Telecommunications Tax Draws Crowd to Channahon Meeting
Channahon meeting was standing room only, but only three residents addressed the board.
It was standing room only at the Channahon Village Board meeting Tuesday night as residents turned out to learn more about a proposed telecommunications tax. No one asked about the pending litigation facing the town or Village President Joe Cook. The committee of the whole meeting, which preceded the regular board meeting, opened with the board adjourning into closed session to address pending litigation. It was unclear whether or not board members addressed a lawsuit the Regional Transportation Authority filed against the village or the federal filing against Cook, who is accused of not filing federal income taxes between 2006 and 2008. Cook said after the meeting Tuesday that he was unable to comment on the federal filing. But, he said …
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Tim
3:03 pm on Friday, September 9, 2011
Channahon could easily still be considered a small town, and in small towns word gets around very quickly of what is going on. I can not say exactly what those things are, because they have not seen the light of day yet, and I would therefore be unable to 'prove it'. But just keep in mind, that what the mayor just got busted for not paying taxes, and what the city is being sued for improperly … more ›