Email to a committeeman!
In original text and fonts as copied from my e-mail;
With 18% of the voters turning out you own this mistake. For the last 3 election periods I have had my friends and family working the streets door to door trying to get you to show up and now you complain! I ran in 2 elections and told you this would happen and you sat on your couch watching the TV and now this is put at your foot step you have a problem with it!
Fools!
You have been taken!
In a message dated 12/9/2009 12:20:37 P.M. Central Standard Time, doanywordswork@yahoo.com writes:
ME;
Get rid of Silver Cross Field, the Museum & the Water Park. Stop subsidizing the Rialto, Day Break, USF and other organizations, lay off any unneeded personnel and start working for the people!
Tim;
Phil, you wrote in part: “…Get rid of Silver Cross Field, the Museum & the Water Park. Stop subsidizing the Rialto, Day Break, USF and other organizations, lay off any unneeded personnel and start working for the people!…”
1. Silver Cross cost per year: minimal. Income from naming rights: $10 million over 15 years! — (What was the cost and what is the annual payout?)
2. Museum cost per year: $325,000. Income: untold direct and indirect tourist dollars & Education
3. Water Park cost per year: $200,000. Income: no monetary; public enjoyment only.
4. Rialto: ~$600,000/yr. Income: direct & indirect spending from thousands of annual visitors.
5. Day Break: $75,000/yr. Value: hundreds of homeless drop offs by our police.–(How many are local citizens and how many re sanctuary recruits?)
6. USF: no cost. Income: sales tax from spending of students and faculty downtown.–(If you haven’t noticed not too many businesses are making it Downtown because of the “Spending”!)
7. Other organizations: n/a. No other monies go out to any other organizations.
8. Please define “unneeded.” Last I saw this country is pretty divided at election time. What you define as needed may differ from others. That doesn’t make you right. Only participation in the process and promotion of your positions and policies through the democratic process will unveil what the MAJORITY wants at any given time. No single citizen speaks for the rest. — (Unneeded! anyone that isn’t working 8 hours for 8 hours of work)
9. Based on the above, “the People” have re-elected some on this Council many times, reaffirming the path we were on. The Mayor is in his FIFTH term! If a MAJORITY (define “Majority” definitively not 18% of the voting populace) of the “people” were not satisfied, they would say so at election time.
Now that the economy has taken the second-worse down-turn in our history, it’s easy to point fingers and place blame. Thankfully, more responsible individuals put their name on a ballot; campaigned to the people; won the job; and took the oath of office. I encourage you to do the same or support someone who does.
Please attend our meeting today and voice your opinions or get answers to your questions. 3:30pm Monday Dec. 14 at City Hall 2nd floor.
Thanks for writing.
My Response in the Herald on line;
phil wrote:
I e-mailed the entire City Council about this issue last week. The only responses I received back were from Tony Uremovic and Tim Brophy. Mr. Uremovic relayed that in each instance he voted against the spending of OUR tax dollars on the waste and excess that is our Water Park, the Museum, the Rialto Theater and the multitude of charitable and private organizations we have subsidized in the past. Mr. Brophy’s response was much more arrogant and demeaning. His attitude that the people of the city of Joliet need these excesses and therefore should fund them whether or not we think it’s a wise use of OUR money is nothing less than elitist. I’m sure that the Dow Mortgage doesn’t waste its’ resources in the way Mr. Brophy wastes ours. Mr. Brophy is also very proud of his ability to be re-elected and the fact that that “The People” have put him back into his position with 18% voter turn out makes him feel justified in his voting for this waste.
1. This city shouldn’t be in business in any form. If Mr. Brophy or any other Council Member thinks it’s a wise investment to own a Ball Park, Water Park or Museum I would suggest he or they develop a business plan and present it to private investors and let the chips fall where they may.
2. I would suggest that all City Departments be reassessed for Management and Labor needs and Management and Labor duties be merged wherever possible. The balance of these workers should be laid off immediately.
3. Charity is just that. It begins in the home and we decide if we can afford to take from our families and give to others, not the City Council. If Mr. Brophy or any other City Council member feels they should donate to ANY Charity or private organization then I suggest that they pull out their check book and have at it.
The people of Joliet are struggling because of the economic downturn and need to think about their own financial security before the think about the financial security of others, anything else would be irresponsible. The fact the Mr. Brophy and the rest of the TAX & SPEND cadre in the City Council feel the need to keep “Spending at any Cost” reminds me of the past attitude of “Growth at any Cost”. That is what brought us here in the first place.
By the way Mr. Brophy How much did Dow Mortgage and Dow Realty make in your quest for Growth at any Cost?
Tim
Timothy M. Brophy
Broker/Owner, Dow Realty, Inc. 815-730-1900
President, Dow Mortgage Co. 815-730-9400
tbrophy@dowcompanies.com
1600 Plainfield Rd., Joliet, IL 60435
815-791-6424-cell
City Councilman, City of Joliet, IL
tbrophy@jolietcity.org
Phil,
The risk of replying to writers like you here is that you misrepresent the tone of my words. Maybe you should call me so that you can HEAR what I am saying.
Being clear, frank and honest with you was my intent, not arrogance. But, like many dart throwers, you made your assumptions…and then published them without confirmation.
I may not be your idea of a perfect politician, but you certainly make no journalist.
With regard to my company and the growth, please call me. I’d love to have a conversation with you.
Tim
Timothy M. Brophy
Broker/Owner, Dow Realty, Inc. 815-730-1900
President, Dow Mortgage Co. 815-730-9400
tbrophy@dowcompanies.com
1600 Plainfield Rd., Joliet, IL 60435
815-791-6424-cell
City Councilman, City of Joliet, IL
tbrophy@jolietcity.org
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I called him! No answer no response! He voted to increase your property taxes. It’s time to get rid of this vermin.
Health-care bill wouldn’t bring real reform
If I were a senator, I would not vote for the current health-care bill. Any measure that expands private insurers’ monopoly over health care and transfers millions of taxpayer dollars to private corporations is not real health-care reform. Real reform would insert competition into insurance markets, force insurers to cut unnecessary administrative expenses and spend health-care dollars caring for people. Real reform would significantly lower costs, improve the delivery of health care and give all Americans a meaningful choice of coverage. The current Senate bill accomplishes none of these.
Health-care bill wouldn’t bring real reform – washingtonpost.com
Members of the city council, My prices just went up
JOLIET — The Joliet City Council approved a 12 percent tax increase late Tuesday night by a 7-2 vote after a prolonged debate and comments from residents.
A few residents called on the council to reject a tax increase during Tuesday’s meeting, suggesting they would lose the next election if they increased taxes. But those who voted for the tax hike said they did so for the financial well-being of the city.
I knew we residents were going to get back doored by these spend jockies, and if it is for the good of Joliet then thought should have been given to what this increase will do to businesses in Joliet and the surrounding communities, that kind of thought processes doesn’t exist when it comes to the Joliet city council.
As I said my tax dollars will be taken somewhere else and the Joliet city council can pound their tax increase up their ass, I like many other Joliet and Will county area people are tired of paying for our politicians mistakes.
Add all of the tax increases together over the last year and I could have made a good down payment on a car or hired 1 more person in my business, I guess that doesn’t matter when the blood suckers get to looking for all of us in Joliet and Will county to bail them out of the financial mess they created.
To the members of the city council, My prices just went up when you need my services and don’t ask me to take anything less then what I want. I suggest everyone else does the same.
Blogger gets press release on Drew Peterson
(PRNewsChannel) / December 14, 2009 / Chicago, Ill. / There’s another defense lawyer joining the team representing Drew Peterson. He makes it official today.
Joliet Attorney George D. Lenard is licensed to practice in five states and has 21 years of criminal defense experience.
Peterson is charged with murder in connection with the death of his third wife Kathleen Savio. His fourth wife Stacy vanished more than two years ago, but he has not been charged in connection with her disappearance. Peterson denies wrongdoing in both cases. He’s in the Will County jail awaiting trial.
“We are very pleased that George will be joining our team. He is not only a great lawyer who has won many cases in Will County, he also has an in depth knowledge of the legal practices and procedures in Will County,” says Peterson’s lead defense attorney Joel A. Brodsky. “His 21 years of experience in criminal defense will make Drew’s team stronger.”
“There is a tremendous amount of work that we have been doing. At every court appearance, the State’s Attorney office has at least 5 or more people appearing on the case. When you add someone like George D. Lenard, you are clearly going for quality as opposed to quantity.”
“George has been consulting with the defense team for months,” says Andrew Abood, Peterson’s other criminal defense lawyer. “Today’s appearance in the case simply formalizes that role. The fact that he is located in Joliet will make it easier for us to respond to any issues that might arise that need an immediate response.”
Lenard says he’s looking forward to his role on the defense team.
“Attorneys Joel Brodsky, Reem Odeh and Andrew Abood are committed to provide Drew Peterson with the best defense possible. I look forward to helping them achieve that goal,” Lenard says.
About George D. Lenard: George Lenard is licensed to practice law in Illinois, California, Florida, Arizona, and Michigan. He is a former assistant Will County State’s attorney and also is a member of the Illinois Capital Litigation Trial Bar Screening Committee, a panel responsible for investigating the qualifications of lawyers applying to represent clients in capital cases.
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