A few weeks ago we wanted to contact a trustee or two and ask for more info on the village president turned fire chief and the neighbor who filled in as a trustee in exchange for his hand forced vote. We Googled the village website but it only has an address and a phone number. We called the phone number and the cop department answers? We asked for the trustee’s names and email addresses, the person who answered the phone didn’t have that information. Back to Google we go. We visited the Cook County Clerk’s website for elected officials and punched in our address and we were able to find our elected officials and some contact information. Not what you would expect though:
Why is the cop department answering the phone for the village employees being paid bag loads of money to be there for us? Why aren’t the village board meeting agendas or minutes posted on the website? This is 2019, I shouldn’t have to walk to the village hall to read an agenda or see what decisions were made on the people's behalf. The village has enough money to pay an administrator a six figure salary and provide a part time six figure police chief personal transportation but not enough to update a website to make it easier for us residents to be informed. Oh, but the newsletter.
5 comments:
This is so true. My dad tried to call for a permit and the police answered. They said they couldn't get anyone on the phone and that we had to go in person.
Who's the younger cop with the coke bottle glasses and nervous hands that works in the police station on days?
Well of course it makes sense... if you don’t update the information, then complaints can’t get to the trustees- the only ones that will take action & listen in the village. Because we all know how well complaints are handled by chief and deputy chief... oh wait, they arnt, they are ignored. Unless it’s about someone on the shit list.
Because that would be to much work to just give the village number over the phone.. bunch of lazy asses
Rowland the dispatcher?
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