WCSJ reported this morning that the Coal City Village Council would consider adopting a floodplain ordinance. It was reported that the Illinois Department of Natural Resources had sent letters to the Village in 2005 and 2006, and that adoption of such an ordinance would have the added benefit of allowing participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. The WCSJ report applied a kinder and gentler spin to the letters. Actually, these letters, which are addressed directly to Mayor Micetich, contain rather blunt warnings that if Coal City did not comply, the community could be suspended from participation in NFIP. WCSJ ended the story by attributing a statement to Mayor Micetich thanking a member of the community for bringing this important matter to the attention of the village council.
What WCSJ failed to mention, though, is the earlier letter sent by IDNR about this very subject almost twelve years ago, on August 18, 1995, and now circulating around the village. The letter summarizes the highlights of a meeting between IDNR and then city-councilman Jim Micetich that occured on July 28, 1995, in which the IDNR requested the adoption of such an ordinance "within 90 days" in order to bring the village into compliance. Micetich was given a manual, to provide "helpful guidance in establishing and implementing the administrative procedures necessary to comply with the ordinance and FEMA requirements."
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Who's the man behind the man? King Leo, of course. Jim is in Leo's back pocket so when Leo says file the letters they disappear. The banker sticks his nose into it saying there are no floodplains in Coal City. This however brings in a major Morris player that developed a subdivison in the biggest non registered floodplain in town, Coal Field. The tie in? Old Mayors brother, the banker, gets small percentage of subdivision from bank President, lawyer from Morris, after calling in loans from property owner. Silent investor, engineer of renown, and zoning president, Micetich, allows building in floodplain. Fast forward 15 years to the north side of town, same players, same deals, same floodplain scam even down to land having to be sold because of calling in loans. The more things change the more they stay the same.
Several years ago at a football game the Mayor had a bleeding ulcer and collapsed. He was out for a couple of hours in the hospital. Could it be some cells upstairs got starved for oxygen?
Two years ago in a City meeting the Mayor asked what Braidwoods FPA was all about. One month later he told the School Board he did not know what an FPA was but wanted one so he could annex farms all the way to Braidwood. Six months later he approved hiring a lawyer for $15K to stop Braidwood from expanding their FPA. To this day he still could not explain the difference between an FPA and a Boundary agreement.
All true but he wears good togs and a dapper dew while priding the goods of Jameson! So what if he has pulled the handle above on the wall putting CC in a torrent exiting the bowl, looking good is half the battle, the other half is spinning the truth. I give the old teach an A for BS by proxy of timely memorie loss. Cheers to the Green and Gold "Icon".
This must be what happens when one Mayor retires to get hired as an Administrator which moved James up to the #1 slot. How do they ever figure out who owes who for their jobs, one that pays $$ the other one ego food? Before I forget, maybe somebody could fill us in if there is a connection between endorsements reported in the Hustis News and no-bid City electrical work from one local contractor, we might get a charge out of knowing the answer.
Check out Coal City's paper this week, it looks like the Mayor's Team is trying to skewer Koerner's Team over taking taxpayer's money with his subdivision. I bet the City thinks nobody knows about the Trustee's kids and brothers on somebody's payroll along with shirt tail relatives enjoying the parties held the night before the big celebration. A couple of years ago the role of beer tickets borrowed the night before by the Officials ended up with the taxpayers paying a several hundred dollar check to the Lions Club, it was marked donation. I guess the tickets were coming back as political handouts.
The reason this hasn't gone anywhere is because friends close to the city have a subdivision in a floodplain and they don't want any egg on their face. Keep it hush hush long enough and no one will remember where we used to hunt ducks in the swamp.
For a thorough and well-written article on the flood plain ordinance issue, read the front page of the most recent Coal City Courant. Compare the Courant article to the Morris Herald. Was Hustis even at the meeting? The two stories are like night and day.
The booze is starting to take it's toll. I knew the martini's were good ever since I saw him at the Kilt party.
I don't get why they wouldn't want to just adopt whatever necessary to comply.
I hate to see what his next 4 years will be like if he gets re-elected. We read about it in the paper and it's simply hard to believe what goes on over there.
Memory? Read the garbage he writes in the MDH editor letters, it's about the year 2000. Yo, Jimbo, it's the year 2007. Just don't forget to give your Prince some more free electrical work for doing a good job on his homework paper. Bush wants us to forget there is a war and Micetich wants us to forget his subdivisions. Kinda sad watching egos melt in reality.
It's really not that hard to believe if you went to CCHS and had to take 'Career Ed'.
You got problems in Coal City, come to Yorkville and checkout.
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We fighting a garbage dump and big money to boot. Please pray for the little guy, if we stick together, more pockets are better than one deep pocket. Vote April 17, 2007. Trust OPEN Goverment.
Is Micetich serious when he says Kennedy Homes was "unable to pay fees and run sewer to our plant" ? This company could buy the entire town!
Hey Sledge, check out the Sunday Joliet paper article about lower insurance rates in Coal City. The fire chief says he got the review even though it was due after 11 years. The fire chief says ratings were lowered but not sure is insurance companies will lower amount charged. Then he want a new water tower even though it takes 10 more years to re-evaluate. Can you tell his kid is running for City office? I wonder if he is going to hand the keys out for rides over here like Morris does?
This is a bunch of horsehockey.
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All micetich ever talks about is his silly bike paths.
Thank You to the Village of Diamond and Teresa Kernc (sp?) on her endless pursuit for a better town. The Mayor of Diamond said it right when he spoke the words "let Coal City get all the houses, we'll take the businesses" and this is exactly what is going to happen. They made fun of us for our trailer parks long enough, it's time for us to show them who's the boss now.
He didn't get the letters. They were lost in the unorganized chaos known as the city clerks desk. Go see the building inspector and take a look over there. Yikes!
Too many market day books and LTD catalogs.
Too many twinkie wrappers
Can anyone make heads or tails of the Micetich ad in the Courant? I tried to understand his thought process and just don't get it. Did he write that or did the Bailey's put it together in the paper like that. If they did, he should ask for his money back. It doesn't make any sense.
Kennedy Homes hosts a ribbon cutting ceremony today. The Mayor, Administrator and Clerk didn't know if they should show up there for fear that they might be somehow construed as "pro-growth" in their new found anti-growth campaign. The Kennedy crew caught wind that the dignitaries might not show so they ordered in the Rockwell Inn to cater. Thats all it took to lock in an appearance from the city hall. Never a hungry belly.
Never listed in a blog before but I think I have something to put here. I will be voting this time around because I can't stand the way this city is run they don't care about nothing. Our water bills are outrageous and now I see we don't have the right for fedral aid if a disaster hits us. Something has to give in. I hope this works on the site
Jim was too busy fretting about bike paths to make sure flood insurance was available to people who need it.
He's just a little forgetful, that's all. He forgot to address the floodplain requirements just like he forgot to talk to the landowners.
At last week's meeting,Coal City village board passed the flood plain ordinance,thus making them compliant with IDNR. But true to form, Leo tried to downplay the 12 year history of three written warnings and two meetings, one of them with Jim Micetich. According to Leo, contrary to the letters; IDNR told him that at no time were they ever non-compliant and that IDNR just thought that the Village hadn't gotten around to it. For 12 years they hadn't gotten around to it????? So why pass an ordinance if everything was just fine? Why state we are NOW compliant if we weren't ever non-compliant. To bad the person who brought this to their attention wasn't there to ask those questions.
IDNR has already been informed of Leo's remarks in the meeting. In fact a audio file was emailed to the Director of the State Organization as a courtesy follow-up. They may now be under investigation with another State agency for their poop hauling and the Scaggs debacle. The AG's office has a close eye on a few of the officials as well.
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