Comments on: Penny Wegman: Candidate for Elgin Township Assessor

By: Voter

Voter — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:22:06 +0000

LOOKS LIKE THE GOOD and RIGHT GUYS WON!

Way to go Elgin Township Republicans!

By: Dave Reinert

Dave Reinert — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:22:28 +0000

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.

By: Dave Reinert

Dave Reinert — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:14:50 +0000

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

By: Dave Reinert

Dave Reinert — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:05:50 +0000

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.

By: Alan

Alan — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:21:45 +0000

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!

By: DC

DC — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:12:06 +0000

“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”.

By: Dave Reinert

Dave Reinert — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:11:26 +0000

“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.

By: Dave Reinert

Dave Reinert — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:24:48 +0000

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?

By: Voter

Voter — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:15:25 +0000

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.

By: Voter

Voter — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:13:10 +0000

There is a source! I guess Dave’s agenda comment is unwarranted and incorrect. Just like everything else he writes on here.