By: Diane Benjamin
A little history of Tari’s childish behavior:
- November 2013-Tari tells the council in secret (Executive) session he won’t tolerate dissent. Still waiting for Attorney General to issue final ruling: http://blnnews.com/2014/06/04/absolute-proof-judy-stearns-was-right/
- First attack on me December 2013: http://blnnews.com/2013/12/22/mayor-transparency-exposed/
- February 2014-Tari attacks Judy Stearns for proposing budget cuts: http://blnnews.com/2014/04/29/mayor-unhinged-the-video/
- February 2015 – Tari recruits Brexton Issacs to attack Judy Stearns: http://blnnews.com/2015/02/10/does-tari-know-that-judy-isnt-running/
- February 2015-Tari attacks me again: http://blnnews.com/2015/02/11/tari-attacks-me-again-not-in-our-town/
- June 2015-Tari uses Nora Dukowitz in attempt to silence Cities 92.9: http://blnnews.com/2015/06/04/council-complicit-in-renner-lies/
- June 2015-Tari wants Public Comment rules changed to silence citizens: http://blnnews.com/2015/06/10/the-tari-scam-to-silence-citizens/
I’m sure I can find more examples. During public comment Tari frequently responds to speech he doesn’t like, even after declaring he and the council don’t respond.
Tari isn’t happy Alderman Kevin Lower is holding a Townhall meeting on July 7th to give ALL citizens of Bloomington a voice. It isn’t possible to have an honest discussion of the budget and taxes with Tari. If you oppose a budget that doesn’t balance, Tari will attack you. If you oppose his manic focus on redeveloping downtown, you will be attacked. If you oppose tax increases because Tari refuses to consider budget cuts, you will be attacked. If you want to speak to your elected representatives during Public Comment, Tari will change the rules so you can’t.
The results of spending more money than you take in is obvious in Illinois. Tari still believes he can spend and tax you at will without consequences. Renner wants your voice terminated.
Alderman Lower’s Townhall is at 7:00. Tari’s sent the email below to his supporter(s). Come and voice your opinion, Tari sure isn’t listening. Alderman Lower will.
From: Tari Renner <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 8:37 PM
Subject: Alderman Lower’s Townhall Meeting July 7 – Lafayette Club 7pm Bloomington
To: REDACTED
Again, using IWU’s email to do city “business.” If I did that at ISU, I’d be fired. I know IWU is private, but this has to be some type policy against this.
Maybe somebody should sent his email to IWU and see what they think of their professor!
The policy doesn’t explicitly state that you can’t use the email system for personal business. However, shouldnt Tari be using the city’s email system. The last incarnation of the policy was three years ago. Don’t know if they review every year.
https://www.iwu.edu/its/about/itsusage.html
Do they want one their guys calling people names from their system?
I am requesting a clarification of the policy. I will e-mail you directly with information should I receive it.
Thanks.
Using the city’s email would add it to the official record. I’m guessing…
I can FOIA any account he uses! (and I have)
Maybe he’ll lose his passport and be stuck in whatever other country he is in. They can have him. I will call it, my Vision 2015.
You mean if I get a message saying he is stuck overseas I should ignore it?
Don’t accept any collect calls from him unless of course the possibility of his verbal confirmation of possible incarceration is something you would like to report. LoL! If you got a call like that you would know that his current employers refused bail and you were a last resort. One can wish!
Has anyone ever thought of contacting the former Mrs. Renner? She is probably someone who suffered intense verbal, emotional, and perhaps psychological abuse, given her former husband’s track record of behaviors, particularly toward women. It might be very interesting and insightful!
I travel internationally a LOT – I don’t think I like Tari being in other countries – I am sure he is one of the rude and often ignorant and haughty “ugly American” types that make it hard for the rest of us.
This story just got read from China. Hum, Tari? Tari?
Renner ends his note with, “Good people must have their voices heard so that the extreme views of a vocal and nasty minority do not prevail.” This guy never quits, lol, his time will come. Give ’em enough rope and they’ll hang themselves.
He must believe that those who oppose him are very few in number. You know, the nasty and vocal ones. Tari, you are in for a rude awakening come the next election.
Would have been nice if people hadn’t elected his lackeys in the last election. If you won every seat, what would you think?
Everyone who comments here should mass email their friends to invite them to Mr. Lower’s Town Hall Meeting.
I just read that email from Mayor Professor Lawyer. My first impression, what an a__hole. “progress and improvement “, doesn’t this mean spend money?
You Bet Cha!
That “good people must have their voices heard” is typical cliche from his ilk which does translate to” those who agree with us are the only people worth considering, anyone who opposes us are nothing but a few fringe crazies” – I speak their language well, I lived among them for years and I mean RIGHT in their midst – and yes, progress and improvement always means tax the peasants more, especially those who have the audacity to work and own anything and it also means more control/power/money for the political elite
Additional to the questionable legality of the Budget Task Force, at a Working Session (without a vote) it was decided that the Task Force develop a 3 year plan. When the Budget Task Force was originally formed, the Mayor assured everyone that the Council would be voting on the budget…that it would NOT be un-elected officials. However, just a few weeks ago at a Council meeting, the Mayor is caught on tape saying he will sign WHATEVER THE TASK FORCE PRESENTS without line item veto. The Task Force, fearing it may be wasting its time, has expressed concern regarding the political fortitude of the Council to accept the recommendations. I wonder if the out-of-the-country trip is to France to study Napoleon Bonaparte and the Palace at Versailles.
Furthermore, my voice represents the “average” citizen of Bloomington…neither a minority nor nasty.
Shouldn’t Mayor Professor Lawyer be on the Dept. of Homeland Security list as a home grown economic terrorist?
He fits right in!
He is #1 on my list of a**holes.
It’s very satisfying to know we “vocal and nasty” types live rent-free in Tari’s head.
LOL it is indeed – but remember any dissent is nasty or sometimes it’s simply hate
Tari out of the country? On whose dime? His or YOURS!