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So you can go back and review the latest posts including the email from Councilor DeSmet.

First we recognized she sent this from her personal phone despite the fact that she explicitly told the reporter she doesn't use her personal phone for Village Business.

Second we recognized that a writ of mandamus was being used incorrectly in this instance. Incorrectly because you can't use a write of mandamus to force people to do things they can't/should not/are illegal to do.

Now let's finish up with two more items of consideration.

• Looks like a threat doesn't it? Writ of Mandamus. You do what I want or I will take you to court. No wonder employees are quitting if they have to put up with that nonsense.

• Yet again, a contrived emergency or two.

First contrived emergency- Let's get rid of the treasurer - let's make the Village such a miserable place to work and then demand money be spent by whom? A treasurer that isn't there? Sounds like a fake emergency. There is a post on this blog about the 4.9Million Federal Funds that the Three want to change - The council can vote randomly to change funding from one use to another - but if that funding is from a specific source for a specific reason no matter how much you want to - you can't change it. (And they have been told this. You would know this if you sat in that meeting as well.) And ARPA funds can't be spent without a treasurer.

Second - Let's get rid of the EMT Volunteer director and then scream about not having EMT. Let's support the fire department when they loan out the gurney in our ambulance and support the decision to loan out the ambulance to Peralta. Let's make it impossible to work in the Village even as a volunteer and then scream about what we don't have.

Just wait until people realize there is no zoning officer because the Three got rid of that position. When the residents are upset, guess what the Three will be yelling about next.

Go look at the budget yourself! I have. I'm just hitting the truth button.

What else is there to say - Yet again, another problem with a meeting that the Three have insisted on holding.

Yet again, someone else (in this case Clara Garcia) is calling the Council on illegal behavior.

The press understands there was no emergency. The press understands meetings must be posted and in all the right places, which in this case didn't happen.

So what happens if we just spend money any old way?

Well - gosh. You can't. Federal Loans come with a lot of paperwork and to change the loan terms - sure you can do that. But it takes a lot of time. You can easily change where you spend the money on a paper budget BUT you have to go through the proper process which isn't easy.

So the 4.9 Million you keep hearing about - it's not as easy to spend as you might think.

And yes, that is what the Council was told after all the drama and yelling and accusations - they found out that the mayor was correct.

Grants come with a lot of paperwork both before and after the grant is awarded. You can't change what you spend that money on without the State government agreeing. The request goes back to state committees and gets voted on again.

That is the law!

So the other money you hear about can't just be spent the way they want.

What is the solution? There is one. Watch for Contrived Emergency 3 for a solution to these supposed emergencies -

We are ONE day away from pooping in buckets. (No, we are not as Molzen Corbin has told the council) and Sewage will back up into your homes but this man says No.

These are just fake emergencies for an excuse to spend money. Sure the Sewer Plant needs to be added to, sure the Village needs to buy grinder pumps. But is it really? Really really? the big emergency Desmet makes it sound like? And Which one is the emergency??

So back in the day - think back if you can - three years ago.

Councilor Desmet was elected and what did she say - it's all over Facebook if you can stomach scrolling back that far.

"We are One Day away from pooping in buckets"

(Great line by the way although untrue!)

And now, after clawing money back from the state after it was taken away and getting a Federal Loan and getting a grant - We have enough to build the donut.

Yes. The Village Sewer Plant will be updated and we will have a donut!

BUT - wait! Now the emergency is:

Sewage will Back Up Into Your Homes

Yet another great line although a little dramatic.

So now all of that money needs to be spent on grinder pumps??

Which is it? What is the emergency? Is it getting the sewer plant fixed so we don't poop in buckets??? OR is it spending money on Grinder Pumps so we don't have sewage back up???

Check out the next post Contrived Emergencies 2