Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Dear Garrett, Do the right thing. DON'T do this. The appearances of wrong-doing with your taking the executive director position at the Plainfield Park District are far reaching. The first issue being that you put your friends in harm’s way. Peter, Pete and Jan were all elected to their positions with your help. Each of them also received help from the Plainfield Township Republican Committee. You have no, I mean “0,” qualification to be hired in a park district let alone run the park district. This is about Garrett and does not move the Plainfield Community Forward. Lastly, this just confirms what lots of people have been saying about you all along. Garrett is in it for Garrett. This move by you would discredit park doards all over …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Retiring Executive Director Greg Bott said Wednesday is his last day.
It’s the end of an era for Plainfield Park District Executive Director Greg Bott, who said Wednesday is his last day in his current role. On Saturday, park commissioners voted 3-1 to name Village of Plainfield Trustee Garrett Peck interim executive director — despite the fact that Bott was set to retire July 1, and a new executive director had already been chosen by the previous board. Former Superintendent of Planning Cameron Bettin has been serving as assistant executive director since April 1, and is contracted to take over Bott’s position in July. While he’s been relieved of his day-to-day duties, Bott said he has agreed to work as a consultant to help with the transition through the end of June. “I’ve also agreed to act as a …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Peck is scheduled to start his new post next week. The board also voted to end retiring Executive Director Greg Bott’s contract two months early.
In a decision that came as a shock to some residents, commissioners voted during a special Saturday meeting to make Village of Plainfield trustee Garrett Peck the new interim executive director of the Plainfield Park District. Meanwhile, outgoing Executive Director Greg Bott will be leaving earlier than his anticipated July 1 retirement date. The board voted to amend Bott’s contract to end next week, making way for Peck to take the reins. The decision comes just days after newly elected Janet Silosky and Peter Steinys were sworn in as members of the park district board of commissioners. With commissioner Larry Newton absent, board president Peter Hurtado joined Silosky and Steinys in voting in favor of the changes. Mary Kay Ludemann voted…
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Event is May 18 at Renwick Community Park.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Organized by the Plainfield Township Disability Committee, Plainfield Park District and the District 202 Special Education PTA, the third annual expo will be rescheduled.
Updated: The event has been postponed, according to the Plainfield Park District. A new date is still to be announced. Original story: The Plainfield Township Disability Committee will host its third annual Abilities Expo, titled, "No One Can Stop Me Now," from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in the Plainfield High School – Central Campus Field House, 24120 W. Fort Beggs Dr., Plainfield. The free event is open to everyone. It will feature more than 60 disabilities-related vendors and service providers, exhibitors and workshops on a variety of related topics. Sherri Schneider of Family Benefits Solutions will present “Understanding the Alphabet Soup of Government Benefits” from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will include drawings …
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
The park district received a certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting.
The following article was submitted by the Plainfield Park District: The Plainfield Park District has received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for the seventh year in a row. The award is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management. “This recognition, especially for the seventh consecutive year, reinforces the Park District’s overall level of fiscal responsibility and a continued trend of sound and positive financial performance, especially when you consider today’s economic …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
See where Plainfield candidates stand.
Editor's note: Election results will not be official until Tuesday, April 30 when canvassing of votes is completed and after absentee ballots postmarked by midnight, April 8, and provisional and grace period ballots are counted on April 21. Read: It was a big night for Republicans — and incumbents — in Plainfield Tuesday, according to unofficial vote totals. In the Village of Plainfield, incumbent Mayor Mike Collins and trustees Margie Bonuchi, Jim Racich and Garrett Peck won re-election. Collins faced a challenge from write-in candidate Michael Lambert, who was able to snag nearly 20 percent of the vote, but it wasn't enough to unseat the mayor. Sign up for the Plainfield Patch newsletter In Plainfield School District, incumbents …
Monday, April 1, 2013
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I am writing this letter emphasizing my strong support for Tom Breier"s nomination for the Plainfield Park District Commissioner. I believe he possesses the qualities that make him an effective leader and will initiate the necessary changes that need to be made to our park district. I have known Tom Breier for 9 years and have been honored to call him a friend. As a man, Tom believes in the importance of family values and he has been very active in helping others in the community especially in regards to the park district. As many of us in the community have experienced when playing games at the Plainfield fields and parks, it is not uncommon to see the fields ill prepared for an upcoming soccer or football game. It is also not uncommon …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Superintendent of Planning Cameron Bettin tapped as successor for Greg Bott, who is retiring in June.
After 33 years with the Plainfield Park District, Executive Director Greg Bott will retire on June 30, handing over the reins to current Superintendent of Planning Cameron Bettin. Bott has been with the park district since 1981 and was promoted to superintendent of parks in 1983. He became executive director in 1985, according to a press release from the park district. Bettin, who was hired by the park district in 2004, will assume the role of assistant executive director on April 1 for a three-month transition period as he prepares to officially take the helm on July 1. "I'll be under the tutelage and guidance of Greg," Bettin said, adding, "That way, the employees can get used to me being in charge." Bettin said he'll be taking the helm …
Monday, March 18, 2013
Michael Lambert challenges Mayor Mike Collins, while Tom Breier makes a try for the park board and David Schmidt hopes to keep his post as a library trustee.
After election challenges knocked several candidates off the ballot this winter, three candidates are trying their luck as write-ins. Michael Lambert said he filed in late January to run as a write-in candidate for mayor after resident Jeff Schmitt challenged his nominating petitions and he was removed from the April 9 ballot. “I’m continuing because I still believe in why I chose to run in the first place,” Lambert said. He’s challenging incumbent Mike Collins, who also faced an election challenge but won his bid to stay on the ballot. Read: Plainfield Mayor Stays on April 9 Ballot; Lambert Loses Election Challenge “I think Plainfield deserves a choice in who’s leading their community,” Lambert said. Lambert has established a campaign …
abe forman
1:20 am on Friday, May 17, 2013
Congrats plainfield republican party,theres 4 of your finest showing their true colors. more ›