provided proof of this fact with the submission of this application” and then provided the proof. If he had checked the second one he would have had to provide a copy of the proof, but according to the following document he couldn’t.

New Damning Evidence:
This new document, “STATE’S MOTION AND ORDER VACATING AND DISMISSING JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE FOR POSSESSION-ONLY OFFENSE(S) PURSUANT TO STATE V. BLAKE” was filed with King County Washington CASE #: 99-1-08852-9 KNT but it was filed in May of 2025, a full year AFTER he was elected. What I do not understand, because I am not an undercover investigation reporter or an attorney, is why this is not signed? Why was it posted in early May of 2025? Maybe it is because the question about his eligibility was called into question at an April 28, 2025 meeting. You can watch the meeting here starting at 2:21:38.

Past Evidence:
Now realized in 2021 he had a document posted to his case titled “ORDER VACATING THE JUDGEMENT UNDER CrR 7.8 AND DISMISSING THE CASE PURSUANT TO STATE V. BLAKE”. This one is signed and was filed 3 years prior to Lowry’s election.

In Conclusion:
So what does all this mean? That is a good question and I’m just asking questions. I am going to speculate here. This unsigned document is a motion to vacate and dismiss his case which will be signed at a later date. Once signed it will be posted. I wonder if Lowry, after the April 28th meeting, realized his “vacation” wasn’t actually finalized and then petitioned King County to do so.

As I said, this will probably end up in court.