EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - In a surprise move, Ben Jenness declared the Airport Board meeting canceled for failure to post an agenda 48 hours in advance as required by law. After a couple quick questions from citizens in the standing room only croud, it was obvious there...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - "We Need To Get The County Off This Note" In a surprise (to us) move, Jeff Voight mentioned the need to figure out the situation with a "real estate owner financed" property deeded with a warrantee deed, in which Edgar County is on the...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Just a reminder for those interested, there is an Edgar County Airport board meeting on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 6:00 P.M., at the airport. Some topics that will be discussed in public session are: 1. Who is Illini Community Development (Newman, Illinois) and why were...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - In a previous article, we briefly discussed the Housing Commissioners lack of response to questions submitted in reference to certain funds and how the money was spent. These questions were originally sent on September 11, 2012 - almost 4 months ago! We...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Possible School District Consolidation Following several inquiries into possible school consolidations, I had a meeting with the District 4 and District 95 Superintendents along with some email exchanges that included the PCHS Director, to discuss their planning of possible consolidation of the school districts. For...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - After a failed Motion to Dismiss, the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District trustees determined it was in their best interest to cut their losses and provide the documents requested . This should have happened in the beginning, but it appears the trustees would...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - New Contract Denied You probably remember this guy from previous posts, and in an interesting turn of events Mr. Wheatley presented the school board with a new 5 year employment contract he wanted them to approve. It consisted of a pay increase every year...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Torturous Interference With Business In another attempt at infringing on the rights of RSB Aviation to conduct their business, Mr. Jimmy Wells, Edgar County Airport Manager, decided it was a good idea to park the snowplow in front of the hangars leased by...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The hearing in the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit of Kraft (Plaintiff) vs Conover (acting as FOIA officer) and Clark-Edgar Rural Water District (Defendants) was held on December 11, 2012. This lawsuit, 12-MR-44, was filed on October 3, 2012 in response to the...
Below is the complete video (from the County's camera) of the Dec. 3rd 2012 "meeting" held by the Edgar County Board. . ...
