The guy’s name is Ken Hlebasko. He found me today.
by: Diane Benjamin
At last night’s City Council meeting, a guy spoke to the Council that has never been to a meeting before. I could hear his first name was Ken, not sure about the last name. He said he has watched Council meetings on-line, but he felt the need to speak in person to the Council.
Watch this short video, then notice Mayor Renner couldn’t move on fast enough when he finished. Have the citizens of Bloomington had enough of Renner, Hales, and the potted plants? Bloomington needs more “Ken’s” speaking at meetings, especially since the Pantagraph isn’t printing Letters to the Editor anymore.
WOW! If only all of us who feel this way could find the courage that it took to get in front of the council and speak our minds… What a difference it woukd make. Thank you so much, Mr. Hlebasko.
I think people are starting to wake up, or at least I hope so. Everyday is a new chapter in this ongoing saga and today (Wednesday) it’s the Library’s turn. Talk all you want about pink flamingos, and yes it is a major issue, but it’s a symptom of the problem, not the problem. Pink flamingos don’t even come close to the waste and corruption at the library. Ken speaks for a lot of us, and thank you Ken for speaking up. Now we need to VOTE.
As for the library we have a board who for years held their board meetings in a locked vault at the library. When Mayor Renner first came on board this was one of the first areas he had to address because it was such a clear violation of the open meetings act. Then he had to address the lifetime appointments of the board members. When he did some got pissed off and handed in their resignations. Good riddance to bad company. Next, there’s the hoarding of their tax levy. How dare the Council suggest they pay back the overage? It goes on, but today’s topic in the Pantycrap is their hell bent leaning toward expansion.
The Bloomington library underwent a major expansion several years ago. What you have today that they feel is so inadequate is the product of poor planning and wasteful spending with renovation plans. If stupid produced what we have now, what will stupid produce when the city hands them another blank check? They have a willing partner in David Hales.
What they’re not saying, but what couldn’t be more clear is that this group wants out of downtown. The reason being is the homeless people who hang out at the library all day and require a full time armed guard to control them. Georgia and her pals at the Library don’t seem to understand that most people can go to their iPod or lap top and get the information they feel we wouldn’t have if it weren’t for them. They need to face the music that all they really are is a homeless shelter for people who are required to leave Home Sweet Home and Safe Harbor during the day time hours.
Great comment! You voiced the truth about the library. If the rules were enforced the problem wouldn’t be as bad. Instead guards have to hired to intervene when necessary.