Where to put Oglesby’s dog park is no closer than it was recently, when a City Council conference ended at loggerheads. Thursday, the Oglesby Park Board adjourned without voting on it.
Four members of the Park Board bristled at having actually the problem passed off on them 5 days ahead of the local elections.
I don’t believe this conference must occur today. I feel forced.
— Bill Walter, Oglesby Park Board member
“I’m kind of feeling like a political pawn right now,” said member Bill Walter, including later on, “We’re being used.”
Walter said city authorities did not look for board input on previous leisure jobs and, “Now, five days before an election, ‘Let’s get her done.’”
“I don’t want any part of it,” Walter said. “I feel like a political pawn. We had four years to get this done and now, five days before the election, they decide to get this done.”
He later on moved for adjournment without action, including, “I don’t think this meeting should happen right now. I feel pressured.”
Other board members concurred they did not have adequate truths to address substantial concerns such as whether the dog excrement would produce annoyance smells for next-door neighbors.
“It shouldn’t have been brought on now until there’s a new council,” said member John Rancingay.
Before adjourning, the Park Board did open the flooring to concerns and issues, which revealed no public agreement for where and how to position the dog park or at what expense.
The Oglesby City Council satisfies Monday, the eve of Election Day, and has actually up until now revealed no capability and/or desire to advance the job (loosely targeted for a parcel near the water tower) prior to a brand-new mayor and council are seated. The last conference ended in recriminations.
