The Charter of the City Of Crestwood!
Folks, it's come to my attention that many of the citizens of Crestwood have never read the City Charter. The Board of Alderman will be asking us to change this outstanding document this year, and I think it's a change for the worse. We will be asked to remove the "term limits" on elected officials, approve new language for use in censuring the Mayor, or Board members, and other things that will become clear as we move forward on this issue.
The Charter came into being in 1995 with the idea it was to be reviewed every TEN years. That was TEN tears, not NINE years. The Mayor Fagan however called for a formation of a committee to review the charter prior to the TEN year period, and they did just that. Why is that you say? Well I have no idea (well I do, but I shall reserve it.)
This will be on the ballot at the next election (not yet scheduled,) so if I may I would suggest all of our voters become thoroughly familiar with it's language, and the ramifications of these changes. In my humble opinion, if passed, these changes will lead to the possibility of one faction governing Crestwood for some time to come, and I doubt that was the intent when the Charter was adopted. A democracy demands that we give all our citizens the opportunity to seek public office, and that's hard to do if your running against a permanent fixture, so why the change?
Well enough pontificating, please click on the header to be directed to Crestwood's Charter, read it and decide for yourself if we need to change the corner stone of our community.
Tom Ford
No.169
The Charter came into being in 1995 with the idea it was to be reviewed every TEN years. That was TEN tears, not NINE years. The Mayor Fagan however called for a formation of a committee to review the charter prior to the TEN year period, and they did just that. Why is that you say? Well I have no idea (well I do, but I shall reserve it.)
This will be on the ballot at the next election (not yet scheduled,) so if I may I would suggest all of our voters become thoroughly familiar with it's language, and the ramifications of these changes. In my humble opinion, if passed, these changes will lead to the possibility of one faction governing Crestwood for some time to come, and I doubt that was the intent when the Charter was adopted. A democracy demands that we give all our citizens the opportunity to seek public office, and that's hard to do if your running against a permanent fixture, so why the change?
Well enough pontificating, please click on the header to be directed to Crestwood's Charter, read it and decide for yourself if we need to change the corner stone of our community.
Tom Ford
No.169
posted by Crestwood Independent at 14:27
6 Comments:
I think the Charter should allow a special account to be set up for supporting the Crestwood Swim Club and Rosebrook Real Estate Stockholders.
I think all conflict of interests should be waived if you are a member of the Crestwood Swim Club and Rosebrook Real Estate Company since some our public officials are a member.
I think our charter should allow the use of "censoring" for all of our Board of Alderman and Mayor even though it violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
I think our Charter should allow our Board of Alderman to not follow any ordinance since they set a precedence on the Kohl's project. If the ordinance states $2.1 million, please let our alderman spent up to $140 million for their private pools, private parking, and other addditonal fun time.
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Our charter should state not to follow any Federal and State law since the Kohl's project has proven this case.
Why follow any Federal and State law? Please let our Alderman create as many ordinances so it is just "paper" law not an enforceable law.
Oh! It cannot be enforceable to any member of our Crestwood Swim Club and Rosebrook Real Estate Stockholders.
Our Charter should be changed to allow Alderman Breeding to state what he knows about the Kohl's deal.
Who do you know that has cancer? A stranger down the street or across town? When it hits YOUR family, do you think then you will be considering finding a way to end the cause?
Time for Ald. Breeding to come clean.
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