Comments on: Updated 7/24: Code change allows liquor license for space village president owns

By: Kwatcher

Kwatcher — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:55:19 +0000

gokevin and informed – Just because something is legal doesn’t make it right. I don’t know any of the people involved, elected officials or the license applicants. IMO, if the mayor had a pending contract with the buyer that was conditioned on the license, the mayor should have abstained and if the applicant was a trustee’s son, the trustee should have abstained. There would still be enough yes votes to pass it if it was appropriate. Whether or not there were other licenses voted on at the same time is irrelevent. If the mayor really said that “Good common sense says everyone in the village has an indirect interest in the business” as a justification for his voting, I find the statement insulting. There is a clear difference between the current owner of the building and everyone else.

By: puzzledagain

puzzledagain — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:18:02 +0000

Mayor, lets flood Elburn with video poker too! I do miss the old mayor who operated under the premise of responsible growth for the town. Times are changing so hey mayor since travel is down, let’s create Vegas in Elburn.

By: puzzledagain

puzzledagain — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:13:08 +0000

Hey, I take that back, if you sign up my kids now and pay them under the table, I’m in.

By: puzzledagain

puzzledagain — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:09:21 +0000

Over and out you truly nailed it. Who walks into office with such a set agenda to change liquor laws, issue new laws and cash in on the deals! If I can use Elburn that way for a failed business, sign me up now! What a shame these people use the taxpayers money for their own personal gain.

By: informed

informed — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:26:39 +0000

So according to you two it would be better to leave the building empty? The mayor can sell his building to anyone he wants to sell it to. Also, anyone, whether they are related to a trustee or not, can apply for a liquor license. In your haste to spin your tale of lies and display your ignorance, you didn’t read the whole article. Two other liquor licenses where approved with the Schmidt license and I am pretty sure that those folsk aren’t related to anyone on the board. And the comments about lies and corruption? Now that is just plain slander. I suggest that before you accuse anyone of corruption you do a little investigating. You might save yourself a law suit in the long run.

By: gokevin

gokevin — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:57:59 +0000

Let’s think about this people. First, Kevin Schmidt would have gotten a liquor license for his business whether his father was a trustee or not, or whether he bought the building from Dave Anderson, or John Smith. There is a strict set of checks and balances that one must go through in order to obtain a liquor license. Kevin passed all of those. The city merely changed the wording in their code to reflect what is currently the wording in the State of Illinois’ code, which is what every other municipality does in this fine state. There was nothing wrong with how this license was issued and it only takes a few angry people to make too much out of too little. I myself a looking forward to a new place to eat, drink, and gather with my friends in Elburn, because face it, there is not much right now. Let’s think about the bigger picture here, more money for the city and maybe a few jobs, who is not in favor of that?

By: Elburnite

Elburnite — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:46:08 +0000

I totally agree, over and out. The infamous corruption is back, thanks to an incompetant, self-serving new mayor. An additional note, the mayor is and has been very good friends with Jerry Schmidt. The mayor says he has no interest in the new business, but he’s lying as usual. Somehow I think the “request for resign” of the chief of police just may relate in this matter, since chief Jim Linane would never allow the same old game of lies and corruption that Elburn was known for prior to Jim taking office. I’ve just about had enough of Dave’s crap already and want to get the heck out of this town!

By: over and out

over and out — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:56:05 +0000

Wow! Does this pass the SMELL TEST? Let’s see. We campaign together. The election is over. The new mayor and he is also the liquor commishioner, has a building for sale, the building that one of the trustees’s son, wants to buy, they vote to change the ordinance to allow the new liquor license and the father does not abstain, he votes for his own son, to be able to buy, the building that the new mayor owns. And a new sports bar, is born. No it does NOT pass the SMELL TEST.