Tony,
First of all, thank you Phyllis and Tony for your wonderful paper.
Congratulations to all of the voters of Ward 7. You “Did the right thing!” Maybe Mr. Hughes and Mr. Kast should move to O’Fallon. They sure as hell aren’t welcome in St. Charles.
In a future edition, could you please list when the terms expire for all the St. Charles Council members?
Also, would it be possible for you to do a piece on what properties on Main Street are owned by the Mayor or City Council members?
Keep up the good work!
T. J.
Ward 10
Dear Editor,
It is refreshing to see that there are times when money cannot buy everything. This has been one of those times. The defeat of the first recall in St. Charles history is a victory of the little guys over the big guys. Those who supported Dottie Greer by voting NO on recall did so for various reasons. Some people simply voted for Dottie because she is a good woman. Some voted for her because they approved of her as their council representative. Some people voted no recall because they were upset with the treatment to which she had been subjected. Others voted for her because they realized that their removal would upset the current balance of power on the council.
We must not get complacent. We have not won the war. We have only won a battle. There are much tougher battles ahead of us. We must keep on fighting.
Since the U.S. Supreme Court has given the green light to the indiscriminant use of the power of eminent domain we must be ever more vigilant. We must be very concerned about the ties between the major developers and our city administration, and ties between these developers and our individual councilpersons. It is happening right here, in our town, right now. Pay very close attention to what is going on in Frenchtown and what is surfacing up at Fifth Street and Boonslick. You would know what I mean if you had attended or watched last Tuesday’s April 4 council meeting.
Looking back a bit on this subject, four months ago on December 6, John Gieseke brought up Bill 8777 for introduction, a bill that would limit the use of eminent domain in our town. After many meetings, discussions, and revisions, this bill was defeated by six council members on February 21. Four council members, John Gieseke, Joe Koester, Mark Brown, and Dottie Greer voted FOR this bill, supporting OUR individual rights as property owners by attempting to limit the use of eminent domain. Dottie Greer is a determined fighter against the use of eminent domain.
I am pleased to see that a majority of the voters in Ward 7 were able to see past the tons of propaganda that was hurled at them by the factions opposing Dottie Greer. I am thankful that a majority of Ward 7 voters had the heart and the wisdom to do the right thing.
Glen Dashner
Dear Editor,
It is refreshing to see that there are times when money cannot buy everything. This has been one of those times. The defeat of the first recall in St. Charles history is a victory of the little guys over the big guys. Those who supported Dottie Greer by voting NO on recall did so for various reasons. Some people simply voted for Dottie because she is a good woman. Some voted for her because they approved of her as their council representative. Some people voted no recall because they were upset with the treatment to which she had been subjected. Others voted for her because they realized that their removal would upset the current balance of power on the council.
We must not get complacent. We have not won the war. We have only won a battle. There are much tougher battles ahead of us. We must keep on fighting.
Since the U.S. Supreme Court has given the green light to the indiscriminant use of the power of eminent domain we must be ever more vigilant. We must be very concerned about the ties between the major developers and our city administration, and ties between these developers and our individual councilpersons. It is happening right here, in our town, right now. Pay very close attention to what is going on in Frenchtown and what is surfacing up at Fifth Street and Boonslick. You would know what I mean if you had attended or watched last Tuesday’s April 4 council meeting.
Looking back a bit on this subject, four months ago on December 6, John Gieseke brought up Bill 8777 for introduction, a bill that would limit the use of eminent domain in our town. After many meetings, discussions, and revisions, this bill was defeated by six council members on February 21. Four council members, John Gieseke, Joe Koester, Mark Brown, and Dottie Greer voted FOR this bill, supporting OUR individual rights as property owners by attempting to limit the use of eminent domain. Dottie Greer is a determined fighter against the use of eminent domain.
I am pleased to see that a majority of the voters in Ward 7 were able to see past the tons of propaganda that was hurled at them by the factions opposing Dottie Greer. I am thankful that a majority of Ward 7 voters had the heart and the wisdom to do the right thing.
Gen Dashner
To the Editor:
Democracy Still Alive and Well!
Thanks to the FCN we the regular people can speak out and be heard. I want to thank Council Woman Dottie Greer for her courage, composure, and demeanor during her past experiences as representative for her constituents in Ward 7, as well as the people of our city. Thank you for being the catalyst that broke new ground in our political system. You proved that Democracy is still alive in our city no matter who or how many people try to destroy it. Truth does bubble to the top it doesn’t care who you are as was proven in our recent election.
Many people in the city were and are in your corner and salute you for your tenacity and caring. Also thank your to your adversaries who have helped to wake people up in our city. We have discovered some things we were unaware of and now have the opportunity to correct. That’s a good thing and now IS THE TIME!
My thanks also to President Riddler for his part in questioning the validity of signatures on the petitions to recall and the part he played in this matter. The same is true for our Chief of Police Tim Swope and his performance in following through with this information. It is yet to be seen how our PA, follows through with what he has received.
Most of our citizens pay attention and want good representation in their wards, their county, state, and nation although we may differ in what we consider that to be. I call that Democracy and it begins in our own back yards. We are on the move and taking our country back. Inch by inch it is a cinch and working together we will succeed. Thanks FCN for this opportunity to speak out.
Darlene Damon
