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Our second year of failing to meet the Shorewood Library's high standards
See the chart -- See the June bill Corporation Counsel
asked to investigate library board, president SHOREWOOD, Wis. (July 23,
2005) -- Director Beth Carey
has refused for a second time to stop withholding a Web link from the
Shorewood Public Library's Web site to
www.ShorewoodVillage.com, a local
publication critical of official mismanagement, civil rights violations,
wasteful government and In her terse, one-sentence refusal to reconsider the request to stop alleged discrimination on the basis of viewpoint and in alleged retaliation for publishing true information about crime sprees by library employees' children, Carey also hinted that the appeal process the library has just spent nearly $5,000 to contrive is no longer in play. "The staff's decision is final," Carey wrote. Letter Meanwhile, ShorewoodVillage.com has asked the Milwaukee County Corporation Counsel's Office to investigate and prosecute if appropriate a closed meeting of the Library Board and the refusal of Library Board President Jeff Hanewall, a chronic appointee to all sorts of positions and unsuccessful candidate for trustee, to provide a full accounting of the items that have run up legal fees to nearly $5,000 since March. But don't look for any disciplinary action against the lawyers who perpetuate Hanewall's operating mode -- he has wiggled his way onto a district panel that monitors lawyer ethical lapses. Maybe this is none of our quote unquote "business." Perhaps we should create some new positions in the village for Hanewall and others who have a penchant for obtaining positions with little authority but big titles to apply for, like the "needs new gutters" committee. (Look, joining, belonging, being recognized, appointed and acknowledged are very important to some people, such as those who have no sense of who they are, those who need to be part of groups who recognize the members with rotating presidencies and so forth.) Krueger acknowledges public safety problems
Judge Donald rejects motion to intervene in Benjamin fee fuss Court says it already ruled on issue of who has standing; won't consider reasonableness of fees the Shorewood Foundation is dying to pay and did not contest although Judge Donald thought they were high and cut the amount by 10 percent. Why didn't the Foundation's crack bag men contest the high fee? Is this how the trust is managed? Feeding frenzy ends with a whimper as the judge denies entreaties of two Reinhart lawyers who wanted more money yet from the Benjamin Fund to pay them for showing up to argue they should not have to prove they really earned $35,000 Path is clear for Shorewood Foundation's Kurtz and Schmeckpeper to overpay their neighbor for unnecessary legal services -- except for 100% likelihood of appeal _________________________________________________ Hanewall blocks release of library legal bill details
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Legal bills show Shorewood Foundation Pres. Kurtz and Library Trustee Jeff Schmeckpeper repeatedly met with and influenced Foundation lawyer in Benjamin Trust case
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arbitrary actions by public employees.
