Arrogance at its finest! Mayor Craig Smith, who also happens to be a local attorney at law, might consider reading the Open Meetings Statute to better understand it since its clear after several confirmed violations of that act by his clients (Edgar County ETSB) he still...
The Administrator of the Edgar County Health Department, Eddy McFarland, and "his girlfriend" (not my words...
Video of the Dec 14, 2011 Edgar County Board Meeting is below. I find it quite telling, the lengths that our county board will go to in order to prevent an audit of the ETS Board. This particular entity of the county government has not been...
The City of Paris has adopted an ordinance limiting the number of refuse haulers in the city to three. They have also imposed a $250 fee for the license, plus $50 for each additional refuse vehicle. This is all about "control" and nothing more. Control by...
Mr. Clark, you should FIRE your ETSB attorney, Craig Smith, the current Mayor of Paris, Illinois! At the beginning of my questions I referenced a document, a single piece of paper, that was handed out by Dee Burgin before the meeting started. That single sheet of...
Sit down people, clear your mouths; you’re NOT going to believe this! What do you suppose the first act of the 911 Board was after voting in the new Board Chairman, Dee Burgin? Next act of business, Break the law, of course! Not a major milestone other than it...
Below is the complete video (minus the tape change) of the Edgar County ETSB Meeting held on Dec 5, 2011. ...
This story is becoming all too common in Paris and Edgar County, as a matter of fact is has become a common occurrence in Richland and Crawford Counties also. This organization has gone completely off the deep end and the sad thing is that they...
After attending an Animal Control meeting and a Distict 95 School Board meeting, three people - two BoE board members and another "prominant" (term used loosely) person, contacted my employers and told them that I should not be attending "their" meetings. After attending an Animal Control...
Below is the Edgar County Animal Shelter committee meeting video from Oct 3, 2011. Below that is the proposal made by Terry Elston. So, if your taxes for owning a dog increase, make sure you give him a call to say "thank you". Proposal made by Terry...
