Welcome
to the Watchdog: A system designed to provide
brief bullet quotes & notes to help keep track of comments
or actions (or in-actions) by Commissioners, Board & Committee Members and
Government Staff -- and that might be Of concern to residents. Quotes or notes
could "win" placement in one of three "award" categories below.
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Sept. 1, 2009 CITIZEN RIGHTS EHNANCED at
Sept. 1 Commission Meeting !
By a 3-2 vote (Bob Anderson and
Kelly Mallette being the minority vote "against"
enhancing public rights), the majority confirmed that
the village will now start placing citizen speaking time
as a requirement in ALL agenda for boards and committee
meetings posted in the village. Hence, the initial
undermining of Citizen Rights on July 29 (see below) was
reversed. Send your thanks to Commissioners Morris,
Bernard and Mayor Hornbuckle who supported your right to
be heard.
June - 2009 HOME PRICES START TO RISE
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July 29, 2009:
CITIZEN RIGHTS UNDERMINED....
Commissioner Mallette leads talk and vote that
undermines the Citizen's Bill of Rights of our Charter
Government, when she says it should be up to the Mayor
to decide if the public should be allowed to speak on
agenda items. Vote 4 - 1, with four commissioners voting
in favor of arbitrary powers in the Mayor to decide if
citizen comments are permitted regarding items on the
agenda.
(SEE
BLOG FOR MORE COMMENTARY).
January - August, 2009:
THREAT TO TAXPAYER AND OUR TREES...
Mr. Dan Keys, Chair of the Parks & Parkways
Committee, an appointee of Commissioner Bob Anderson,
leads effort to expand the number of oak trees in the
Village against recommendations of urban forestry
experts and the State funded tree inventory of the
Village. Ignoring the report might result in loss of our
oaks to disease and excessive cost to Village taxpayers
for future possible removal of over 1/3 of our trees in
the village.
(SEE
BLOG FOR MORE COMMENTARY)
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IS THERE A COMMENT OR CONCERN
YOU HAVE ABOUT SOMETHING SAID, NOT SAID; DONE, NOT DONE IN
THE VILLAGE? Please: SEND US AN EMAIL AND LET US
KNOW....
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observations and comments.
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