Wauconda Village Meeting: October 1, 2013 - Wauconda High School

Clickable links to individual speakers listed below - click "Show More" to view. A groundswell of local interest and concern prompts the move from village offices to Wauconda High School for this first public village meeting after the CLCJAWA group voted 8-1 to move forward on Lake Michigan water without Wauconda. A previously relatively quiet Wauconda Village Board unanimously speaks out strongly regarding their frustrations at not being properly and accurately informed regarding the project by Mayor Frank Bart. Mayor Bart repeatedly defends the process, while simultaneously accepting responsibility, acknowledging poor communication, and claiming that all information he received was shared. Many village residents and business owners shared public comments regarding their serious concerns regarding the failure to build a relationship of trust and respect with CLCJAWA as a foundation for approval. Lake County Board members Nick Sauer and Bonnie Thomson Carter also spoke to their desire to support Wauconda with Lake Michigan water, while sharing their concerns that the door to participation through CLCJAWA may be very difficult to reopen. Approximate times for speakers are listed below: 02:45 - Engineering Services Update: Brad Fink 10:10 - Staff & Officers Reports: Chris Miller 11:10 - Mayor's Report: Frank Bart 29:10 - Village Trustee Comments: Lincoln Knight 34:10 - Village Trustee Comments: John Barbini 44:45 - Village Trustee Report: Linda Starkey 49:50 - Rebuttal by Mayor Frank Bart 50:50 - Reply by Trustee John Barbini 51:50 - Rebuttal by Mayor Frank Bart 54:25 - Village Trustee Comments - Ken Arnswald 57:15 - Village Trustee Comments - Chuck Black 58:55 - Village Trustee Comments - Teri Burke 59:50 - Mayor Bart additional comments 1:02:00 - Public Comments: Kelly Lombardo, 1:03:30 Connie Colson, 1:06:10 Tim Howe, 1:09:20 Mark Schmucker, 1:14:30 Trustee Linda Starkey, 1:15:20 Mayor Bart rebuttal, 1:15:50 Trustee Ken Arnswald, 1:16:55 Kim Schmucker, 1:18:15 Ron Vlasic, 1:18:50 Maria Weisbruch, 1:21:00 Mayor Bart reply, 1:23:30 Cliff Babbey, 1:29:15 Ramona Schultz, 1:33:15 Mike Novello, 1:35:25 Mayor Bart reply, 1:37:55 Mike Novello, 1:40:00 Mayor Bart reply, 1:41:40 Maria Weisbruch and Mayor Bart, 1:47:00 Beth Ann Beasley, 1:50:00 Kim Schmucker, 1:50:20 Mayor Bart rebuttal, 1:51:00 Cliff Babbey, 1:53:00 John Barbini / Frank Bart, 1:56:35 John Barbini / Linda Starkey / Rudy Magna clarification of 48 consecutive hour rule, 1:57:45 Irene Ducharme, 1:59:25 Rudy Magna, 2:01:40 Steve Diol, 2:02:50 Lake County Board member Nick Sauer, 2:04:05 Lake County Board member Bonnie Thomson Carter, 2:12:20 [name not heard], 2:14:30 Robert Markle, 2:18:05 Allison Vodicka, 2:22:30 Rick Glavey, 2:25:15 Connie Colson 2:27:30 Meeting Adjourned