Big surprise... Blue Island can't make payroll

[taxpayer06]

Is anyone surprised that the mayor has squandered all of the city's money and is now unable to even pay the police to patrol our city?

[Carol]

For months; at City Council meetings I have listened as the ever increasing monthly payroll was read. I heard all of the aldermen vote to approve; wondered and commented how this could go on before; the city check book hit NSF.
Everyone and anyone had to be able to figure out the city would eventually be unable to make payroll sooner or later.

[once and for all]

At the last city council I believe a resolution was passed, asking the county to issue property tax bills in a timely manner, unlike last year when they were issued late. I can only imagine that this is because we desperately need the money.

[time to go]

The frasor-peloquin team have more than enough money coming in to the treasury. I blame the twenty five years jobs for votes program. But then again, blame the voters who voted, or did not vote.

[straight outa locash]

Big Joe da mayor better get paid. Everyone else in line behind the big man. Or maybe he could tell you guys in BI how to lay off the cops to make ends meet. Badges, we dont need no stinkin badges.

[Really]

We can't pay the police? That can't be good. What happens next?

[Suprise]

Peloquin and Anastatia will not be paying the fire department personel either. Deriliction of duty.

[Mary]

Where was this reported?

[Bart simpson]

Mary wrote:

Where was this reported?

i smell bull shiznit.

[just sayin]

seems they are telling the police to give up a quarter of their pay with the promise they will get reimbursed at the end of the year. right! wonder if the management is taking a salary cut? mayor? chief of staff? treasurer? the cops also have to make a monthly quota of tickets where is that revenue going? if you thought the police attitude was bad before just try them out now...
i mean im just sayin

[BITaxpayer]

Bart simpson wrote:

<quoted text>i smell bull shiznit.

Agreed this is just another of Carol's "Chicken Little" yells. Waste of time.

[captain free]

Really wrote:

We can't pay the police? That can't be good. What happens next?

the cost of the pensions of every cop that went b4 them eats up a whole lotta cash.

[captain free]

Suprise wrote:

Peloquin and Anastatia will not be paying the fire department personel either. Deriliction of duty.

the cost of the pensions..... teachers are next. these are funded by folks workin in the private sector paying taxes. not many of them left.

[captain free]

just sayin wrote:

seems they are telling the police to give up a quarter of their pay with the promise they will get reimbursed at the end of the year. right! wonder if the management is taking a salary cut? mayor? chief of staff? treasurer? the cops also have to make a monthly quota of tickets where is that revenue going? if you thought the police attitude was bad before just try them out now...
i mean im just sayin

$ probably going into more of them revenue machines called photo enforced traffic lights. only for safety purposes though, im just sayin...

[OH NO Look out below]

If you got rid of all the political hires you could cut the budget by say 30 percent, maybe more.

[just sayin]

captain free your wrong the pension isnt funded by the city alone the officers contribute,taxes also. the board isnt ran by the city its is run by members past and present with the monies contributed being invested. the pensions have not a lot to do with the fact there isnt money in blue island maybe its the fact that they will spend the dollar to save a penny attitude

[Insider]

The sad fact is that all employees are only getting half their checks twice in the next couple of months. The jobs that have passed out by peloquin is just part of his total scam...I'm sure that's not the only piece of the puzzle as to why they are not getting paid. Try telling your mortgage company that you are getting half your pay...when is this town and all of peloquins supporters going to wake up and start questioning this administration...I can't take this &$@?! anymore.

[News hound]

How come I havent seen any of this in the Southtown or other papers. When does it take effect and what are the full details.

[straight talk]

News hound wrote:

How come I havent seen any of this in the Southtown or other papers. When does it take effect and what are the full details.

If all this is true it is quite obvious the southtown is under the spell of the peloquin administration and is no longer a credible source for community news! I have not seen or heard any alderpeople defy or question peloquin why?

[TownGrouch]

straight talk wrote:

<quoted text>If all this is true it is quite obvious the southtown is under the spell of the peloquin administration and is no longer a credible source for community news! I have not seen or heard any alderpeople defy or question peloquin why?

a "Chicken Little" spouts BS & everyone believes it. Here's one & let's see if this get's the same type of hysterical effect....
Fred Bilotto claims he knows where all the skeletons are buried and who has nude compromising pictures of several influential people around town!!!!