We received this information from a fellow patriot re: the expenditure of over $1.5 million for building a new township office. The Plainfield patch.com has uncovered curious connections between township officials and donations to their campaigns from individuals and companies who will gain from this building. The following is a summary of the sequence of events leading up to Monday night's upcoming meeting.
If you have never attended a township meeting, you should come to this one and experience it. It truly is our republic in action with a true "of the people, by the people and for the people." We elect a people's moderator and everyone speaks their mind with no time limits. However, only registered voters in Wheatland Township can VOTE or speak. Come experience true township government and support your fellow TEA patriots!
click here to jump to ad information (referred to as attachment in this correspondence) placed in Naperville SUN (BTW .. part of a $5,000 expenditure the township is spending on a PR firm to convince the public why this is a good use of taxpayers dollars).
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Please see the attachment below to view how your tax dollars are being spent AGAINST you!!! The following chronicles a fraction of the subterfuge, misinformation and overall poor leadership exhibited by Supervisor Morse and Trustees Haddad and King, as well as the disgraceful counsel of Keri-Lyn Krafthefer. Also complicit in these deceitful machinations are Carolyn Rominger and Jay Madalon, town employees.
April 12 - At the 2011 Annual Wheatland Township Meeting, a record breaking crowd of 135 residents, 122 of them eligible voters, in a 62-24 vote, demanded that ALL expenditures/activities relative to the new township building be halted until the requisite due diligence was completed and the findings be brought back to the folks for approval.
April 13 - Subsequently, at a special board meeting, the board voted to honor the demands of the people to stop expenditures/activities relative to the new building with the exception of a $5000 provision that was unanimously approved by board members to "educate the public".
May 12th - at a special board meeting on at 7:05 p.m. the board approved The People's Agenda as crafted by representatives, Mike Crockett and Deb Holscher, and The People's Counsel, Doug Ibendahl. During the regular monthly board meeting that convened at 7:40 p.m. on the very same evening, Trustee Haddah let it be known that he had created ads to run in the papers vs the newsletter as discussed previously by board members. Supervisor Morse indicated that Trustee Haddah deviated from the original plan and tabled the discussion. Audience members were left with the impression that the ad campaign would not move forward in lieu of the board's vote to approve The People's Agenda and fact that Trustee Haddah had no authorization to place ads.
May 13 - I received a press release submitted by Gary Karafiat, a public relations specialist, who quotes Supervisor Morse, "The years of due diligence, needs assessments and hard work have really paid off." Paid off for whom? Multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests have yet to yield any evidence of due diligence, needs assessments or any accountability beyond personal wish lists...EVER.
May 15th - Attached ad appears in Naperville Sun.
May 18th - Two ads of similar ilk appear in Naperville Sun. back to top
May 19th - Town employee, Carolyn Rominger denies in an email that the township has hired a public relations firm. Confirms that "someone has been hired to help with our educational outreach program".
May 20th - Gary Karafiat, self described "independent contractor" and owner of GK Communications, states, "I have been hired by the supervisor of Wheatland Township as an independent contractor to assist with the process". Supervisor Morse credits township clerk with shredding documents that would prove his assertions of due diligence.
Yessiree!!! YOUR tax dollars at work!!! Come out on May 23rd and start the process of cleaning up after these so-called public servants and the mess they've made, and continue to make, with YOUR money!!! More for your reading pleasure:
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 attachment from fellow patriot:
What's Wrong with This Ad? (as seen in the Naperville Sun) BTW ... I just got my assessment .. and ALL the taxes (percentages) went UP as my home value continues to fall!! So .. I don't understand this "no tax increase!!" central to our future In 2004, 20 residents gathered and approved, in an 18-2 vote, to purchase property to eventually build a new townhall. Sixteen of the eighteen who approved the purchase, were current and/or former elected or appointed township officials and/or their family members. This was, and still is, about a special interest group. This had/has NOTHING to do with OUR future! no tax increase Secondary to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, township officials have NEVER implemented or presented a Needs Assessment and subsequent Cost Analysis or Sustainability Report on the costs of this new building. It is impossible to make this statement in today's economic climate. New Wheatland Township Building & Community Center This building and community center has NEVER been approved by Wheatland Township residents. ALL ARE INVITED: SPECIAL MEETING, Monday, May 23, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. On May 12th, the township board approved The People's Agenda for the May 23rd special meeting. The agenda does not include a vote on the new building. The People's Agenda serves to start the process of due diligence, or homework, that the current and previous township officials do/did not think warranted or necessary. 1. In 2008, Wheatland Township purchased land at Route 59 and 103rd Street - This purchase was in accordance with the aforementioned vote in 2004. The economy is vastly different now and The People's Agenda specifically addresses the need to explore viable and available space options of the many existing fire sale and/or foreclosed properties in our township. The potential cost savings of these alternative space options should be presented to the public. 2. Today, the Township has more than $1.5 million available to use toward this 7,000 to 8,000 square foot building. - For years, township officials have set the tax levy rate at maximum in order to squirrel away this money! In other words, they purposely RAISED YOUR TAXES, beyond what they needed to operate the town, in order to PAY FOR THEIR building. Currently, the administrative functions of the Township operate in ~1200 square feet. The board approved 3400 square feet Summer 2010, the supervisor unilaterally raised it to 6000 in Fall 2010 and now, the last two drawings have been 7500 and 7300 square feet. To date, there is no explanation for this massive expansion, other than "we need it for the future". YOUR TAX DOLLARS PAID FOR THIS PROPAGANDA!!! On April 12th a record breaking crowd (135 residents, 122 eligible voters) demanded that Wheatland Township officials stop ALL expenditures/activities relative to the proposed ill-begotten monstrosity on prime real estate @ 103rd and 59. Furthermore, the residents voted for a comprehensive due diligence study to be completed and have the findings of that study brought back to them for approval. Join us this Monday and fight for your rights and money!
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