Frisco Lakes held their candidate meet and greet on January 8^th for residents who lived in the community.  The day after we received an email from an anonymous Frisco Lakes Resident giving us a summary of the recent Candidate Forum featuring Ann Anderson and Mark Piland, both of whom are running for Place 1.   According to our insider, Ann Anderson came out of the gate attacking her opponent at the Forum. Did we expect anything different?  No.  Why?  Because those running the Forum were Frisco Insiders aligned with the Mayor and Frisco Elite!  

Our Frisco Lakes insider sent us a transcript of her voice recording, and a few things stood out to us.   Ann Anderson starts out “We have been tricked in this city to believe everything is peachy keen and everything is great.”   She continues, But Mark I read that report and it makes me angry that we had a hostile work environment in our Fire Service.  I don’t think they want you there!  I don’t think they want you leading them.  I don’t think it is right for you to stand here and say you want to help them.  I have the report on my table for anyone who wants to see it.  It makes me angry and as a corporate executive if I see a hostile work environment on an email it is my job to do something about it.

Ann, who has given you approval to speak on behalf of the leadership and staff of the Fire Department?  Mark Piland has been endorsed in this election by both Public Safety Department Associations: Frisco Police Officer’s Association and the Frisco Firefighters Association.   Their choice is clear, and you Ann … are not it! 

Based on the transcript we received, Mark Piland chose to use his rebuttal and said page 20 of the report states that he did nothing wrong.  Best part was when Ann rebutted him again and said you are right Mark (wait, what?)   Ann Anderson admitted at the Frisco Lakes Forum that page 20 said he did nothing wrong, yet she still had concerns about other issues within the report – okay fine!    

I am curious if Ann is so upset and angry over this report then how would she have felt if she read the 2011 Climate Report based on Mack Borchardt’s leadership and his Assistant Fire Chief Lee Glover.   It was done by a third party that reads “After reading the surveys and conducting over 140 hours of meetings with firefighters and officers, it is clear there is a SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEE RELATIONS ISSUE in the department.  The report continues “it appears there is a lack of trust, respect, and dignity” within the department.  “The CULTURE is VERY NEGATIVE and one of INTIMNDATION, RETALIATION AND FEAR.”  At the time the survey showed 76.3% of the respondents indicated they would LEAVE THE DEPARTMENT if they could.  The report summary notes that this is the “fourth study done in the past ten years” and the management style will need to change moving forward DRAMATICALLY.   Can you guess the outcome of that report?

Mack Borchardt was terminated as the Fire Chief and then George Purefoy hired him to work in the City Manager’s office reporting directly to his best friend – George, the City Manager!  The hunt for a new Fire Chief began and that is when Mark Piland was offered the job and came to Frisco.  In essence Piland’s job was to right a wrong ship! 

Ann, where was your outrage and anger in 2011?  Let’s give Ann the benefit of the doubt she didn’t know in 2011 about this report.  However, Frisco Chronicles reported it in our blog The Valve Report in December 2023.  We also reported about it again and provided a full link to the 50+ page report in March 2025 in our blog Weasel Wes & The Letter.  Where was Ann Anderson’s anger then?  What was her outrage then?  Fact is she didn’t have any anger or outrage until she decided to run for office and needed a talking point to help boost her up.

Ann also lists Public Safety as her #1 priority on her new mailer, which is funny when her whole mailer attacks those who have served or currently serve in public safety positions.   She didn’t get any endorsement from a public safety official in any capacity.  

Other interesting points from the Frisco Lakes debate include Ann Anderson saying she was in support of the Frisco Performing Arts Center, then she said she made a mistake, and then she learned she shouldn’t have been?  I am curious, how did you learn that you shouldn’t have been in support of it?  Clearly voters spoke when 65% said no at the ballot box.  She continued, do we need a Performing Arts Center?  The citizens voted on it, and there is money set aside in a bond.  Frisco Chronicles would like to know how much of that bond money is left after the city has done 5 to 7 studies for a PAC? 

Anderson also said she is not for autonomous vehicles and does not like drones to help with traffic flow. Yet her mailer I got today says under her “Priorities” was that she is for smart mobility and infrastructure that keeps Frisco moving. What type of smart mobility is she referring to then? That is interesting comment considering many state and federal programs are leaning towards that technology to help mobility. Just look at that number of grant programs available to help fund smart mobility technology that she said she was against.

And with that, we’ll put a pin in it—for now. But don’t get too comfortable.

Next up: a closer look at Ann Anderson’s political mailer—where facts appear to have taken a scenic detour—and a breakdown of the Frisco Chamber Candidate Debate Monday night.

Keep your reading glasses handy and your skepticism well-fed. As always, Frisco Chronicles will be here asking uncomfortable questions, double-checking the receipts, and shining a flashlight where others prefer mood lighting.

Stay tuned—this show’s just hitting intermission.