Will Valley View School District offer a fair hearing for the three incumbent board members--Mr. Quigley, Mr. Venegas, and Mr. Gougis whose candidate petitions are being objected to? According to IL law, the law states that the three board members to sit on the electoral board and render the decision should be Liz Campbell, Jim Curran, and Mike Evans. Rumor has it that this is not going to be the case. Liz and Jim are known to NOT be cronies of Roger Claar--so violation and disregard of IL law is being undertaken by Kavanagh and the Claar cronies on the board to make insure that Liz and Jim DON'T sit on the electoral board so that justice does not see the light of day.
Furthermore, the board gets to contract an attorney in an advisory position to hear the claims presented to them. This attorney does not run, lead, or sway the panel, according to the laws of IL.
Would it surprise anyone to know that it has been alleged that Mr. Kavanaugh has volunteered his services to this electoral board for hearing the objection to Mr. Quigley, Mr. Venegas, and Mr. Gougis candidate petitions?
Of course he would offer services. The Republican Party of Will County will have a lot to lose if these three are booted off the ballot. But how fair does that make his services when there is a conflict? How fair is it when the board is not stacked with officials set by law? I believe the proper term here is a Kangaroo Court. (See below for definition).
We anticipate all the school board candidates, media, and local community watch dog group members to attend this hearing. Other candidates had to fight hard to get on the ballot by following the laws of elections, getting enough valid signatures, etc. How dare these three individuals feel they can control the board when they did not even follow the laws that the others were forced to follow? The other candidates worked hard and deserve their chance, yet these three guys fell short of the legal requirements.
The new candidates deserve to ensure that these three are examined critically under law and a fair court to determine ballot status.
A kangaroo court or kangaroo trial is a colloquial term for a sham legal proceeding or court. The outcome of a trial by kangaroo court is essentially determined in advance, usually for the purpose of ensuring conviction, either by going through the motions of manipulated procedure or by allowing no defense at all.
A kangaroo court's proceedings deny due process rights in the name of expediency. Such rights include the right to summon witnesses, the right of cross-examination, the right not to incriminate oneself, the right not to be tried on secret evidence, the right to control one's own defense, the right to exclude evidence that is improperly obtained, irrelevant or inherently inadmissible, e.g., hearsay, the right to exclude judges or jurors on the grounds of partiality or conflict of interest, and the right of appeal.
The term is often applied to courts subjectively judged as such, while others consider the court to be legitimate and legal. A kangaroo court may be a court that has had its integrity compromised; for example, if the judge is not impartial and refuses to be recused.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Friday, December 31, 2010
Bonnie Alicea Trustee Candidate Petition Objected to by the RINOs
Liberty hating RINOs (Republicans In Name Only) appear to have escaped from the zoo again and once again are charging wildly at who must now be their favorite and also their most feared target in Will County, Independent Bonnie Alicea.
The RINOs, led by Will County Republican Chair Dick Cavanagh and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, booted Bonnie off the ballot last year when her electoral board was stacked with the slate running against her.
This year her election board is the people she ran against last year.
Remember last year...
Her signs were stolen.
They accused her of contributing to the death of a school board member.
They tampered with the election boxes.
They tried to have her stop campaigning on Federal Property which was legal.
They spread false rumors about her and her issues.
They sent their goons to threaten her family, including her 2 year old daughter.
They did everything they could in fear that Bonnie would get on the ballot in 2009.
This time, they have launched an objection to her petitions again. They did not object to any of the other 5 candidates running against their slate. They only objected to Bonnie's.
With a good reason... She pulled over 25% of the vote last year as a write in candidate.
She is a triple threat. She is a fabulous and caring mom. She is a highly educated and skilled consultant. She has actual plans to improve Bolingbrook, is passionate about this community, and cares.
To RINOs in the community, this is a definite threat. A real Republican is supposed to be fiscally conservative and support the individual's liberties. In contrast RINOs promote out of control debt spending and gladly trample liberties to keep their cronies in power.
Will County Republican Chair Richard Kavanagh will be representing the 3 objectors who apparently think Bolingbrook having RINO leaders racking up $400 Million in debt is just peachy. The 3 objectors are:
(1) Francine Lopez, 150 Ridgewood Ct.
(2) Robert Carlisle, 648 Melissa Dr.
(3) George A. Bogler, 210 Cheshire Ct.
As a high priced and over rated attorney, we would have to assume that bringing in the Kavanagh means that the fear of Bonnie making it onto the ballot and defeating the incumbents is real.
When Bonnie ran for Mayor 2 years ago she was a nobody in Bolingbrook but, due to the free advertisement of being objected to , she became famous. Her name is a household name now in Bolingbrook. Didn't the the Kavanah/Claar Axis of Weasels learn that lesson?
If the RINOs were real Republicans, they would not be in this mess. By putting Bolingbrook into $400 Million in debt, they have driven the residents like Bonnie and Bob to run for Trustee to try to save the community. RINOs are not support to be spending maniacs, but in Bolingbrook they have accumulated so much debt that it gives others a sound platform. The only thing that these RINOs have done as true Republicans is to give big business breaks while raising taxes on the poor and middle class.
However, this election is a turning point for Bolingbrook. With Bonnie in the running, Rhonda running, Bob running, and others, this is sure to be a tough competition that allows residents to vote out the rubber stamp incumbent RINOs and vote for change.
In the meantime, we will be following all the nasty things the RINO Axis of Weasels are doing to keep their worst fear, Bonnie, off the ballot again this year....
The RINOs, led by Will County Republican Chair Dick Cavanagh and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, booted Bonnie off the ballot last year when her electoral board was stacked with the slate running against her.
This year her election board is the people she ran against last year.
Remember last year...
Her signs were stolen.
They accused her of contributing to the death of a school board member.
They tampered with the election boxes.
They tried to have her stop campaigning on Federal Property which was legal.
They spread false rumors about her and her issues.
They sent their goons to threaten her family, including her 2 year old daughter.
They did everything they could in fear that Bonnie would get on the ballot in 2009.
This time, they have launched an objection to her petitions again. They did not object to any of the other 5 candidates running against their slate. They only objected to Bonnie's.
With a good reason... She pulled over 25% of the vote last year as a write in candidate.
She is a triple threat. She is a fabulous and caring mom. She is a highly educated and skilled consultant. She has actual plans to improve Bolingbrook, is passionate about this community, and cares.
To RINOs in the community, this is a definite threat. A real Republican is supposed to be fiscally conservative and support the individual's liberties. In contrast RINOs promote out of control debt spending and gladly trample liberties to keep their cronies in power.
Will County Republican Chair Richard Kavanagh will be representing the 3 objectors who apparently think Bolingbrook having RINO leaders racking up $400 Million in debt is just peachy. The 3 objectors are:
(1) Francine Lopez, 150 Ridgewood Ct.
(2) Robert Carlisle, 648 Melissa Dr.
(3) George A. Bogler, 210 Cheshire Ct.
As a high priced and over rated attorney, we would have to assume that bringing in the Kavanagh means that the fear of Bonnie making it onto the ballot and defeating the incumbents is real.
When Bonnie ran for Mayor 2 years ago she was a nobody in Bolingbrook but, due to the free advertisement of being objected to , she became famous. Her name is a household name now in Bolingbrook. Didn't the the Kavanah/Claar Axis of Weasels learn that lesson?
If the RINOs were real Republicans, they would not be in this mess. By putting Bolingbrook into $400 Million in debt, they have driven the residents like Bonnie and Bob to run for Trustee to try to save the community. RINOs are not support to be spending maniacs, but in Bolingbrook they have accumulated so much debt that it gives others a sound platform. The only thing that these RINOs have done as true Republicans is to give big business breaks while raising taxes on the poor and middle class.
However, this election is a turning point for Bolingbrook. With Bonnie in the running, Rhonda running, Bob running, and others, this is sure to be a tough competition that allows residents to vote out the rubber stamp incumbent RINOs and vote for change.
In the meantime, we will be following all the nasty things the RINO Axis of Weasels are doing to keep their worst fear, Bonnie, off the ballot again this year....
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Objection to the Incument School Board Members
Three objections were filed against the candidate petitions for school board members Quigley, Gougis, and Venegas to be put on the April 5 ballot to attempt reelection. Some of the objection reasons were not enough valid signatures, signing for more then one person (Vote with others names?) and having public officials sign during work hours such as Roger's employees at Village Hall.
We will post more information as it becomes available.
We contacted the objector and his statement regarding Gouglis objection was that "Mr. Wayne Kwiat, whom ran for Judgeship in November, failed to notarize some sheets. When Wayne filled it out, he failed to use the stamp, thus invalidating the signatures on the entire page. This left Gouglis with 23 valid which is less than the 50 signatures required."
It is also noted that Steve Quigley only turned in 90 signatures and less then 50 were valid registered voters. It is required that the school board members only get 50 signatures to get on the ballot.
Is it pompous men who act so cavalier? At recent 365U school board meetings Mr. Quigley has blown up at residents he is supposed to be serving. Perhaps he should have been focusing on what he needed to be doing during this election cycle to allow him to have a chance of getting on the ballot for reelection.
We will post more information as it becomes available.
We contacted the objector and his statement regarding Gouglis objection was that "Mr. Wayne Kwiat, whom ran for Judgeship in November, failed to notarize some sheets. When Wayne filled it out, he failed to use the stamp, thus invalidating the signatures on the entire page. This left Gouglis with 23 valid which is less than the 50 signatures required."
It is also noted that Steve Quigley only turned in 90 signatures and less then 50 were valid registered voters. It is required that the school board members only get 50 signatures to get on the ballot.
Is it pompous men who act so cavalier? At recent 365U school board meetings Mr. Quigley has blown up at residents he is supposed to be serving. Perhaps he should have been focusing on what he needed to be doing during this election cycle to allow him to have a chance of getting on the ballot for reelection.
Objections to Ken Cygan
A local resident objected to Ken Cygan. Ken was running for Village Trustee. His objection was based off of a few reasons. Some of these reasons included the signing of multiple names by one signer and not enough valid signatures from registered voters. We wish him luck getting through that objection!
Who is afraid of Bonnie Alicea?
It would appear that the Will County Republican Party still sees Bonnie as a major threat. Today she received an objection to her petitions. Of the three objectors, only one attorney will represent all of them. This attorney is none other than RINO Dick Kavanagh. (AGAIN!)
How funny that "Dick" was the one to boot her off the ballot in 2009 and boot off the Trustees by district referendum petition earlier in 2010. Why is he the only attorney to represent Bolingbrook residents? Don't the residents think it is odd that a big wig attorney like Dick is afraid of Bonnie? Isn't it odd he is representing all three objectors, just like last year?
It is Dick's agenda to retain his beholden political cronies in power in Bolingbrook by not allowing a fair democratic process.
So we wondered if they objected to her almost 700 signatures? Nah, that would have been too hard, as the minimum was less than 300! Instead, they objected to her residency.
As a reminder to the residents, Village Trustee Mike Lawler and Roger Claar in their capacities as Trustee and Mayor at a televised Village Board meeting in 2009, told the public that Bonnie was responsible for the death of a school board member. They did this out of bitterness for her running against them for office. Bonnie in turned sued them for defamation. Local "Rogerites" threatened Bonnie and her family, causing her to leave town last year for a while until things calmed down and threats to Bonnie's and her family's physical safety subsided.
The election law states that you must be a resident from April 2010 to April 2011 to qualify for office. Bonnie had returned before that date in order to qualify. Her objectors have stated that she just returned this month.
It is apparent that objectors will make up whatever story they can due to fear of Bonnie winning and putting a stop to the Rogers and his Trustees financial destruction of Bolingbrook.
We contacted Bonnie today and she stated that she was not worried about her short absence. She stated her temporary absence was in 2009 and that her short absence did not qualify her to register in another state. Therefore, her drivers license, voters cards, and plates have been registered in Bolingbrook for the past 8 years and that people are allowed to travel for work, personal or other reasons without losing their residency status. Furthermore, she has been a public figure in the community since March, attending functions and meetings, as well as meeting with the public.
She stated "The entire objection is riddled with accusations and allegations, however, there are no documents or supporting proof to these allegations or accusations. I can make up things about people too, but it does not make it true. I, on the other hand, have all my documents in order to prove my residency from April 5 to current."
This is just another bump in the road of what a big machine will do to squash a mother of two. Is Bonnie so great that she has Kavanagh, Chairman of the Will County Republican Party, quaking in his jackboots? If that is the case, we cannot wait to see how this election will turn out. Since fiscal responsibility is a plank of the Republican party, why does Kavanagh leave no stone unturned to keep his fiscally reckless cronies in power who have made Bolingbrook's debt the greatest in all of Illinois? Perhaps Kavanagh is just a RINO, Republican in Name Only, and would gladly rabidly support Adolph Hitler if he belonged to his party. Will County residents who hold to true Republican principles need to carefully consider who's running their party in Will County (and Bolingbrook)!
How funny that "Dick" was the one to boot her off the ballot in 2009 and boot off the Trustees by district referendum petition earlier in 2010. Why is he the only attorney to represent Bolingbrook residents? Don't the residents think it is odd that a big wig attorney like Dick is afraid of Bonnie? Isn't it odd he is representing all three objectors, just like last year?
It is Dick's agenda to retain his beholden political cronies in power in Bolingbrook by not allowing a fair democratic process.
So we wondered if they objected to her almost 700 signatures? Nah, that would have been too hard, as the minimum was less than 300! Instead, they objected to her residency.
As a reminder to the residents, Village Trustee Mike Lawler and Roger Claar in their capacities as Trustee and Mayor at a televised Village Board meeting in 2009, told the public that Bonnie was responsible for the death of a school board member. They did this out of bitterness for her running against them for office. Bonnie in turned sued them for defamation. Local "Rogerites" threatened Bonnie and her family, causing her to leave town last year for a while until things calmed down and threats to Bonnie's and her family's physical safety subsided.
The election law states that you must be a resident from April 2010 to April 2011 to qualify for office. Bonnie had returned before that date in order to qualify. Her objectors have stated that she just returned this month.
It is apparent that objectors will make up whatever story they can due to fear of Bonnie winning and putting a stop to the Rogers and his Trustees financial destruction of Bolingbrook.
We contacted Bonnie today and she stated that she was not worried about her short absence. She stated her temporary absence was in 2009 and that her short absence did not qualify her to register in another state. Therefore, her drivers license, voters cards, and plates have been registered in Bolingbrook for the past 8 years and that people are allowed to travel for work, personal or other reasons without losing their residency status. Furthermore, she has been a public figure in the community since March, attending functions and meetings, as well as meeting with the public.
She stated "The entire objection is riddled with accusations and allegations, however, there are no documents or supporting proof to these allegations or accusations. I can make up things about people too, but it does not make it true. I, on the other hand, have all my documents in order to prove my residency from April 5 to current."
This is just another bump in the road of what a big machine will do to squash a mother of two. Is Bonnie so great that she has Kavanagh, Chairman of the Will County Republican Party, quaking in his jackboots? If that is the case, we cannot wait to see how this election will turn out. Since fiscal responsibility is a plank of the Republican party, why does Kavanagh leave no stone unturned to keep his fiscally reckless cronies in power who have made Bolingbrook's debt the greatest in all of Illinois? Perhaps Kavanagh is just a RINO, Republican in Name Only, and would gladly rabidly support Adolph Hitler if he belonged to his party. Will County residents who hold to true Republican principles need to carefully consider who's running their party in Will County (and Bolingbrook)!
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Bolingbrook Elections, Bolingbrook Objections, Bolingbrook New Year
This coming year will see objections for the incumbents being held in hearing during the first week of January. We will be posting all the objections that arrived by Friday and update info on the hearing dates and times.
This will be a time for truth in numbers. Did the runners for office get enough signatures? Do the signatures matter? Were they obtained legally? We will post stories shortly!
Good job to all the new candidates that came out to run for a better democracy in Bolingbrook. The tide in this Village has definitely changed since Bonnie and Rhonda ran last year, with about 30 people stepping out this year. May the new year bring new hope for our Village.
This will be a time for truth in numbers. Did the runners for office get enough signatures? Do the signatures matter? Were they obtained legally? We will post stories shortly!
Good job to all the new candidates that came out to run for a better democracy in Bolingbrook. The tide in this Village has definitely changed since Bonnie and Rhonda ran last year, with about 30 people stepping out this year. May the new year bring new hope for our Village.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Bonnie Alicea thanks the residents!
from Bonnie Alicea
I want to personally thank the residents for signing my nomination for Trustee sheets. I have gathered over 600 signatures and have formally submitted my petitions to the Village for processing.
Have a happy holiday season and a joyous new year!
Question of the week:
There are some people wanting to know where you live for personal reasons. There are also people that want to know where you live for residency requirement reasons. I would like to know about the residency requirements to run for an office issue.
Thank you for being polite when referencing the issue of residency. It is true that some people would like to have my address just for "stalking" reasons, and I have addressed this issue with the authorities already. Therefore, I will not post my address on a blog or media site.
In regards to the residency issue, however, the public has the right to ask questions and receive valid answers. According to the law:
As many residents know, I owned a primary residency home in Bolingbrook until June 2010 and before the sale I relocated to another Bolingbrook home. Although work and other issues have caused me to travel, I have always intended to, and did return to, Bolingbrook before this election time frame. I have been a resident for over 30 of my 35 years.
Last year I spent some time in Florida. However, I returned before the April cut off time frame and have made my presence known in Bolingbrook.
"Where a person leaves his residence and goes to another place, even if it be another state, with an intention to return to his former abode, or with only a conditional intention of acquiring a new residence, he does not lose his former residence so long as his intention remains conditional." Pope v. Board of Election Commissioners, 370 Ill. 196, 201, 18 N.E.2d 214, 216 (1938).
Since my registration, drivers License, and voters rights are all local to Bolingbrook from the time frame of April 2010 to current, my validation credentials are clear and I am able to run for an elected office.
Thank you for the concern and we will see you at the polls!
Sincerely,
Bonnie Alicea
I want to personally thank the residents for signing my nomination for Trustee sheets. I have gathered over 600 signatures and have formally submitted my petitions to the Village for processing.
Have a happy holiday season and a joyous new year!
Question of the week:
There are some people wanting to know where you live for personal reasons. There are also people that want to know where you live for residency requirement reasons. I would like to know about the residency requirements to run for an office issue.
Thank you for being polite when referencing the issue of residency. It is true that some people would like to have my address just for "stalking" reasons, and I have addressed this issue with the authorities already. Therefore, I will not post my address on a blog or media site.
In regards to the residency issue, however, the public has the right to ask questions and receive valid answers. According to the law:
65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-5(a), that clearly states, "A person is not eligible for an elective municipal office unless that person is a qualified elector of the municipality and has resided in the municipality at least one year next preceding the election or appointment."
Election law defines “residence” as “that place where a person maintains a fixed, permanent and principal residence and to which he, wherever temporarily located, always intends to return”.
The dates for this law is applicable from April 2010 to April 2011.As many residents know, I owned a primary residency home in Bolingbrook until June 2010 and before the sale I relocated to another Bolingbrook home. Although work and other issues have caused me to travel, I have always intended to, and did return to, Bolingbrook before this election time frame. I have been a resident for over 30 of my 35 years.
Last year I spent some time in Florida. However, I returned before the April cut off time frame and have made my presence known in Bolingbrook.
"Where a person leaves his residence and goes to another place, even if it be another state, with an intention to return to his former abode, or with only a conditional intention of acquiring a new residence, he does not lose his former residence so long as his intention remains conditional." Pope v. Board of Election Commissioners, 370 Ill. 196, 201, 18 N.E.2d 214, 216 (1938).
Since my registration, drivers License, and voters rights are all local to Bolingbrook from the time frame of April 2010 to current, my validation credentials are clear and I am able to run for an elected office.
Thank you for the concern and we will see you at the polls!
Sincerely,
Bonnie Alicea
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Bolingbrook Debt Per Person Balloons to 2.7 Times That of Chicago
We all know that the incumbent Bolingbrook Trustees and the Mayor have recklessly increased the Bolingbrook debt to be the highest per person for any Village or City in the entire state of Illinois, but how does it specifically compare to the city of Chicago?
The Dec. 19 Chicago Tribunes article "Financial Fright Awaits Next Mayor" cites the average debt (including library debt) per person in Chicago is $2,371. Bolingbrook's debt per person including library debt is $6,429, or 2.7 times that of Chicago's debt per person!
The Bolingbrook Trustees have no plan and no clue how to pay back the $400 Million debt they voted to put us all in. The interest alone on Bolingbrook's debt is over $30 Million per year, approaching half of the entire annual budget for Bolingbrook. Roger Claar has not yet responded to Bob Bowen's FOIA delivered to him on live TV last week demanding he produce his plan to pay off the debt that he claims to have but nobody has seen. "I don't want Bolingbrook to be the next Detroit with unpayable debt, continually reduced services, spiraling foreclosures, and letting neighborhoods run down--but that is exactly where the incumbent Trustees and the Mayor are taking us like an unstobbable train with no conductor at the switch," said Bolingbrook resident Bob Bowen. "We need people who can think and comprehend at the switch and put the brakes on this embarrassing out of control debt spending. It's obvious to all clear minded residents that the current administration aren't those people."
The Dec. 19 Chicago Tribunes article "Financial Fright Awaits Next Mayor" cites the average debt (including library debt) per person in Chicago is $2,371. Bolingbrook's debt per person including library debt is $6,429, or 2.7 times that of Chicago's debt per person!
The Bolingbrook Trustees have no plan and no clue how to pay back the $400 Million debt they voted to put us all in. The interest alone on Bolingbrook's debt is over $30 Million per year, approaching half of the entire annual budget for Bolingbrook. Roger Claar has not yet responded to Bob Bowen's FOIA delivered to him on live TV last week demanding he produce his plan to pay off the debt that he claims to have but nobody has seen. "I don't want Bolingbrook to be the next Detroit with unpayable debt, continually reduced services, spiraling foreclosures, and letting neighborhoods run down--but that is exactly where the incumbent Trustees and the Mayor are taking us like an unstobbable train with no conductor at the switch," said Bolingbrook resident Bob Bowen. "We need people who can think and comprehend at the switch and put the brakes on this embarrassing out of control debt spending. It's obvious to all clear minded residents that the current administration aren't those people."
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Bob Bowen FOIAs Mayor Claar on Live Television Demanding Answers for the Residents on Repaying the $400 Million Village Debt
At the Dec. 14 Village Board meeting, Trustee Candidate Bob Bowen addressed the Mayor and the Trustees and once again asked them what their plan was to repay the $400 Million debt that the incumbent Trustee have voted to create for the Village. The debt spending of the Trustees has made the Village have more debt per person than any Village in all of Illinois. The interest on this debt alone is a staggering $30 Million a year.
Bob asked the Trustees "What made you think it was ok to vote to put us all under $400 Million in debt? Surely you must have had a plan to pay back the debt when you voted to create the $400 Million in debt. What is you plan? Roger, what is your plan? The residents want to know."
Roger could not provide any numbers on a plan to pay off the debt but then James Boan, Village attorney, replied that "5 million" would be paid toward the debt in 2011. Bob replied "$30 Million owed in annual interest and only $5 Million in repayment. This is not a plan this is just hand waiving." Bob then served Roger Claar with a formal written FOIA demand live on camera that requires Roger to provide:
We'll report on Roger's FOIA response to Bob's FOIA demand, or lack thereof.
INCUMBENT RICKY MORALES SAYS ON PUBLIC TV THAT NO $400 MILLION DEBT REPAYMENT PLAN NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED "IF WE DON'T HAVE ONE"
Incumbent Trustee Ricky Morales, who has consistently rubber stamp voted increasing Bolingbrook's debt to the current $400 Million level, publicly responded to Bob Bowen's FOIA demand for the Village debt repayment plan by saying that no repayment plan needs to be produced "if we don't have one".
Nice job Ricky. Not only have you been responsible for creating the $400 Million debt, now you are bragging that you never even had a plan to pay off the $400 Million debt when you created it (no one else thinks that's something you should be bragging about Ricky--you are truly out of touch with reality). Incompetent "leadership" like yours is why Bolingbrook is in the mess it is with the highest property and sales tax in the area and being forced to layoff Village employees and reduce services to the residents.
Bob Bowen went up to Ricky after the Village Board Meeting and extended his hand to shake Ricky's hand and wish him a "Merry Christmas". Ricky withheld his hand, scowled at Bob, and stormed away. Extremely poor form for a Trustee to be "bah, humbug" and refuse to shake the hand of a constituent who he is supposed to be representing. But then we all know Ricky has been too focused on mindlessly rubber stamping deficit spending to create $400 Million in debt, spending $100 of our tax payer funds a shot on lunches for himself, and bankrupting Bolingbrook to do his job and represent the interests of the actual resident of Bolingbrook. Time for a change and for electing new Trustees on April 5!
Bob asked the Trustees "What made you think it was ok to vote to put us all under $400 Million in debt? Surely you must have had a plan to pay back the debt when you voted to create the $400 Million in debt. What is you plan? Roger, what is your plan? The residents want to know."
Roger could not provide any numbers on a plan to pay off the debt but then James Boan, Village attorney, replied that "5 million" would be paid toward the debt in 2011. Bob replied "$30 Million owed in annual interest and only $5 Million in repayment. This is not a plan this is just hand waiving." Bob then served Roger Claar with a formal written FOIA demand live on camera that requires Roger to provide:
- Your detailed specific financially rational plan to pay back the nearly $400 Million in debt that you have put the Village in.
We'll report on Roger's FOIA response to Bob's FOIA demand, or lack thereof.
INCUMBENT RICKY MORALES SAYS ON PUBLIC TV THAT NO $400 MILLION DEBT REPAYMENT PLAN NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED "IF WE DON'T HAVE ONE"
Incumbent Trustee Ricky Morales, who has consistently rubber stamp voted increasing Bolingbrook's debt to the current $400 Million level, publicly responded to Bob Bowen's FOIA demand for the Village debt repayment plan by saying that no repayment plan needs to be produced "if we don't have one".
Nice job Ricky. Not only have you been responsible for creating the $400 Million debt, now you are bragging that you never even had a plan to pay off the $400 Million debt when you created it (no one else thinks that's something you should be bragging about Ricky--you are truly out of touch with reality). Incompetent "leadership" like yours is why Bolingbrook is in the mess it is with the highest property and sales tax in the area and being forced to layoff Village employees and reduce services to the residents.
Bob Bowen went up to Ricky after the Village Board Meeting and extended his hand to shake Ricky's hand and wish him a "Merry Christmas". Ricky withheld his hand, scowled at Bob, and stormed away. Extremely poor form for a Trustee to be "bah, humbug" and refuse to shake the hand of a constituent who he is supposed to be representing. But then we all know Ricky has been too focused on mindlessly rubber stamping deficit spending to create $400 Million in debt, spending $100 of our tax payer funds a shot on lunches for himself, and bankrupting Bolingbrook to do his job and represent the interests of the actual resident of Bolingbrook. Time for a change and for electing new Trustees on April 5!
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