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Greater Burlington and Waterford community blog
August 2008
Thursday August 21, 2008
Posted by: write2thepoint at 8:53AM CST on August 21, 2008
What is the best part of the kids going back to school? Is it the peace and quiet? The structure? Something for the kids to do? For me, it is all of the above. While I have enjoyed having my 13 year old son home this summer, it has been a challenge to keep from hearing him utter those thrilling words, "Mom, I am bored." So, he has been to the library, gone swimming, ridden his bike, kept up with a regimen of chores, gone to festivals, fairs and baseball games. With all of those activities, I am tired and ready for a few quiet mornings reading the paper on the porch with a steaming cup of coffee. So, tell me, what are you looking forward to about the first day of school? Tuesday August 19, 2008
Posted by: Mike Moore at 11:07AM CST on August 19, 2008
Controversy seems to follow Bridget Lois. It began as soon as she was hired to be the city of Burlington treasurer despite being the daughter of the then-mayor and lacking experience. Lately, that was compounded when she was given a big raise after only a short time on the job. City administrator Kevin Lahner defends the decision on his blog, writing that her performance warrants it. So what's the sentiment? Is this nepotism and wasteful spending or a fair wage to keep a budding star on board? Monday August 11, 2008
Posted by: Mike Moore at 12:57PM CST on August 11, 2008
Here are some quotes from Phillip Klamm, who I interviewed last week after the Town of Burlington rejected his plan to build two more homes on his Teut Road property -- one for each of his sons: "They said that they were concerned about water. When you put a new house up, you get runoff and such. … So I had the engineers check it out, and they figured out that if I put in, like, a 10-by-12 rain graden for each of these houses, that would more than make up for any water that gets displaced by a roof and a driveway and a sidewalk and a patio, whatever else you put in." "They just flat out, ‘No’. Somebody made this pond out here [part of the Wal-Mart project] too small, which overflowed the swamp and put water into my neighbor’s yard. So everybody’s all upset about that over here." "So the night of the town board meeting … I found out they had all gotten a petition out. [Of 42 property owners], 41 of them signed a petition said, 'No, I don’t want any more houses on this road.' What they used for an excuse was the water situation." "I tried to explain to [the town] that it’d be healthier property when I’m done than it was before I started, and it’s not gonna cost them anything." "I am getting closer to retirement and not looking for a five-year fight. Nor do I have any money to fight – I spent significant amount of money getting this far, engineering and surveys and whatever expenses." "So I guess we just decided we’re going to go someplace else, because if the community doesn’t want us, then we certainly don’t want to be in the community, Because a community by definition is everybody working together. If they don’t want to work with me or if they think I’m working against them, then I’m obviously in the wrong community. Forty-one to one, it isn’t like it’s a debate." Klamm also wonders if there's lingering resentment over the police attention their home receives because they're longtime foster parents. The couple is now looking to buy a place in the Delavan area. |
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