Tales from the debate. And boy there are some doozies.

So let's get right to it folks. My evening started on a sour note. If you noticed numerous illegally placed Hanusiak and crew campaign signs all over the debate site you weren't mistaken. The proper authorities were called and they were removed. So much for ethics. Then the evening took a turn for the better. A young lady in the audience decided she was going to become a very vocal part of the debate. I listened to both her rhetoric and candidate Hanusiak's, she seemed to make much more sense. Sadly, she had to be removed by the chief of police and A district commander. I must admit I was a a little jealous. I myself have been kicked out of much better joints than that, but not by such important people.

Let's fact check some of Mr. Kristoff's talking points. Let's start with 6 B's, or in Mr. Kristoff's case 6 BS. The same un-comprehensible argument that he stated in the debate, he stated in a board meeting.  Two village employees took the time to present a PowerPoint presentation, to explain in very simple terms how everyone in the community would benefit from the proper issuance of this program. His main fear was that other commercial real estate taxpayers like himself would have to foot the bill for this. He was wrong then and is wrong now. Luella Preston, sat in that same board meeting and waved her personal real estate tax bill around like it was on fire. She claimed every taxing authority on her bill would be raising their tax rates. It turns out that her tax bill would decrease by one dollar. After much personal babysitting and handholding for Mr. Kristoff and Luella, by unanimous vote the business was issued a 6B.


Now let's get to the fun stuff. How about a little inside baseball? At the last village board meeting I was verbally attacked by Luella Preston's brother. I didn't know who he was at the time but one of our parties trustee candidates informed me. After a scathing public comment I made about trustee Hanusiak's mismanagement of the Milwaukee Avenue beautification project, I preceded to exit when Luella's brother approached me. He said in a whisper, you are a lunatic. I said, i know, but who are you? He said, never mind. I informed Luella's brother, he has anger management problems and there was help available through Niles family services. I think he declined my advice. To his credit, we did meet again at the debate. He apologized for his behavior and I accepted. I am just that type of guy. Now let's get to my friend Mr. Billable Hours, the one and only Jim Hynes. After the debate a small group gathered for a very informal discussion about video gaming. And then the unthinkable happened, in a moment of weakness Jim Hynes admitted to playing a video poker game in Las Vegas. After I got up off the floor I said Jim, what happened? (Part 2 to be continued next week)