well, well well!!!!
The people spoke up and their elected officials listened!
Your on notice folks for the rest of your time in office.

Hi everyone, please let's keep the comments civil. Thanks.

Once again the Morton grove cry babies get thier way. I thought a waste station in Morton grove would fit in just fine...

We need real print/web media that keeps our governments in check. There's a new day in Morton Grove. This patch thing is a joke. I'm going to redouble my efforts to see that that happens. I hope this comment doesn't get removed PAM.

"Unfortunately, it became clear that an open, factual dialogue was going to be difficult to achieve."
Hmmm, facts let's see. Fact, the village board made 0% effort to inform residents. Fact, residents were insulted as "naysayers" when they made their thought's known at the Aug 13 board meeting.

I am happy to see that Lakeshore heard the outcry from residents and is not pursuing an application for a transfer station. My opinion is that the Village did what was right for residents by entering into a host agreement. I appreciated receiving the recent newsletter which detailed the 9 criteria and other information. Unfortunately, with such a polarizing issue, some comments on this site have been downright nasty (and in the case of one website) bordering libelous. I echo the editor's sentiments and hope that my neighbors remain civil.

Faaaaaaaaaaantastic News !!! There are plenty of vacant lots on the west and south side of Chicago that need redeveloping.........................

For the neighbors who were concerned about the possibilty of the waste transfer station, congratulations at no longer having that concern.

Guess those looking for a political ax to grind will have to find something else to complain about..
All that bashing of the village officials, (who did their job and stayed neutral as they were required to do by law), and it turns out they did what they were supposed to do. As was stated early on, the village had no role until an application was made.

Still, the rat guy crows about how he somehow won. Unbelievable!

The people of Morton Grove should celebrate! We should be happy we have Trustees who follow the law and work to do what's right. We should all be vigilant citizens - but reject unknown websites of suspicious origin which claims a lack of information or insults by the Board? I watched the meeting on tv, saw everyone speak and the only insults where those hurled at the Board. It's pretty hard to hide from the public when you meet every couple of weeks and your actions are on aired tv (or printed in the newspapers) The Champion and Bugle are at fault for not writing more local stories, not the Village. Maybe the good from all this is that everyone will start paying more attention to all that's happening in town and not be incited to make some of the grossly uncivil and inaccurate comments made here by those with a questionable agendas.

Does anyone know where Cynthia S. is at? Does she know? Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

By no stretch of the truth can we thank the village board for the cancelation of the garbage transfer station. All we heard from them was hands off or we will get into a
law suit. Not one one from them that this would be a bad thing for Morton Grove.

We can thank the residents for fighting this one. Maybe we can pass this one along to Niles. After all, they took our other gambling garbage off our hands.

Wait a minute, I heard from numerous residents who 'knew someone' and the 'fix was in' and this was 'a done deal.' I even read, on this very website, speculations on possible 'under the table' payments. My goodness, I'm shocked to learn that all those people who did not work for Lakeshore, did not work at Village Hall, were not in a single meeting and had no first hand knowledge of anything, may have actually been wrong.

Based on the secretive way this deal was introduced into MG, I am not surprised that people had all kinds of thoughts of these possible collusions. We still do not know the whole story and will probably never find out.

Wait a minute, these Lakeshore guys are not finished yet. They are already planning an alternative project, but will not let us know what it is until they are ready to spring it on us. Hopefully, the village will act differently this time and not enter into
any agreements without running it past the residents. After all, it's our village, or isn't
it?

Okay Pat Craig now you've got me worked up again. How much does it cost the residents of Morton Grove to produce your worthless shows on MGTV? How much does it cost us for you to eat in front of a camera?

Yes, I demand that everyday the Village Board issue a press release that says 'Lakeshore hasn't called us today' or 'Lakeshore paid their water bill on time' or 'Lakeshore purchases vehicle stickers as required by ordinance.' If anyone wants to know what Lakeshore's plans are, pick up the phone and call them. Or, maybe Patch can interview Mr. Connell.

For Mr. Craig, I suggest he reads the official Lakeshore Press release at http://www.mortongroveil.org/file.asp?F=Lakeshore_Press_Release_090712.pdf&N=Lakeshore_Press_Release_090712.pdf&C=news
There he will read: Connell left open the possibility of approaching the community about another business use for the property adjacent to its corporate headquarters at 6132 W. Oakton Street. Connell said he did not have a specific timetable, but that Lakeshore would reach out to the Morton Grove community to engage in fact-finding about a potential alternate concept before submitting it to the Village.

I do my homework, I suggest Mr. Craig do the same.

These guys are in the garbage business. What other kind of project does he imagine?

Good for u pat. U tell em just don't get him goin....

Sherwin, it has occurred to me that you have beenothe self-appointed critic and watchdog of Village government for years now. YOu always sound off when you percieve someting to be woring. And, many times we then find out you were wong on the facts when you present your version. So, how is it tha tyou, who knows so much of what goes on in Morton Grove, didn't start the witch hunt you are on now way back in February when the transfer station was first brought up by the village board at a board meeting, (and for which all agendas and minutes are public, and the meeting was televised.) Or, back in March when there was a vote on the issue at a board meeting. (Again, everything made public then.) Or in April when PATCH ran a story on the possible transfer station in Morton Grove. Why? Did you miss it? Were you on vacation? How did such a community-active person such as yourself not sound the horn then that you are blowing it now?

Maybe you didn't have an audience to play to then as you do now?

This is better than goin to the movies. Sherwin an ray boy need to make up some ground here cause they are lookin pretty dumb. RT about now

Hum let's see rat boy claims victory on his account an sherwin seems to have all the inside details after they come out. Well folks ya both got my vote for mayor. Sure glad I don't live in Morton grove anymore. Lol

Rat Boy's obviously a sad, lonely, little man with nothing but time on his hands which enable him to get into verbal altercations with others commenting on this article. If he had any cahones, he wouldn't hide behind a poorly created website. He'd channel his energy into something good and positive that would actually benefit his community, not alienate MG neighbors with his biting (pun intended) comments. Wow, if you ran for mayor, you might have to reveal yourself to the world, Rat Boy. Then being mean and sarcastic wouldn't be as much fun if everyone knew who you were, now would it?

What a bunch of cry babies. Too bad you didn't get your garbage transfer station.
Your grammer school remarks only show the level of your collective mentality.

Audrey, don't blame me for not catching the sneaky moves of the Morton Grove trustee board. If it's one thing they are good at, it's keeping things of importance under the radar. It's like blaming the US Navy for not knowing the Japanese were going to bomb Pearl Harbor.

Keep your eyes on the MG trustees and mayor to see if they can again sneak in the next project of Lakeside Garbage Company.

THANK YOU SHERWIN FOR BEING A BIG PART OF THE REASON THIS APPLICATION IS NOT GOING THROUGH!! THESE PEOPLE SEEM TO JUST LIKE TO ARGUE ABOUT ANYTHING, BUT THOSE OF US WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN MOST AFFECTED BY THIS TRANSFER STATION APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD!! LAKESHORE WAS PRAYING THIS APPLICATION WOULD GO THROUGH BEFORE RESIDENTS FOUND OUT, AND THE ONLY REASON THEY ARE NOT GOING TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THIS APPLICATION IS BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT WOULD BE TO HARD TO FIGHT RESIDENTS LIKE SHERWIN. GREAT JOB SIR!!!

Whats Evanston going to do with its waste now?

M. Him Jr.: Who can argue in support of these ridiculous Admin salaries and the pensions attached to them. I tell you, the real pain will come when pension costs are moved to the burbs. What can we do? The only thing I can think of is file for bankruptcy, cancel contracts and redo the pensions. If not you're looking at potentially hundreds of percent hikes in property taxes.

I think we should get the facts correct about Evanston's involvement in this whole matter. Contrary to some claims, Evanston did not get Lakeshore to try and move to Morton Grove. When Evanston heard that Lakeshore had on their own initiative made that decision, they were happy to get rid of it. I have not personally checked the location of the present Lakeshore dump, but I believe it is closer to residences and schools than the proposed MG site. Trying to make Evanston the fall guy here is
out of line. It was totally Lakeshore's decision to try and come to MG based on the fact that they already had offices there on Oakton. Was Evanston happy to get rid of the dump, I would say yes. Did they suggest or encourage Lakeshore to pick MG as a prospective site, I don't think so. One of the reasons Lakeshore decided to cancel the project for MG was the experience they had with the Evanston residents, that is picketing their site, etc. Once they saw MG residents were strongly opposed to their moving in there, they did not want to repeat that scenario. So indirectly, we can thank Evanston for their strong opposition to the dump in their town. I never heard Evanston try to compare their dump location to MG's proposed site. This is something somebody made up. If you want to point fingers, do so at Lakeshore. MG as a target was their decision only.

John, I was incorrect about which company was operating a transfer station in Evanston. It is Veolia, not Lakeside. However, according to the Evanston Roundtable newspaper, mayor Tisdahl of Evanston was upset that they were operating 50 feet from residences there. The law allows 1,000 yards. That is much closer than it would have been in MG, but when the wind blows, a few blocks would have made MG just as vulnurable. Tisdald also said "it was an injustice to have a transfer site in a residential area". Why would she then turn around and say it was ok for Lakeland to do so in MG? I have seen no evidence of Tisdahl, or any other Evanston official encouraging Lakeside to open up a trash transfer site in MG. They
were probably aluding to the fact that any location other than Evanston would be preferable to locating it in their suburb. I still maintain that the selection of MG for the
Lakeside garbage transfer station was entirely their decision. They did not need Evanston to point out that they already had a site for their offices in MG. I have no reason to defend Evanston, except that we have enough problems with our own administration here in MG and don't need to stir up trouble with our neighbors.

Here are the alternative ideas for D67 reforms requested by RIP-Neil. Before you read on, let’s hope Neil will stick to facts and ideas presented and comment on those; avoiding his previous Alinsky-like tendency to make comments that try to diminish the validity of the person delivering arguments he doesn’t agree with. Eliminate one principal, have the one remaining handle both, with a senior teacher becoming an assistant at the other location. Estimated savings, about $140K annually. Maybe cut the Administrative Assistant for Dr. Reilly. Re-examine reading specialist and hire a part timer, could save over $100K annually. Re-examine pre-school for expenses and salaries formerly part of the Park District (don’t believe D70 provides the service anymore). Review the food service for both quality and cost. The Business Manager’s duties could be absorbed by the Superintendent, some skills she should already possess and are paying extra for. PART ONE

Here’s a big one, look at health care contributions from teachers and propose a 50% contribution to their own health care which could save over $250K annually – and with it, re-negotiate the teachers’ contract now before any proposed referendum. Longevity allowance in pay should stop – get paid for doing a good job, not just for showing up. Additionally, all compensation should be tied to performance like the real world – and not to exceed CPI.
Students have paid the price so far, and the teacher’s union won’t let them volunteer their time, even if they wanted to (look into the 8th Grade play where they wanted to help but were prohibited). Instead of acquiescing to a 4-5% raise in pay, what about a freeze in salary? The School Board has not stood up for the children but bent to union demands. The Board President has been in her position for years, so little chance of change in attitude or approach I fear. Other board members are employed by law firms that represent unions, not a good mix and possible conflict of interest. Is it not about time to look at salaries and make some tough choices that will preserve the quality of the education and the physical property. PART TWO