In an opinion letter published in the Morris Daily Herald on March 7, 2007, Brian Feeney said:
"Fortunately, before last week's committee meeting adjourned, I was authorized as chairman to form a new committee to investigate how Morris, Grundy County, SENREQ and perhaps an outside foundation or grant agency might work together to finance a solution that works for everyone, if such a solution is indeed possible. I pledge that the committee will look at every available technology option brought to it, but I doubt that I'll ever again be able to negotiate a deal on behalf of the taxpaper that even comes close to what we had. I will, however, do my best."
The "solution" that Kopczick and Feeney had previously proposed called for the city to issue up to $8 Million in bonds to finance the Senreq project. If the project failed, the city would be left with the bond liability - and the garbage. Does this sound familiar? Like when the city partnered with Community Landfill, and as a result may be stuck with a $17 million bill for the cleanup? Feeney and Kopczick both were aldermen who supported the Community Landfill blunder. We can't afford any more solutions from Mr. Bungles and his committee.
Senreq's gasification unit. (Is this a shipping container?)
Check to see if Senreq is in good standing with the State of Illinois.
Look up tax lien recorded against Senreq in Cook County.
Look up campaign contributions made by Mr. and Mrs. Brick and Senreq, and payments made by Dick Kopczick to Brick Consulting.
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In the last four years the City of Morris has spent over $300,000.00 on a landfill attorney. Maybe Mr. Bungles should spend more of his time as chairman fixing one his old problems before getting us into new ones.
Cronyism? Look up Dick Kopczick's campaign contributors on the web site link on this post - its a "Who's Who" list of companies and people with city contracts!
Corruption must end.
I don't like you calling Feeney Mr. Bungles. How about Shemp, the fourth stooge?
Hey thats very fitting, wasn't Shemp related to one of the other three stooges?
Just like in City Hall, there was a lot of cronyism with the Stooges. Moe, Shemp and Curly were brothers.
This is all very funny and i guarantee Belt is laughing all the way to the bank.
Moe, Larry, the cheese!
Is this Cicero? Is Dickie Loren Maltese in charge?
I don't understand the Cicero stuff, will someone explain?
Maltese was the REPUBLICAN (that's right curt!) mayor of cicero in the early 90's, convicted of corruption in office, stealing millions from the town treasury and having mob ties. What happens here is cake compared to that.
We have had lousy republican mayors too. Cronyism was just as bad under mayor Feeney.
There was a helluva lot more cronyism and corruption at the high school under "Superintendant" Darlington
If you take a look at it, most of Mayor Bob's appointed cronies remained in place after Dickie took office.
Do you remember Mayor Bob's cronies taking down license plate numbers at Dickie's fund raisers? These city workers were lead to believe they would lose their jobs if Mayor Bob lost the election.
That didn't happen.
Even the license-plate-number-taking cronies who turned the VFW parking lot into the scene from Michael Corleone's wedding are still city employees, some in elevated positions.
Dickie didn't hold it against them. He could have canned them, but he didn't. He kept them because they were good at their jobs. It was in the best interest of the city to keep them.
Just a bit of local history, by the way, Dickie is the first Democratic Mayor of Morris.
Republicans held all Morris and Grundy County elected offices for generations, speaking of cronyism.
The late Sheriff Jake Olson broke through the corn ceiling when he was elected the first Democratic sheriff. Jake was also the first elected Democratic county official.
Cronyism isn't new here.
The Morris Herald wouldn't publish my comment, so I guess I will have to post it here. On the subject of nepotism, I think it is terrible that one restaurant operator was pushed out, and now the mayor's buddy is put in. I see that he gave the mayor a campaign contribution about the time this was going on.
Yeah, we all figured that he would end up with the airport eatery. Low and behold look how it goes. It wont be long 'til he runs off with the waitress anyway, we can predict that one too.
Voters gave Jim Washburn the boot because they were sick of cronyism; they thought Bob Feeney would change things.
Voters gave Bob Feeney the boot because they wre sick of cronyism (and his temper); they thought Dick Kopczick would change things.
Nothing has changed.
Did the city council pass a resolution opposing the proposed surgical center? Or did King Kopczick just take it upon himself to issue an edict on behalf of the citizens of Morris?
I will criticize Republicans as well as Democrats...in my latest Voice of the People I criticized George Ryan. I am also on record as criticizing the current Cook County Republican Chair...
Dick and Scott have taken city croynism to an all new high in this town.
Compare Dickie's campaign contributors to who does business with the city. It looks like there is almost always something "in it" for somebody.
I see Belt gave $1,000 to the Kopczick campaign in August. So he really only ended up with $256,000 not $257,000.
Yah but be gave him back $2000.00 so his kid could go play baseball that makes it $258,000.00
Lets get this straight if you write a check for thousand you get two back.
Is it true that the mayor gave Belt city money to take his daughter to Alabama to play softball?
$257,000 isn't enough. Scooter still needed money for that Ala. vacation.
The last four years the city has spent over $300,000.00 on land fill attorneys but i just noticed they gave back $750.00 last year To Dicks campaign. And i just looked at last year. I don't think its right. I'm not saying its illegal just not right.
WHOA looks like the Stooges have found a new home in town. Talk about your secret committees and meetings. Just a few weeks ago TS, who most know has an MS in BS, complained that 54's Board held closed meetings that were to be open meetings, but her and her candidates have been meeting with another local superintendent and a few of those board members before they leave. What are they planning? How do we know? Easy, the candidate with the biggest mouth said so. Just ask him, he'll tell you. Yeah she said it in today’s MDH alright. "Hang on." Just what this town needs is another Government board filled with cronies and nepotism!
I always thought Brian looked a little like Moe. Must be the haircut
he's about as smart as moe too
Dick and Brian did such a fine job with the landfill that the city is getting sued by the IEPA and forced to buy expensive flares. Great job guys. But at least this is an opportunity to give EVEN MORE money to lawyers. Scooter really needed that all-expense-paid Alabama vacation with all the hours he's been working.
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