This is only the tip of the iceberg…
A freedom of information act (FOIA) request has led to the discovery of previously secret emails involving Fairfield Bay Mayor Jackie Sikes.
The mayor has been linked to private communication by her “chief advisor” Martin Bailey with the Corps of Engineers. Jackie’s “chief advisor” sent emails trying to SABOTAGE the community club’s communication with the Corps of Engineers as well as smearing city council members. Emails from the corps also suggest that Mayor Jackie Sikes was personally behind the attempt to grab control of the Fairfield Bay park for political reasons. It was likely a plan for Mayor Jackie to grab more power for herself.
This “smoking gun” not only proves that Jackie knew about the attempt to sabotage the Community Club and the City Council, but that she was personally trying to orchestrate it.
Essentially, Mayor Jackie Sikes was trying to cut the City Council and the Community club out of conversations with the Arkansas Corps of Engineers so she could grab more power for herself.
Jackie Sikes Involved In Emails Sabotaging Club And City Council
Mayor Jackie Sikes’ chief advisor, Martin Bailey, sent an email to the Arkansas Corps of Engineers on March 3rd of last year.
The email begins by Bailey:
“I wanted to make sure you were speaking to each other [Jackie and the Arkansas Corps of Engineers]…”
Bailey then FALSELY claimed that there was an investigation against the Community Club and David Baird involving the IRS and FBI:
“The issues with Fairfield Bay Community Club (FFBCC) and David Bayrd are so intertwined… the IRS and FBI has also been contacted – no information is available.”
Bailey also tried to SMEAR city council members, saying they were behind a plot involving David Byard as well:
“[T]here are ethics violations raised against city council members. Some accepted election donations and have since then always voted in favor of David Byard FFBCC [Fairfield Bay Community Club]”
It’s important to note that none of these allegations turned out to be true. It was all smoke and mirrors to get the Corps of Engineers to give Mayor Jackie Sikes more power.
Jackie Told The Corps Of Engineers To Cut Club Out
Another email shows that the Arkansas Corps of Engineers sent a warning to its own officials saying that Jackie Sikes told them she did NOT want the Community Club controlling the park.
Although in city council meetings Mayor Jackie Sikes claimed the Community Club could no longer control the parks because of a decision by the Corps of Engineers, it appears that SHE was the real reason they cut out the Community Club from controlling it, even though the city didn’t have the funds:
“Let’s abort this. Mayor Sikes is not in favor of issuing the park lease to somebody else. She wants to keep the lease in the city’s name, and sublease to be issued to the FFB Community Club.”
You can read the full email yourself here:
We Need Answers
One has to wonder what else Mayor Jackie Sikes and people in her inner circle have been doing behind closed doors.
If they are willing to belittle their neighbors in private and undermine the very people they are meant to work with, how does that exactly help our city?
PLEASE NOTE: A movement has launched to recall Mayor Jackie Sikes by a group called “We (the MAJORITY of) the People of Fairfield Bay” to remove Jackie Sikes. Many other scandals and issues can be read about here.