Penny Wegman: Candidate for Elgin Township Assessor
Penny Wegman is a candidate for Elgin Township Assessor (Photo by The Elginite).
Penny Wegman is a candidate for Elgin Township Assessor. Ms. Wegman, the daughter of Kane County Recorder Sandy Wegman, was raised in Elgin and is a graduate of Elgin High School. She has a bachelors degree from Southwest Missouri, and is a certified assessor, which is one of the requirements of holding the office she seeks. Ms. Wegman is a retail store manager, overseeing 15-30 employees, depending on the time of the year.
Despite her relative youth, this is not her first political campaign. She is a member of the Kane County Regional School Board, and was in fact, elected by that 7-member body as its president. Her term there expires in 2011.
As Elgin Township Assessor, she would look to streamline the office and minimize the payroll, which she thinks is presently excessive.
While it may be true that the township levy is only 1% of your total tax bill, this equates to approximately $3,000,000, with 15% going for payroll in the Assessor’s office. All of the departments should be looking for ways to decrease these costs.
I would look to accomplish this by reallocating the work force resources and staffing the office with part-time and seasonal employees rather than all full-time employees. These employees would actually work to ensure that the job is done correctly the first time, thereby reducing the Board of Review complaints. The majority of field work should be done during the spring/summer months rather than winter.
As somebody with experience managing seasonal employees, she could probably accomplish this better than most.
Ms. Wegman also wants to make the assessment process more accurate and equitable. “When assessed values are not uniform,” she says, “the result is an unfair tax burden for homeowners.”
She will also work towards increasing transparency and utilizing technology wherever possible to make the township assessor office more modern and efficient.
I would like to see the Assessor’s website be more user friendly. Specifically, I would make forms for the homestead, senior, veterans, etc. exemptions and Board of Review available to be downloaded. I would also look for an Assessor application that would allow the Township Assessor to interface with the County so that information can be provided in a timely manner. I would communicate with the township residents to ensure that everyone is taking advantage of any and all exemptions to which they are entitled and I would provide assistance for the appeal process and remedy.
You may read more about Ms. Wegman at her website, which is at www.pennywegman.com.
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I wouldn’t give too much weight to the fact that she is the president of the Kane County Regional Board of School Trustees. Their sole duty is hearing petitions for annexations and detachments from school districts, which happens very rarely. Assuming she is otherwise qualified, it is good to see a younger person getting involved in government. I’ve had enough of old white guys running everything.
Mall retail management isn’t the kind of leadership the Elgin Assessor’s office needs. Other than passing the easy certification test issued by the state, Penny Wegman lacks any real-estate experience.
To put it plainly, if her name wasn’t Wegman, we all know she wouldn’t be running at all. It’s embarrassing.
Steven Surnicki is highly qualified, with over 20 years experience doing real-estate assessments. Penny Wegman is barely qualified, with a paper certificate from the state and a retail store employee background.
Vote for the person, not for the name.
The embarassing part is that Elgin Township is way over assessed. I was in the real estate business for 14 years. I have some knowledge of the local real estate market. Most property owners know that their respective property is out of line with market valuations. They refuse to complain to the Board of Review because they know that well be told “don’t let the door hit you in the butt on your way out”.
If Steve Surnicki has been working for three years for an over staffed assessor’s office, who do 95% of the work, than he should be ready to take the blame for the inflated valuations in Elgin Township. He is not the answer to the problem. A fresh new face is needed to put the office in a workable condition. If you don’t want to believe me ask the property owners in the Township. Steven Surnickiis just another political pupet for the GOP.
As a 30 year resident of the Elgin area, I feel it imperative to have someone in this position who has experience. Seve Surnicki has years of direct knowledge and a desire to make sure things are run correctly. If ever there was a time in our history to have someone with competence in this office, it’s now. The last thing we need is someone with no experience…we already have that in Washington. We are voting for Surnicki and proud of it!
I don’t want to vote for someone who has no real experience in assessing property. I don’t want someone who’s a manager at the mall. I don’t think the assessors office can hire and fire qualified people on a seasonal basis, especially when Penny won’t know when the busy season is. I’ll take a guy with over twenty years experience. I’ll vote for Steve Surnicki not Penny, the Republican turned Democrat who was afraid to run against him in the primary.
Hey Dave the fourteen years in real estate must have been before you went to the federal pen for embezzling from the township that you now have so many negative things to say about it. The market has changed a little bit since then.
I hope you would bring that up. Where were all of you’re hot shot GOP elected officials who I got appointed to their respective offices for 18 years when my activities were going on. Rick Burnidge says he is the Chief Financial Officer of the Road and Bridge District he should have had his head out of the sand and spent some time on the job instead in his deer hunting activities and other personal business. Shirley Miller new nothing about real estate when I got her a job in the Township she was a hair dresser, nice qualifications for the Assessor job. Both her and Burnidge have nothing but GOP relatives and friends working for them. Tom Fisher is Burnidge’s brother-in-law. Miller’s office is full of friends who do 95% of the work. You’re guy is no better than these people. Also I hired Annette Miller and she worked for me in my office. She learned from a first class jurk who knew how to tell more lies than George Ryan. I paid for my crime. The federal and state court agreed. I know more about township government than all 8 of the GOP candidates combined, as a matter of fact I forgot more than they will ever know. Don’t try to sell the voters about their low rate. They have a township with one of the largest valuations in the county. They have so much surplus that they could be called on the carpet for leving any money at all.
Couple of thoughts:
Mr. Reinert, your credibility no longer exists. The fact of that matter is that you can comment all day long on what you think should or should not happen, but your past preceeds you. Your thoughts are ignorant and unwarranted. By the way, can you even vote?
What Mr. Burnidge does in his own free time is his own business. At least he is not out running around frauding the citizens of this state. Mr. Burnidge comes from a long line of integrity and proves that day in and day out. I appreciate the way he runs the roads. He effectively and honestly does his job. I’m proud to vote for Rick Burnidge. He’ll have my vote any day. And anyone can see that.
In regards to Penny Wegman, SERIOUSLY VOTERS! Is this a joke? Penny Wegman runs a retail store and probably has only done such for a few short months. She’s a recent child with no experience. She’s only running so her dad can tell her what to do if she wins. IT WOULD BE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO ELGIN IF SHE WAS VOTED IN. She has that awful picture posted all over Elgin and it reminds me of her mother’s 20 years outdated picture. Funny thing is, she’s so concerned about putting her face out there that no one can read the signs or what she is running for. Even if you don’t know Steve, vote for him just to not let Penny Wegman in. BUT, if you don’t know Steve, look him up. Read about his accomplishments and experience. He is the best and ONLY CHOICE for Assessor. He has experience in the field and WORKS in the field. He actually knows what he is doing. He won’t have to spend several months training like Penny would. Steve is a family man who represents the good in what a politician should be. VOTE FOR STEVE.
OH YEAH, surplus comments. Since when is it bad to have a surplus? If I’m correct, the Township, within the last few years, built a new building. A surplus with that kind of accomplishment SHINES responsibility with tax payers money. GREAT JOB CURRENT TOWNSHIP OFFICE HOLDERS. I applaud you. In a time when governments are bordering bankruptcy…this is A POSTIIVE.
Incognito or disguised…People who are scared to put their correct full name on a post has about as much creditability as the candidate(s) he/she is backing. The post is worthless just like the poster.
Not scared, just don’t need you to try and embezzle money from my bank accounts.
Incognito…go sell you’re goods to someone who will listed to a young Dude who is not dry behind the ears.
Not sure what that means Mr. Reinert.
Quick question though, when you are stating that hired Shirley and Annette, what is your purpose? Are you stating that they have credibility because you are the one who hand selected them. Or are you EVEN MORE discrediting yourself and the decisions you have made in your past? I’m confused.
Incognito…The post where you say your confused is the best post you put on this thread to date. I have 6 kids older than you and one grandson about you’re age. If he suggested to me that I should vote for a particular candidate, I would think he was nuts. You young guys fresh out of college thing you have all the answers to the world’s problems. First, grow some facial hair and start looking like a man. Maybe people might take you serious instead of a joke that you are. If you cannot post something intelligent than quit posting here. Ok Dude?
I find it interesting that you avoided my original questions about hiring Shirley and Annette. It appears you use yet another defense tactic when you don’t have any way to positively proceed. I guess you know more about defense than offense…perhaps from your past.
Also, not a dude. I’m actually more educated that you, all of your kids and grandkids combined. I’m interested to know though, would you be proud for your kids and grandkids to read the axelrod jock comment? I’d be embarrassed. I actually am embarrassed for you. You display juvenille behavior. I guess that is typical for you.
Let us review our situation!
Surnickiis; who has so called over taxed property owners because they are tired of being told “there’s the door” because he has 95% of his job done buy others and he has been called a puppet because of their works!
Wegman; who has no real experience in assessing property, but has been over seeing 15-30 people to insure a business is running correctly, but has turned from Republican to being a Democrat!
Then we have Reinert; who feels he can do what it takes to make this position run properly, but he has a prison record and was left holding the bag!
What a choice! Is this a matter of choosing the lesser of 3 evils or is it reading between the lines?
I do know that everyone in this town is paying way too much in property taxes, but some of it is because of the over and wasteful spending of our school boards expenses! Keep in mind that this is only a portion of being over taxed!
I also know that inexperienced people in a profession is unsafe!
Another thing to think about is can a criminal ever be trusted!
What a predicament we have to deal with!!
Don’t think I have decided on whom to vote for because I don’t even know yet!!!!!
A person has to be in a position to know what to do from hands on experience and can’t really be counted out until they have proven they can perform that job! Managing personnel of up to 30 people has potential, but do we take the chance!
A job performed from any person that has a criminal record doesn’t seem good, but Jesus forgives everyone of their sins as long as they repent their sins, and the Holy Spirit guides them from here on out! Is this the case here!
A person that has had the job and relies on employees under them that has been over taxing the people and hasn’t been doing anything about it! Maybe they will do something now that it is brought out into the open!
Man is life tiring!!! Myself like probably most people in this community feel, that we need more information! Like I said in the roads comments, I don’t have a Harvard degree in law! Like a lot of people in this town, if you answer these questions with nothing but big words, you will have a less of a turn out at the poles! Schock was appointed because he had around 3,000 votes of around 5,000 that voted. This is from a town of over 70,000 registered voters!
So if you want votes from us, appeal to us in our language, not words that the majority can’t understand! Then we can make a vote for the right person as an entirely whole city and not the elite that don’t know the real insides of this town!
Kurt…People who are scared to put their correct full name on a post has about as much creditability as the candidate he/she is backing. The post is worthless just like the poster.
Some great info being shared here :)
I had a couple teenage boys knock on my door Saturday asking to place a Penny Wegman sign on my lawn. I declined since it seemed to me that her “qualifications” were being in the Wegman family and having a young pretty face. I then met Bill Becker shortly afterwards, and after learning a bit about him gladly accepted one of his signs.
That said, I expect Penny to win since she has a lot of signs with her face plastered on them.
I’m not concerned about a 1.3 million dollar surplus in Elgin Township. Sounds like a good rainy day fund. I do wish though that my assessment was closer to the market value of my 2 bedroom bungalow on McLean Blvd. With the fall in home values, I suspect the Assessor’s office will be very busy. They probably should hire more staff.
Todd…Don’t we all wish our assessments were closer to our market value? Real Estate across the USA is on the decline but the assessments don’t follow.
Any political scientist that understands campaigns would severly critize Penny’s campaign tactics. Her signs possess nothing. Any voter that is not directly connected to this election, will not remember her face on the ballot. They will remember the name.
Also, her and the rest of “team” needs to stop stealing signs from the opoosing candidates and/or trying to cover them up with their own signs. If you want to legitimately win, stop the cheating. SERIOUSLY. And save the town of Elgin from having to look at those big easter eggs signs with Penny’s face. ENOUGH ALREADY.
Incognito or disguised…People who are scared to put their correct full name on a post has about as much creditability as the candidate(s) he/she is backing. The post is worthless just like the poster. Ok David Axelrod whatever you say as campaign manager. The problem is you could not carry Axelrod’s jock. Elgin Township needs PENNY WEGMAN as Assessor to assess our homes to faiir market value. The days of high inflated homes are over. The current administration need too get that in their heads. Vote for PENNY WEGMAN for a fair assessment on your property. PENNY WEGMAN KNOWS what Elgin Township needs and is the answer to lower assessed properties.
Up until 6 months ago, Penny Wegman could not even properly define fair market value without picking up Webster’s dictionary. She doesn’t know what Elgin Township needs, because she doesn’t even know what Elgin Township does. She just wants a position so she can stop being in the retail business. She learned from her mom what a cushiony job politics can be.
Does Penny Wegman even own a house? I don’t know. Please fill me in “Mr. Axelrod’s jock” advocate (aka REINERT).
Secondly, confused again (as I was by your statement above about a ‘dude’ wet behind the ears) by your Axelrod comments. Are you discrediting the democratic party by your Axelrod comments? Isn’t that who you are defending here in these posts? Or are you not really defending the democrats because Penny is really a republican trying to do anything to get a job in the township?
I’m guessing you are saying “couldn’t carry Axelrod’s jock” because its soo small or because you’ve seen it? or have you reverted to sexual pervsions as an excuse to not state something intelligent because you have nothing intelligent to say?
Better take time out and look into the mirror Dude and have some more kool aid it may help you understand my comments. Quit knocking PENNY WEGMAN It is getting a bit old. You better go back to school and learn how to run a campaign. They will advise you to say good things about the person you back and leave the other alone. voters can see through your narrow mind.
The campaign manager who will not identify himself is, of course trying to do his job. Knock others annd praise the people you back.
I wonder if he is old enough to vote?
Isn’t that what you did? I believe you should reread some of your comments posted previously. I guess you following the saying, do as I say, not as I do.
I’ll knock Penny all I want. I believe its important that people should know how rediculous it is that she is even running for this position. Its an elected position that actually has to have someone with knowledge and experience about the position. OTHERWISE taxpayers suffer. TAXPAYERS WILL SUFFER IF PENNY IS ELECTED.
AGAIN - NOT A DUDE… and do not understand why you keep using that phrasing, unless its a regular part of your vocabulary. Which would continue to reflect the true person you are.
Oh yes, and let me state for the record, I am not anyone’s campaign managers in this election cycle. HOWEVER, I appreciate Mr. Reinerts consideration as one, giving proof that my comments have political value.
You are a Dude…I could think of a lot of other names but eeven they would not fit you. Where do you come from anyhow? I never heard of your family name. Another inport ttrying to tell the people of Elgin Township who to vote for. Where to you live in that postal stamp town of Huntley? Go back where you came from Dude.
Let me tell you that I don’t represent any party. I am my own person, at 73 I could care less who you think should get elected. I will watch our assessment for a fair market value. PENNY WEGMAN will keep all property assessed as they should be. That is what the residents of Elgin township want. Nothing more, nothing less.
VOTE FOR PENNY WEGMAN!
Again, an interesting tactic to avoid the questions posed to you: avoid them because you do not have a clear answer that positively reflects your opinions.
Just for fun and In regards to your comments about voters not raised in Elgin, are you asserting that those who live in Elgin Township but have not been all their lives do not have the right to vote? Is this a Penny Wegman policy?
No, that is you’re policy. A bad one at that. Little boy, I’m going to lunch now. Go play with your toys and play like you are voting.
It might be a new experience for you. Than tell your mother she nees to have a talk with you. Remember I forgot more about Township government than you and your 8 candidates will ever know. Put that in your pipe and smoke it Dude.
Kurt Kojzarek - Political Operative for Township Clerk,
Complains that Penny Wegman has a retail job. A review of Kurt’s resume reveals that he has never had a private sector job. He was also fired as an assistant to the chairman for the Kane County GOP after a number of county board candidates lost because he failed to raise money or organize their campaigns. Way to go Kurt and way to help run the GOP into the ground!
Sincerely,
Judge Donald T. Swede
a long time Republican
We currently have a superbly run township, with great township roads that are always taken care of. The supervisor does an excellent job and has no baggage or debts to pay to weigh her decisions. There is no reason to ‘fix something that isn’t broke’. Let’s keep our current, experienced, well run township government as is!
IF anyone is qualified to be Elgin Township Assessor, it’s Penny Wegman. She received a certification by the state, and contrary to what Drew (who is managing Surnicki’s race) would have us believe, this is not a piece of paper handed out to just anybody. To become a township assessor one must go through a series of courses held by either the Department of Revenue or the Illinois Assessor’s Association. It can be equated to attending a university.
Who really cares about Penny Wegman’s employment history? What Drew has demonstrated is a lack of sensitivity and empathy towards the economic conditions facing hundreds of Elginites. Times are hard, to say the least, and thousands of suffering citizens in Kane County and Elgin Township find themselves taking jobs they normally wouldn’t consider ever applying to. Way to mock the thousands of struggling voters who’re trying to keep their heads above water. Besides, Penny is not just a clerk, but a high ranking manager. Among her extensive list of duties is hiring, training, and evaluating (or ASSESSING) employees under her supervision, and making sure her store and her employees pass performance evaluations and meet improvement goals.
She also has been a Kane County Field Deputy Clerk, making sure that each polling location has the equipment and resources needed to carry out elections. Or, in other words, assessing the polling locations ability to maintain efficiency, and fixing it if found too low.
And if you really want to play this childish game of slinging mud at the opposition, let us not forget the weight above Surnicki’s head. He is currently facing criminal charges of illegal entry and invasion of privacy. The charges are in the hands of the Kane County States Attorney and on their way to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office. The complaint, which was filed by the property owner (Mike Koloridas) states that on December 3rd, 2008, Steve Surnicki entered his residence at 611 St. Charles Street in Elgin, without Mr. Koloridas’ permission.
Mr. Surnicki does not deny that he entered the residence, as his statement to the Elgin Township Election Board shows. Honesty is an honorable trait, but one is judged by their actions, not by their speech. Someone who’s willing to break US laws to become elected is not someone who should claim victory.
Mr. Lucas, can you provide an example of a real home that Penny Wegman has assessed? How about any experience in running a government office? How about any experience managing tax payers money? You citation of the deputy clerk might be an admirable consideration if her motivation to take such a position wasn’t based on solely obtaining assessor. Also, making sure polling locations are well equiped does not qualify someone to assess people’s fair market value.
To equate retail management assessments like assessing a home is a serious mischaracterization. In no way would ANYONE with a reasonable degree of intelligence say that a retail manager is a comparable job to a township assessor.
Are you asserting that Penny is only taking this job to keep her head above water?
By the way, EVERYONE should care about Penny’s employment history. It shows if she has any experience in the field she is seeking employment. She has absolutely no experience nor has held a position that would qualify her for this position.
The only qualification she needs to be an assessor is the certification provided by the State of Illinois. What goes into the assessment of a home? First, is location. This determines the initial price of the home. Now, in real estate, you would price the home to compete with other homes within the location. This doesn’t apply when assessing a home for tax purposes. This is one example of how the rules of assessing are different than the rules of real estate.
Next, what added features does the home have? Does it have a swimming pool, finished basement, patio, deck?
Another factor is also part of the location. Are there any malls nearby? Real Estate experience is not essential for the position. However, managerial experience IS IMPORTANT. How to assess the strenghts and weakness of team members. Part of being the head of a department is knowing how to build a strong team that works together and acheives the outlined goals.
This is where Penny excels in.
Following your OUTLANDISH comments about SURNICKI and criminal charges, I looked it up on the Kane County website and FOUND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING regarding any criminal charges against Surnicki.
Unless you are privy to some information (which would then make you a leak to confidential information- WHICH IS WHAT I CALL A SNEAK and DISHONEST PERSON) I would suggest you stay honest because libel is a serious offense Mr. Lucas.
Further, your comments don’t even make any legal sense. A property owner cannot file a complaint in criminal court. ONLY A STATE’s ATTORNEY CAN on behalf of the property owner. FURTHER, why would an Illinois State’s attorney take up “an illegal entry” case when its a Kane County State’s attorney action? Your comments are obviously rash and INACCURATE.
Frist, you’re not going to find it on the Kane County Website. If anything it would be on the States Attorney’s website. However, they don’t post pending charges. Second, I stated criminal charges were filed against Surnicki. I didn’t say they were filed in criminal court. If you re-read my post it states that the complaint was delivered to the States Attorney’s Office by the property owner.
You misread or obviously didn’t care to read it carefully. There is nothing sneaky or dishonest in making the public aware that one of their choices for public office has a complaint filed against them. On the contrary, what is sneaky and dishonest is trying to hide it from the public and hope people won’t find out until after the election.
Hey Lucas, if Criminal charges are filed, they are filed in criminal court. Even people who only watch Law & Order know that.
I’m an attorney and yes, the sites do post pending charges. That is why there is a section on there called disposition.
Someone let the newspapers know!
Dave Reinert supports Penny Wegman! Reason enough not to vote for her!
Is Drew posting under Anonymous as well?
Wow….. I just logged on this today. This is GREAT stuff. NOT!
Looks like the lies never stop.
And those that like to keep on telling them.
Just have to chuckle at Dave Reinert giving endorsements.
That is like an endorsement from former governors George Ryan or Bag of Fish!
Just got me thinking….. Dave was CONVICTED of steeling OVER a Million Dollars from the Residents of Elgin Township. By the way….. as I recall, he paid back LESS that $10,000!
I believe it was much less. No wonder he is never seen anymore.
I understand why he likes Democrats. It must be because Republicans convicted him and tried to get him to REPAY his debt.
Wow! Penny is good looking! Besides that, she came to my door and has made herself accessible and available to the voters. Elgin Township has problems part of them is the over assesment of our homes. I was a Republican and the only people who feel that Elgin Township doesn’t have problems are those who are afraid to lose their seats this election. Oh, and their staffers.
As for taxpayers suffering if Penny is elected. I call b.s. on you! Taxes are assessed at the county level. Our taxes have gone up and we can’t blame Democrats because Democrats haven’t held office. So, let’s not say the rooster is responsible for the sunrise here.
Penny has my vote because Republicans have pulled the wool over our eyes far too long. I am glad I switched parties this election.
If only looks actually qualified a person for a position. UNFORTUNATELY, it doesn’t. If this is what Penny is banking on….look for a solid victory for Steve Surnicki!
Can people with pending felony charges even hold office?
What is Market Value?
Finding the market value of your property involves discovering the price most people would pay for it in its present condition. It’s not quite that simple, however, because the assessor has to find what this value would be for every property no matter how big or small. Next, by Illinois state law, 33 1/3% of your property’s market value is calculated to arrive at your assessed value.
Why Have a Property Tax?
Properties are appraised so that those of us who want the advantages of having schools, fire and police protection, and other public benefits (which means just about all of us), can absorb our fair share of the cost, in proportion to the amount of money our individual properties are worth.
The Assessor does not create the value of your property. People make value by their transactions in the market place. The Assessor simply has the legal responsibility to study those transactions and appraise your property accordingly.
Assessed Value and the Tax Rate
The assessor’s office has nothing to do with the total amount of taxes collected. The Assessor’s primary responsibility is to find the fair market value of your property so that you may pay only your fair share of the taxes.
The amount of taxes you pay is determined by a tax rate applied to your property’s assessed value. The tax rate is determined by all the taxing agencies – city, county, school districts, and other services available in your taxing district.
My Township Choice for Supervisor…Annette Miller, Highway Commissioner Rick burnidge, Assessor Penny Wegman,as best qualified to provide the best service to the Township taxpayer for the next four years. Gross will make an excellent Clerk and Becker and Rauschenberger best Board Members.
Drew Weeneeman,
Why don’t you stop posting on this site and go get a job. I bet your parents are real proud of your current “sucessful” career, cough, cough!
Signed,
Honest Abe
Surnicki, under criminal investigation for illegal entry and invasion of privacy. Surnicki is our little Senator Stevens. Way to go Surnicki!
From “Nick”:
“Can people with pending felony charges even hold office?”
“Surnicki, under criminal investigation for illegal entry and invasion of privacy.”
I was not aware of this information. Who is conducting the “investigation”? What’s the basis for this investigation?
The statement “Surnicki, under criminal investigation for illegal entry and invasion of privacy.” IS COMPLETELY FALSE.
The verification needed to confirm this is to go to Kane County Clerks Web. No such case is pending. The writer of this needs to stop giving false information. Steve Surnicki DID NOT DO what the write alleged.
First of all who said felony? Secondly, there are no charges pending.
As one of the statutory requirements for seeking this office, Penny has earned certification from the Illinois Department of Revenue. Penny has been in the business of customer service throughout her career and will ensure that anyone who contacts the Elgin Assessor’s Office is treated with courtesy and professionalism. Vote PENNY WEGMAN
on april 7, 2009.
ELGIN TOWNSHIP ASSESSORS is one of the top ranking townships in Illinois with the least amount of complaints per parcel number! WHICH MAKES IT TOP RANK FOR COURTESY and PROFESSIONALISM plus ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE. The current office (which includes Surnicki) ALREADY DOES what it is supposed to and IS GREAT AT IT! Why change it to someone who does not know what she is doing and create the possibility of this top rank to go down?
Where is your source?
There is no souurce…all of their hyperbole is coming out by the hour. They all convince each other of this agenda.
http://www.co.kane.il.us/soa/KANE.2009-01.pdf
SOURCE CITED - I will correct myself, this is only for Kane County, but I am sure that the remarkably low percentage of .68% of complaints is probably one of the lowest in the state of Illinois as well.
STICK THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT DAVE REINERT or should I say ‘dude,’ little boy, or whatever name you try to impress yourself with.
An Anonymous post has no creditability. If you sent it to the press it would end up in the trash without consideration of a written word. Same on this thread.
Anonymous post should be removed immediately. They are nothing but garbage.
There is a source! I guess Dave’s agenda comment is unwarranted and incorrect. Just like everything else he writes on here.
Once again, Dave proves himself again! Most newspapers operate under anonymous sources. Further, you’d probably be more effective on here if you’d have taken your name off your posts and been anonymous.
“Sin is a very liberating thing. It’s a shame we have forgotten it. Just think what might not have happened in the world if we had had a little more respect for personal sins, a little more knowledge of our own, a little less condemnation of everyone else’s. We may have been spared the shame of the stocks in Boston, the Magdalene laundries in Ireland, the penal colonies in Georgia, the back-alley births of so many children of single mothers, the front-page pictures of professional people found drunk in public and, in our own day, the Web pages of sleazy private information released to justify the impeachment of a president. But no, as we see in the gospel for the fifth Sunday of Lent, the story of the woman caught in adultery (John 8:1-11), we love making sinners “stand in front of us.” In public. How else can their sins take attention away from our own?” Remember we are not sinners because we sin; we sin because we are sinners. I admitted I sinned. How about you? This is a Christian Township, people living here know the meaning of the above and will decide for themselves if I should use my name in these post or not, and will consider the source who questions my doing so.
How say to your brother, ‘Allow me to take the splinter out of your eye,’ while the beam is in your own eye? Matt 7:4 For all who want to question Penny’s ablity to be the new Township Assessor.
In regards to the Surnicki illegal entry. Please email me at GFordOP@hotmail.com and I would be more than happy to share the information we have regarding the complaint.
Include your name and address and we will send this information to you.
If it is sitting in the hands of the State’s attorney that means they have to decide if its worth filing. Anyone can complain but the State has to decide if it has merit.
Since its not searchable and hasn’t been filed and/or served on Surnicki that would mean it doesn’t have merit. I further guess that means that John Lucas is just trying to push bad press on Surnicki because he has nothing positive to say about GOOSE EGG WEGMAN.
Who are you, John Lucas, that you have someone else’s alleged complaint to email it? Wait, you don’t have the complaint because the State’s Attorney would have that. And if you had it, then it would be file and/or served. Which it hasn’t….and I’m pretty sure that a State’s Attorney wouldn’t turn over a law complaint to you before the public and the person with charges. So what are you sending, your false interpretation of something?
You aren’t a lawyer, because no credible lawyer would do such a thing (unless you aren’t credible which would be a double negative for you). You aren’t the land owner or your name would be different on here. Or are you lying about that too?
Either way, you incorrectly state legal procedure. Your answers are uneducated even for a public lay person to state such…still uneducated. Your tactics are course, show poor morals and immeasurably inartful. AND THIS IS SOMEONE WHO SUPPORTS PENNY WEGMAN. Case in point why people shouldn’t vote for Penny, because of people like John Lucas.
Seriously, who are you? You aren’t google-able. I googled your name and you are either a dead guy or the old principal of Coleman Elementary. WHICH YOU CAN’T BE because the principal would prove to be way more educated than you have proven yourself on here.
OH - AND ONE MORE BAD THING ABOUT YOU - you actually have Dave Reinert agreeing with you. AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU AGREE, or DISAGREE about what I say, you have to admit thats a negative for you. Unless you want to say that Penny Wegman appreciates Dave Reinert’s support.
I did not see Rick Burnidge or Annette Miller refuse to accept my endorsement. I also did read that John Walters, Bob Ggilliam or Dunne did not refuse my endorsement. They must know something you don’t?
Township trustee Vicki Pelock needs to be elected on April 7th for her courage in voting against the Benefit/Compensation Program passed by the Township Board at their June 2008 board meeting. The issue is not the $70,000 per year salary the Supervisor, Highway Commissioner and Assessor are being paid today but the 4.5% annual increase bring the Assessor’s salary to a healthy $92,683 per yeasr in 2013 along with $350.00 per monthly auto allowance, an Intensive Care/Cancer and Major Medical Family Insurance Plan. Township law requires that the Township board set salaries before each election every 4 years with no increase during the term. When Trustee Johnson tries to justify the raise as an answer to the “freeze” on salaries for making up for lack of increases in past years, I wonder who he is trying to fool? In 1993 elected officials were a long way from $70,000 per year now being paid. There could not have been very much of a “freeze” considering the increase every 4 years to reach the $70,000 figure now being paid. People all over the USA are hurting during these bad economic times. Many losing value on retirement plans, stocks and decrease in the value of thier homes. Many have too decide rather to have a needed medical procedure done or to buy food. The American people are mad about the spending of tax payer money for extra compensation. Is the Elgin Township Board irresponsible or have they turned to become big spenders? Voters remember this issue on election day.
Follow this link and open the July 21, 2008 minutes to see for yourself the action of the Township Board in June 2008.
http://www.elgintownship.com/documents.aspx?type=m
“People who are scared to put their correct full name on a post has about as much creditability as the candidate he/she is backing. The post is worthless just like the poster.”
Mr. Reinert makes the above quote on a site run by someone known as “RS”.
Please visit http://www.zillow.com/ and type in the address of your property in the box at the top and click go to see the market vaslue of your own property. Look at the last year tax bill and compare the assessed valuation with Zillow’s market value. Zillow has over 80 million properties with comapable sales in all areas of the USA. Now, ask yourself: “Am I being assessed fairly? Do I pay more real estate taxes than I should be paying?” Based on Zillow you will find that your home is over assessed and you are paying more taxes than you should be based on that valuation. The local Assessor’s office is to blame. A change is needed and PENNY WEGMAN will be your property in line with current market valuse and you should see a much lower tax bill. Vot for PENNY WEGMAN for a fair assessment.
YOU’RE INVITED
WHEN: TUESDAY APRIL 7, 2009
WHERE: AT YOUR REGULAR POLLING PLACE
TIME: 6:00AM TIL 7:00PM
TO VOTE FOR PENNY WEGMAN FOR TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR
There is no clear choice in the Elgin Township election as evidenced by the Daily Herald and Courier News who would only endorse one Township candidate, Annette Miller. In past election these two local news media would endorse the entire GOP slate. However, that is not the case in the April 7, 2009 Township election. I’m sure that the presses realize that the current GOP incumbents are just another party with over a 100 years controlling Elgin Township Government. There is no transparency or accountability in place. Every unit of federal, state, county and local government needs a system of checks and balances. One party control, which has been in place in Elgin Township, is not in the best interest of the government or the taxpayers. Their big issue is that the keep the Township tax rate low. A combined levy of almost $3 million dollars to run Elgin Township with a low tax rate is because the Township valuation is very high. When the valuation continues to increase year after year there is not a need to raise the tax rate. If they raised the tax rate any higher they would only increase the surplus year in and year out an action government must watch. Thus, it is a weak or meaningless argument which sounds good but means nothing. The addition of Penny Wegman for Assessor, Ralph Gross for Clerk, Bill Backer and Carol Rauschenberger for Township Trustee would even the playing field and would make Elgin Township a much more transparent and accountable local unit of government. It is time to add some quality to Elgin Township government. We need a Township government that will work for all citizens. Just read the GOP spiteful damaging ads in the newspaper. The GOP has a hard time tolerating someone moving in on their complete control of Elgin Township government.
LOOKS LIKE THE GOOD and RIGHT GUYS WON!
Way to go Elgin Township Republicans!