Redmon Mayor Seat Vacant By Statute –

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Does the Grain Elevator owner live in Redmon and is he on the board?

Owning the Grain Elevator has no bearing on sitting on the board provided there is not a conflict of interest, which means the business owner may vote on matters that directly or indirectly benefit him.

If you own a business in Redmon, example grain elevator, does that allow you to sit on the village board? I’ll bet no would be the answer.

Computer World had us in there also…along with a National Wind Energy Journal

Thanks for your comments.

I think our track record speaks for itself and when our work is highlighted in the National Review as well as other national publications and even Fox news I can only say if it was good enough for those publications its clearly good enough for the good people of this county.

Keep dreaming.

Didn’t go to a Junior High, but I did attend East Richland Middle School in Olney, Illinois 🙂 I even attended Silver Elementary School there also. I do not have a GED, but what you have to figure out is if that is because I didn’t need one, if I was too lazy to finish High School, maybe even graduated and went on to further my edumication. Let your imagination run wild…

Like I said before, that is none of your business.

Mike Jarod, your second post, the one after asking where you could buy the paper already knowing the answer, was full of personal attacks. Were those your statements of last resort because you are uneducated and uninformed? Is that all you knew how to do? Those are your words, not mine. On another note, you have no idea as to how the tone of the meeting was set by the mayor prior to the meeting even starting. Once again you are confused when you think you have the right to ask about my education – I do not work for you.

In what world do you have the right or authority to ask? That’s right, in the same world where it is OK to censor something you don’t like in order to “protect” other from reading it – then laughing about that censorship. You would fit right in with the old Soviet Union.

Why is censorship funny to you? You must be friends with the little Hilters running around town. The fact is not that the people do not want the paper, but that certain public officials have determined they can dictate what people can or cannot read. There is no legal action against us and those rumors have been going around for 3 years. Bring it on if you feel froggy. I doubt you called and talked to anyone at the AG’s office about us and you are just using that to attempt to get your pathetic point accross. You didn’t call the EUI “journalism school” either. Where i got my degree does not matter.

The paper is Disclosure and is not “our” paper. It’s not available in Paris since the four businesses that were selling it were threatened and intimidated (by public officials, public contractors, and their employees) into not selling it anymore. You can get it in Kansas, Oakland, and Vermilion. The watchdog truck always has copies if you see them somewhere.

smblack, are you saying that its OK to pretend to be the Mayor when your not? If the law says the seat is vacant when the Mayor moves out of the district why is it such a problem to acknowledge that? Using your logic it woudl be OK for me to be the Mayor in Redmond even though I live in Kansas. Whats the big deal?

I simply recapped the meeting and the fact that he cannot continue to sit in the Mayor’s seat. He moved. He was automatically removed from that position, no further action required on his part. Anything and everything that he did in Redmon since Nov 9th (in the “official capacity”) is null and void. He just needs to do what is right, and he knows what that is.

First, is this really really such a big deal?? The little village of Redmon can use all the good people it can get. Some people need to get a life. Second, while you are getting that life, go back to school and pay attention during the grammar lessons (“he just DON’T know it yet”) Your lack of education proves your lack of professionalism.

What difference does it matter if Mr. Kraft is a citizen of Redmon or not? The former Mayor moved and vacated his office by doing so. It is the law! Laws are what we as citizens of America hopefully follow. We do not get to pick and chose which laws apply to us or our situations. Where did Mr. Kraft attack, belittle or otherwise defame your father in what he wrote? I am sure that your father was and is a very good man, but the law is the law. If your father was so righteous, why did he try to plead ignorance to the facts and side step the obvious question when asked? I am sure that his work was and will always be respected in Redmon. It is time though to follow the law and get on with life. The issue is as the ECWD have exposed over the past year or more is that almost every township, city council, etc seems to feel that they are empowered to do as they please regardless of the LAW! It is very simple. Read and understand the laws that you are placed into position to follow! If you do not understand than investigate and find out, as the ECWD have done. They are not paid, they are just asking that our public officials follow the laws as they are written! We as citizens do not get to interpret or not follow the laws! We would have chaos if that were the case. Simply do what is right and be an example for the community by following all laws!

You are being to nice by saying his service to Redmon was commendable, and I will leave it at that. The residents of this wonderful village know better. So long Mr. Copper, I like you but as a Mayor you are not any good. Now lets get someone in there with some good common sense, who works for Redmon and not for their ego trip.

Mr. Kraft can I ask why you have interest in Redmon and who invited you to this meeting? I am a former citizen of the town and am the daughter of the Mayor and am very upset about the statements that you made about my father. I would really like to talk to you and find out more about what your position is in helping Edgar County. My father is very upset about what you have said about him and I am very upset also, I feel as if my family has been cyber bullied. I love my father very much and if you have any children or people in your life that you love I am sure that you would not want them treated this way. My mother was very indecisive about moving and the move was hard for them, I actually volunteered them to do the Christmas walk to help them make the move. My father loves Redmon very much and hated moving, he has lived there over 32 years. I know that he will abide by the law and know that he has and will, living there or not, always do what is right for that town and everyone in it. Regardless if some of them would do the same for him. I am praying for you tonight because I know we have to pray for people that hurt us and I only hope that you find the answers/solution you are looking for someday! God bless you.

Mr. Kraft can I ask why you have interest in Redmon and who invited you to this meeting? I am a former citizen of the town and am the daughter of the Mayor and am very upset about the statements that you made about my father. I would really like to talk to you and find out more about what your position is in helping Edgar County. My father is very upset about what you have said about him and I am very upset also, I feel as if my family has been cyber bullied. I love my father very much and if you have any children or people in your life that you love I am sure that you would not want them treated this way. My mother was very indecisive about moving and the move was hard for them, I actually volunteered them to do the Christmas walk to help them make the move. My father loves Redmon very much and hated moving, he has lived there over 32 years. I know that he will abide by the law and know that he has and will, living there or not, always do what is right for that town and everyone in it. Regardless if some of them would do the same for him. I am praying for you tonight because I know we have to pray for people that hurt us and I only hope that you find the answers/solution you are looking for someday! God please bless you.

Hilarious…! WHY do these public officials plead ignorance of the law? WE as CITIZENS aren’t allowed to get away with that….!