The Ellis County Press: Councilman ticked off over recent repair allegations

Councilman ticked off over recent repair allegations
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Megan Gray on 05/05/2011 19:11:00


LANCASTER – District 4 Council Representative James Daniels is ticked off
after allegations surfaced about recent construction and insurance claims on his
property.
According to documentation received by The Ellis County Press during the high
winds on Monday, April 11, damage was caused to Daniels home.
When D&J Construction reported to the home, they placed a tarp on the roof of
his residence.
“There was no other damage from the winds,” said Johnny Gray, owner.
“We placed a tarp on there and presented him [Daniels] with a bill at which
time he said he was not going to pay us.”
According to Gray, Daniels said, “it would be in our best interest to just
walk away so we could keep our good name in the community.”
When contacting Daniels, he denied the allegations.
“He is a lying a**,” said Daniels.
“I didn’t use them to fix my roof, I was just getting an estimate from them
and any American is allowed an estimate or two or three from a company.”
Gray claims he is already contacting an attorney and filing a suit in small
claims court for the $350 Daniels owes for his company’s work.
“My reputation is solid in the community, he can’t even vote, so why would I
want his vote?” questioned Daniels.
Gray claims his company worked closely with Daniels insurance company and was
told Daniels had paid them $100 to put his fence back up.
There was no damage and no repair work done by D&J to the fence.
“I didn’t have any work on my fence, that is another lie from him, I invite
you to come to my house and drive down and look, there is no evidence of me ever
needing to have my fence repaired,” said Daniels.
According to State Farm Insurance Documents, Daniels received $396.27 for a wood
fence, six feet high –detach and reset- per 8’ section.
Calls to State Farm Representative David Zora were unreturned as of press time.
Daniels is currently seeking re-election.