Supervisor Linda Moore's attorney John Nelson wanted to argue his case seeking penalties including jail time against trustees for violating Judge Michael Caldwell's order about who has the right to do what in Grafton Township. However, trustees' attorney Robert K. Bush complained he'd only just received Nelson's written arguments so Caldwell pushed the case off until Aug. 20.
Half an hour later, Assessor Bill Ottley's attorney, Michael Poper. complained to Judge Thomas Meyer that "We filed this case in January and we're still arguing about fees," so Meyer set a trial date for Nov. 14. Ottley's suing Moore, who pays his office's bills, for allegedly botching them so badly no one's willing to provide him services or goods anymore. The fees argument about how much to pay Nelson for defending Moore was postponed until later since Meyer said case material had been sent to Caldwell instead of to him.
As the Ottley case was waiting to come up, however, Woodstock lawyer Rober T. Hanlon handed Moore and Trustees Barb Murphy and Betty Zirk copies of a letter offering to mediate a resolution to Grafton Township's tangled web of conflict at no charge.
Murphy seemed interested but said she'd have to consult with the rest of the Board. Moore said, "I haven't even read (the letter) yet."
A former Chicago banker, Hanlon isn't a resident of Grafton Township and has no apparent connection to either side in the tangled conflicts. He told FEN his mediation offer just seemed like the right thing to do. "I don't want to seem altruistic but the cold fact is the People's money is being spent and there's a way to resolve it. There always is."
On the other hand, according to attorney rumor, Hanlon aspires to a judicial appointment but has a conspicuously empty spot on his resume. "I don't have any experience with dispute resolution," Hanlon told Nelson in the hallway.
One Grafton observer shrugged that off saying, "It couldn't hurt," then paused and added, "The price is right."
10 comments:
She'll just do whatever she wants anyways. She ignores Judges orders and she's gonna listen to THIS GUY? Yeah, right!
Mr Hanlon: I hope you've done your homework, so you understand exactly with whom you will be dealing. A word to the wise - Moore will agree with you in person, then do the opposite when you aren't looking.
And Mr FEN: since when do you print rumors?
Non-binding mediation should be free because it's worthless! Hope this guy is ready for a black mark on his resume.
You can't make a deal with someone who has no integrity and the supervisor doesn't have a drop of it!
I am going to sit back and watch this, this man has no idea what Linda Moore is like. A nice gesture but ,she wants it her way and will do it her own way in the end.
Moore's attorney stated no to this, as did trustees. If Moore will not listen to and follow court appointed orders, then what logic states she will positively respond to a mediator; especially one who lacks professional conflict resolution experience. Guess we all need comic relief along the way.
Precious time and emotions will no longer be wasted on attempts with Moore. She lives within her own perception of reality, which uniquely maps to her and her alone. Her deception is contained within her own little universe.
Rumor has it that one of the trustees will soon be resigning to exit the sick waste of taxpayer's money(including his), playing moore's game no more.
If he is doing this just to get a notch in his resume, then he may want to consider something else to tackle.
NOTHING and I mean NOTHING good ever happens when Linda Moore is involved.
Run as fast as you can!
One can only hope.
The Grafton Township Trustees and the Township Supervisor have an opprotunity to look beyond the petty and silly and focus on good government. Good government requires that each side in this dispute set aside the events of the past and make informed decisions that promote the responsible use of government resources as opposed to wasting money on attorneys and legal bills.
The court system punishes its participants wiht the legal bills that follow that endeavor. Thus there is a built in mechanism to promote settlement and compromise. However, in the cases involving the township trustees and supervisor they are not constrained by the economic cost of the litigation as others( the tax payers) are paying for it. That is why I volunteered to see if I could mediate some of these issues. ( I also understand tha tit is a daunting task that may not result in resolution of all of these issues. If the Trustees and the Supervisor are willing to mediate in good faith, the process will lead to something positive. If not, then by their inaction the truth will arise and the voters will determine the ultimate result. Hopefully, each side will find benefit in trying to resolve issues in a systematic logical fashion.
The voters have already figured it out. That's why Moore's re-election campaign groupies have already started to rebrand her shredded image. She's hoping people fall in love with her smiling face and forget her shenanigans and train-wreck administration.
I am sorry but Linda Moore is what she is and she is not going to compromise. She uses the court system to her advantage and does what she wants. Again it is her way or no way. Vote her out1
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