Did you know that your taxes can go up every year until a mandated limit is hit and you have no say in the matter? It's true! All public bodies that turn in a tax levy can increase that levy 5% every year without ANY input requirement...
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...
Its amazing to see how the tide shifts from day to day and week to week in Edgar County. In past articles we have covered what appears to be an excuse of the week game coming out of the cracks in Edgar County and the termination...
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) - During the last county board gathering at the highway department, I was asked that instead of throwing rocks I should come up with some ideas that help the county. Those brilliant instructions came from the current County Board Chairman Chris Patrick. I guess...
Thank You Karl Farnham, Again! During the County Highway Meeting yesterday, some very interesting things came to light that I believe were a direct reflection of work we have been exposing for some time; Here and Here. Those articles have lead to investigations by IDOT, and the...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - I think everyone can agree that if we can't count on the truth we don't have much of anything left to believe in outside the Good Lord. What do you do with people that sit in positions of power and they clearly lie...
As most everyone knows by now, there is quite the scandal taking place at the Edgar County Airport and the airport manager seems to be in it up to his back side. The standard of do as I say, not as I do, was clearly present...
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...
