Comments for Elgin Illinois | The Elginite | Elginite.org http://elginite.org Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:26:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Pit Bull Measure Passes Elgin City Council by Julia http://elginite.org/blog/2010/02/25/pit-bull-measure-passes-elgin-city-council/#comment-49196 Julia Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:25:33 +0000 http://elginite.org/?p=2578#comment-49196 Speaking of awesome, Officer Rog is a great asset to the City of Elgin, but he is only one person. A city the size of Elgin needs more than one Animal Control Officer to enforce any ordinance, freeing up Sworn Police Officers to deal with crime, drugs and gangs. Speaking of awesome, Officer Rog is a great asset to the City of Elgin, but he is only one person. A city the size of Elgin needs more than one Animal Control Officer to enforce any ordinance, freeing up Sworn Police Officers to deal with crime, drugs and gangs.

]]> Comment on Pit Bull Measure Passes Elgin City Council by Gibster http://elginite.org/blog/2010/02/25/pit-bull-measure-passes-elgin-city-council/#comment-49195 Gibster Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:52:14 +0000 http://elginite.org/?p=2578#comment-49195 Agreed Mike, Ordinance goes from 15 poorly written sections to 26 robust and well executed sections... all WITHOUT the BSL added. So PLEASE just pass without BSL and go after the idiots who don't pay attention to the current ordinance. Note the AWESOMENESS of the Animal Control Brochure for any resident with questions currently! http://www.cityofelgin.org/DocumentView.aspx?DID=1349 Agreed Mike, Ordinance goes from 15 poorly written sections to 26 robust and well executed sections… all WITHOUT the BSL added. So PLEASE just pass without BSL and go after the idiots who don’t pay attention to the current ordinance. Note the AWESOMENESS of the Animal Control Brochure for any resident with questions currently! http://www.cityofelgin.org/DocumentView.aspx?DID=1349

]]> Comment on Pit Bull Measure Passes Elgin City Council by Gibster http://elginite.org/blog/2010/02/25/pit-bull-measure-passes-elgin-city-council/#comment-49194 Gibster Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:51:48 +0000 http://elginite.org/?p=2578#comment-49194 Agreed Mike, Ordinance goes from 15 poorly written sections to 26 robust and we;; executed sections... all WITHOUT the BSL added. So PLEASE just pass without BSL and go after the idiots who don't pay attention to the current ordinance. Note the AWESOMENESS of the Animal Control Brochure for any resident with questions currently! http://www.cityofelgin.org/DocumentView.aspx?DID=1349 Agreed Mike, Ordinance goes from 15 poorly written sections to 26 robust and we;; executed sections… all WITHOUT the BSL added. So PLEASE just pass without BSL and go after the idiots who don’t pay attention to the current ordinance. Note the AWESOMENESS of the Animal Control Brochure for any resident with questions currently! http://www.cityofelgin.org/DocumentView.aspx?DID=1349

]]> Comment on Pit Bull Measure Passes Elgin City Council by Mike Robins http://elginite.org/blog/2010/02/25/pit-bull-measure-passes-elgin-city-council/#comment-49193 Mike Robins Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:50:22 +0000 http://elginite.org/?p=2578#comment-49193 Spoke with Lilia Chacon today from Fox News Chicago, they are aware of tonights council meeting, however it may not be on their agenda. She is going to speak with the producer again and give it a try. Jim Bauman from the Daily Herald is sending out a photographer, as they expect more people to attend! My council vote tonight would be NO as I feel the BSL will punish innocent owners. The ordinance alone, without the BSL, should be voted through. If I am elected in the future, I would attempt to repeal this element of the ordinance. Spoke with Lilia Chacon today from Fox News Chicago, they are aware of tonights council meeting, however it may not be on their agenda. She is going to speak with the producer again and give it a try. Jim Bauman from the Daily Herald is sending out a photographer, as they expect more people to attend! My council vote tonight would be NO as I feel the BSL will punish innocent owners. The ordinance alone, without the BSL, should be voted through. If I am elected in the future, I would attempt to repeal this element of the ordinance.

]]> Comment on Pit Bull Measure Passes Elgin City Council by Diva http://elginite.org/blog/2010/02/25/pit-bull-measure-passes-elgin-city-council/#comment-49192 Diva Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:06:14 +0000 http://elginite.org/?p=2578#comment-49192 This city can't even enforce the ordinance we have now on dogs. Can just see how this one is handled. Both code and police seem to have vision problems. By the way, when are Christmas decorations suppose to come down? This city can’t even enforce the ordinance we have now on dogs. Can just see how this one is handled. Both code and police seem to have vision problems. By the way, when are Christmas decorations suppose to come down?

]]> Comment on Pit Bull Measure Passes Elgin City Council by Dogjudge http://elginite.org/blog/2010/02/25/pit-bull-measure-passes-elgin-city-council/#comment-49191 Dogjudge Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:07:29 +0000 http://elginite.org/?p=2578#comment-49191 Well at this point in time the opponents of this ordinance can only hope that one of the folks promoting this will realize how they have been hoodwinked by Prigge and Gilliam. Are you listening Mr. Warren and Mayor Schok? That ANY politician would intentionally exclude testimony from recognized experts in any field of inquiry only demonstrates their arrogance and irresponsible behavior. If Elgin was considering ANY type of ordinance that addressed the safety of their citizens and REFUSED expert testimony they should be ashamed and resign. Well at this point in time the opponents of this ordinance can only hope that one of the folks promoting this will realize how they have been hoodwinked by Prigge and Gilliam. Are you listening Mr. Warren and Mayor Schok?

That ANY politician would intentionally exclude testimony from recognized experts in any field of inquiry only demonstrates their arrogance and irresponsible behavior.

If Elgin was considering ANY type of ordinance that addressed the safety of their citizens and REFUSED expert testimony they should be ashamed and resign.

]]> Comment on March open thread by Gibster http://elginite.org/blog/2010/03/01/march-open-thread/#comment-49190 Gibster Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:31:47 +0000 http://elginite.org/?p=2586#comment-49190 I heard that same question from an Elginite yesterday - they were sure in 2011 there would be an additional council seat. I asked them, are their rules and such for how it all operates, is split up across Elgin, elections get going before votes in spring or fall, etc? They just said they are sure there is a document or pamphlet at City Hall. LOL Sure, just look at our current Animal Control Pamphlet... (14 pt fonts and bullets, no real info) -- Elgin needs to work on the basics for information to it's citizens about how the inner-workings operate. Alleviate the myths, perhaps help them understand council makes no salaries really, but do get benefits and pensions, etc? Facts or Myths? etc, etc. I heard that same question from an Elginite yesterday - they were sure in 2011 there would be an additional council seat. I asked them, are their rules and such for how it all operates, is split up across Elgin, elections get going before votes in spring or fall, etc? They just said they are sure there is a document or pamphlet at City Hall. LOL Sure, just look at our current Animal Control Pamphlet… (14 pt fonts and bullets, no real info) — Elgin needs to work on the basics for information to it’s citizens about how the inner-workings operate. Alleviate the myths, perhaps help them understand council makes no salaries really, but do get benefits and pensions, etc? Facts or Myths? etc, etc.

]]> Comment on March open thread by Common Sense Clarence Hayward http://elginite.org/blog/2010/03/01/march-open-thread/#comment-49189 Common Sense Clarence Hayward Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:01:47 +0000 http://elginite.org/?p=2586#comment-49189 After reading another post my baby boomer memory is finally clicking. I think Warren might be up for election as well because I believe he won the two year term that filled Marie Yearman's remaining term on the council. So I think up for reelection if they all choose to run again will be, Schock, Kaptain, Steffen, and Warren. If the census gives us enough population growth I wonder if we get to elect some additional council people in the coming election? After reading another post my baby boomer memory is finally clicking. I think Warren might be up for election as well because I believe he won the two year term that filled Marie Yearman’s remaining term on the council. So I think up for reelection if they all choose to run again will be,

Schock, Kaptain, Steffen, and Warren.

If the census gives us enough population growth I wonder if we get to elect some additional council people in the coming election?

]]> Comment on March open thread by Common Sense Clarence Hayward http://elginite.org/blog/2010/03/01/march-open-thread/#comment-49188 Common Sense Clarence Hayward Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:48:02 +0000 http://elginite.org/?p=2586#comment-49188 I believe Schock, Steffan, and Kaptain are up in 2011. In the last city election I am proud to say I helped Rich Dunne get more votes than all others including Gilliam. After the census there is a good chance that we will be adding a councilman or two to the seven because of population growth. I believe Schock, Steffan, and Kaptain are up in 2011.

In the last city election I am proud to say I helped Rich Dunne get more votes than all others including Gilliam.

After the census there is a good chance that we will be adding a councilman or two to the seven because of population growth.

]]> Comment on March open thread by Reply http://elginite.org/blog/2010/03/01/march-open-thread/#comment-49186 Reply Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:52:29 +0000 http://elginite.org/?p=2586#comment-49186 Combiner, it's not the chief, well, not completely. It's schock! We need to vote him out in spring of 2011 with Warren. This will then completely change the council to a proper balance. Gilliam must go next but is not up next time! Remember Warren, Illegal Immigration is all federal, here in our city, it's a witch hunt? Combiner, it’s not the chief, well, not completely. It’s schock! We need to vote him out in spring of 2011 with Warren. This will then completely change the council to a proper balance. Gilliam must go next but is not up next time! Remember Warren, Illegal Immigration is all federal, here in our city, it’s a witch hunt?

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