By: Diane Benjamin Did you know… In the Library Trustee’s “FAQ’s”, they state the liquor commission “…confirmed that the district does not violate any state liquor law by offering complimentary wine.” Will they provide documentation to that effect? Probably not. A FOIA sent to the Illinois Liquor Commission requesting all documents and findings pertaining to […]
The TIF Administrator has confirmed that issuing a Request for Proposal was legal. It is also still true that this Mayor and this City Council have never publicly mentioned doing this. What that means is that a backroom deal is being set up. Non-existent transparency caused this problem. Obviously something is brewing, the question is […]
Since there is so much confusion and misinformation regarding the election objections for the write-in candidates for the Atlanta Public Library and the City of Atlanta let’s look at the FACTS. The objections were necessary to preserve the integrity of the election process. In this article we will examine 3 documents and their purpose and […]
Link to hearing video: https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/01/atlanta-electoral-board-removed-2-candidates-from-ballot/ By: Diane Benjamin The hearing that wasn’t legal last week was held today. This time an agenda was available and all parties that needed to be there were there. Several citizens expressed sympathies to Billie Cheek and apologized if their comments when she wasn’t present at the last meeting […]
By: Diane Benjamin As reported HERE, the petition challenge in Atlanta was not a legal meeting since no agenda had been posted 48 hours in advance. The Atlanta Mayor, Fred Finchum, proclaimed he didn’t know meetings required agendas. He should immediately resign since laws are too difficult for him. The hearing board should have three members, […]
This is the link to the Edgar County Watchdogs story with video from the hearing held for the Atlanta Library petition challenges: Library challenges By: Diane Benjamin Frequently we all have to wonder if laws matter. This morning they did in Logan County. Six people who had filed petitions to run for the Atlanta Library […]
By: Diane Benjamin A new sign went up across the street from the Atlanta Public Library:
By: Diane Benjamin On 4/12/2016, the City of Atlanta took out a loan at the Atlanta National Bank for $495,000 to buy FIFTEEN ACRES – $33,000 an acre for undeveloped land with no water, sewer, roads or infrastructure. See the loan document here – PDF page 15 HERE That link is what the City of Atlanta […]
