Looking for absolute control without ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR input from anywhere.

waddayaexpect from a mayor and a majority of the council who look at their constituients as “uninformed” – as alderman allegrhetti calls us.

So… not only are we a Task force happy council, but a referendum happy one as well.

We don’t want (or need) resident input on something as important as spending money on a new police facility, but need (or want) resident input on whether or not to spend money fighing O’Hare.

We need to turn City Council into an appeals body when someone gets turned down at one of our fine boards or commissions, but Council needs a Task force to “look over” and ordinace that would send a resident to one of those boards or commission to uphold. Kind of makes our head hurt doesn’t it?

Looking for absolute control without the leg work or input from anywhere.

Scarey!!!

The voters have to remember that Wsol has been a staunch supporter of a big new police station (a favorite of his 7th ward political sponsor, former alderman Larry Friel) since Wsol was running against Bob Kristie in 2007. Back then Wsol endorsed the 40,000 square foot, shooting range, workout room, enclosed parking version and had no problem with the city buying land to build it on. Only when it looked like Egan’s petition drive would succeed did Wsol come up with his referendum question saying that it would be built at 505 Butler place on land the city already owns. That’s his big concession to fiscal responsibility. What a joke.

But I do have a question: When the H-A editorial states that “The police department needs more space — that’s a given,” who/has anybody formally concluded that? The reason I ask is because the police dept. keeps winning awards and operating successfully out of the existing space, so I’m thinking it’s not “need” but “want” – as in me living for the past 9 years in a 2,800 square foot house with a wife and 3 kids and wanting more space but not wanting to pay the $150,000 that the addition I want will cost.

Citizen referendum question is:

“Shall the City of Park Ridge replace it’s current police facility with a new, larger structure at a cost of at least $16.5 million plus additional, but currently unknown, costs for the land on which it will be situated and bond interest?”

Alderman Wsol’s question in it’s final form is:

“In adopting a capital project to improve the administrative/public and police facilities, shall the City of Park Ridge require as conditions of issuing any bonds for such improvements that: the total spent, absent interest and operational costs be less than $16.5 million and the facility be located at 505 Butler Place on land already owned.”

The following referendum question was proposed by third Ward Ald. Don Bach, but will not appear on the ballot due to space constraints, as I understand it:

“Shall the City of Park Riudge expend funds to analyze and mitigate the effects on the environment, safety, and health issues pertaining to the expansion of O’Hare Airport up to but not exceeding $150,000 per year?”

A referendum question was approved for placement on the April ballot by Maine Township government, at the request of bi-partisan sponsors, including Sen. Dan Kotowski.  I don’t know the exact wording of the question, but it is a question asking voters if they wish to continue the Cook County 1% sales tax increase that was pushed by Toddler Stroger.

Also it’s pretty hard to your job well when you play with your hair.

I’m not kidding she did that a few times durring the meetings Monday and Tuesday.

While in total agreement with the editorial title: “Wanted: leadership from City Council”, the details are sorely lacking.

Jennifer Johnson, and you too Craig Adams, you really need to step it up a notch or two. Dig, dig, dig… report, report, report. Any way it goes, let the chips fall where they may. But PLEASE… give the readers of your papers and the citizens of this town the information they need to make an intelligent decision come April.

That would be so hilarious if it was not for the “Evil Blogs” saying it.