Saturday, May 18, 2019
Whoops!
Forest View is looking for a new public works director, again. The dude they just hired was quickly sent packing. The village board approved the hiring of James Patrick Ryan on Tuesday without checking his job history. After being officially hired Ryan was sent to the police station for a criminal background check which turned up zilch. A Forest View employee who dresses as a cop did a quick google search of the Ryan's name and went to his village contact to report what he found (read here). The accidental village president Larry Powell blamed the cops for not finding out about his work history before they hired him.
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Political Favors
On election day, residents take time out of their busy schedules to hit the polls and vote for their desired candidate. The village president race back in 2017 only had one choice, Thomas Heller. So how did Larry Powell become president if we didn't vote for him? Lets see if you can figure this out:
Appointments by the village president have to be approved by the village board. When Heller's appointment was up for vote, there weren't enough votes to get the approval for Heller to be appointed as interim fire chief. Not to worry! Powell fixed this by approaching some residents on our block and asking them if he can appoint them to the board to fill his vacant trustee seat. All they would have to do in exchange is vote the same way Powell votes. David Figueroa accepted that deal and was appointed by Powell. Figueroa voted as instructed by Powell and Thomas Heller was appointed interim fire chief for our village.
Figueroa lost his 2019 write-in campaign and the loss was certified by the Cook County Clerk's office on April 23rd, 2019. That would mean he is out, right? No, not in Forest View. Figueroa was still allowed to vote on matters before the board following the loss. This enabled Powell and his cronies to pass stuff on their agenda without a problem including making Thomas Heller's appointment as fire chief permanent. After all the business was handled with the outgoing Figueroa in the seat he lost, the new trustee was sworn in. The new trustee would have voted against many of the things up for decision. One of the major items was Thomas Heller who is believed to not be the right guy for the fire chief position. There was no village job posting or search for a qualified fire chief candidate, it was just handed to Heller no questions asked.
Accidental president Larry Powell using all the loopholes he can find to take care of his pal Heller. Heller always wanted to be fire Chief and Powell always wanted to be village president. A favor for a favor, the Forest View way.
- Thomas Heller loses his full time job outside of the village
- Larry Moran suddenly steps down as Fire Chief
- Thomas Heller suddenly steps down as village president
- Larry Powell is appointed as the new village president
- Larry Powell appoints Thomas Heller as interim Fire Chief
Appointments by the village president have to be approved by the village board. When Heller's appointment was up for vote, there weren't enough votes to get the approval for Heller to be appointed as interim fire chief. Not to worry! Powell fixed this by approaching some residents on our block and asking them if he can appoint them to the board to fill his vacant trustee seat. All they would have to do in exchange is vote the same way Powell votes. David Figueroa accepted that deal and was appointed by Powell. Figueroa voted as instructed by Powell and Thomas Heller was appointed interim fire chief for our village.
Figueroa lost his 2019 write-in campaign and the loss was certified by the Cook County Clerk's office on April 23rd, 2019. That would mean he is out, right? No, not in Forest View. Figueroa was still allowed to vote on matters before the board following the loss. This enabled Powell and his cronies to pass stuff on their agenda without a problem including making Thomas Heller's appointment as fire chief permanent. After all the business was handled with the outgoing Figueroa in the seat he lost, the new trustee was sworn in. The new trustee would have voted against many of the things up for decision. One of the major items was Thomas Heller who is believed to not be the right guy for the fire chief position. There was no village job posting or search for a qualified fire chief candidate, it was just handed to Heller no questions asked.
Accidental president Larry Powell using all the loopholes he can find to take care of his pal Heller. Heller always wanted to be fire Chief and Powell always wanted to be village president. A favor for a favor, the Forest View way.
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