FW Star-Telegram’s profile on Joyce Wilson, candidate for Fort Worth City Manager job

Article by Caty Hirst, Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

FORT WORTH — The first city manager ofEl Paso, Joyce Wilson over nine years successfully transitioned El Paso to a city manager form of government, brought life back to a failing public transportation system and helped draft fiscally sound budgets.

Despite those accomplishments, Wilson, 61, will probably be remembered for her time in El Paso for a series of emails in 2012 where she called residents opposed to tearing down city hall for a new minor league baseball park “crazies.”

Along with the other three finalists for Fort Worth city manager, Wilson interviews with city council members Tuesday.

In the 2012 emails, she said city council representatives who were against the ballpark project had the “beginnings of dementia.” The emails were released through an open records request anduploaded to a blogby an El Paso attorney.

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