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...
REDMON, IL. (ECWd) - Following up on our October 7 article, the Illinois Attorney General reviewed our complaint against the Village of Redmon holding an illegal meeting and assigned it as 2012 PAC 21367 (read it below). Our complaint was found valid, with the AG office...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Can we now add paranoia to the laundry list of reasons to replace the Clark Edgar Rural Water District trustees? During the last meeting that we were not able to attend, it appears they not only have no clue of the FOIA laws...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - We couldn't attend the October 15, 2012 Clark-Edgar Rural Water District meeting - we were working other issues at the time. We do find it quite interesting what is said, during open meetings, when people aren't there to listen. In this case...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - At the September 2012 Edgar County Board meeting, we were informed the board was not going to transfer the $71,100 from TORT fund to general fund. This comes on the heels of a question I presented to the board during the August...
EDGAR CO - There are several items to report around the area and we will lump them into one article. Clark-Edgar Rural Water District It appears that not one of the trustees of the water district has bothered to read the statute governing their district, and none of...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Just in case you missed reading in other local publications what really went on at the county board meeting this month, here are some comments and a video of the meeting. - J. Kraft asked for an itemized list of expenditures of the...
BROCKTON, IL (ECWd) - We attended the monthly city council meeting in Brocton, Illinois last night, August 8, 2012, and decided this meeting was deserving of a multipart article. Ordinance to Reinstate the Police Dpartment An ordinance to reinstate the police department, after what we believe to be a...
On the 1 year anniversary of the Edgar County Watchdogs, I would like to extend our gratitude for all of the citizens who provided tips to us and those who visit our website. Without you none of this could happen. We would also like to...
EDGAR CO. - The "We" in question during a special meeting of the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District (CERWD) are "We" the Public, WE the customers, and WE the trustees of the PUBLIC water district - the discussion on the "WE" question starts at 7:29 in the video below. It appears...
