Part of the Open Meetings Act requires that audio recordings be made of executive sessions precisely for the reason that’s facing the Peoria Park District now — someone is challenging the legality of action taken in closed session. Specifically, there’s a lawsuit over the Peoria Park District’s actions regarding sharing parkland with District 150 so they can build a school on a portion of Glen Oak Park. A judge can review the executive session recordings to see if any illegal action took place during the meeting…
But guess what? Merle Widmer reports that parts of the recordings in question have been erased!
First I heard it was one tape that got erased “accidentally†of Peoria Park Board and Peoria Public School District #150 Executive Minutes. Then an unimpeachable source told me it was “two†Park Board Executive tapes that were “accidentally†erased. These tapes supposedly contain dialogue between certain Peoria Public School District #150 Board Members and members of the Peoria Park District Board of Directors concerning the relocating of Glen Oak School on Prospect Road and on private and PPD land.
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. I smell a cover-up.
I have thought all along that there was sonthing going on with the PPD & #150 behind closed doors. the anouncement of the letter of intent came fast and without any notice. I wonder if the “news meda” and the proper people will now see what is going on. Or will there be a cover up.
There will most likely be a cover-up and the PJS will be sure of taking care of that. They have managed to COVER everything else that has taken place with these two entites. It’s all for “the children”…well what do you think we are concerned about….THE CHILDREN. I watch every morning as parents are able to walk their children to Glen Oak School and still get to work on time.