by Barry Dredze [For Trustee Spande's complete summary of the Winfield Police Evaluation in Executive Session click here] After being escorted out of Village Hall following his expulsion from the regular Village Board meeting on Thursday night, May 17, Trustee Erik Spande said he was “snowed under[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Erik Spande’
May 18th, 2012 - 10:18 am § in Local News, Winfield Village Board
Trustee Expelled, Censured After Leaking Police Plan’s Closed Sessions
by Barry Dredze Village Trustees voted unanimously to censure Trustee Erik Spande immediately following Spande’s expulsion from the regular Village Board meeting on Thursday, May 17. Trustee Spande independently acted upon calls to release details from closed executive sessions of the Village Boar[...]
March 6th, 2012 - 7:12 am § in Local News, Winfield Village Board
Trustees Set To Lift Video Gaming Ban
by Barry Dredze Trustees appeared set to lift a ban on video gaming at the next Village Board meeting and approved a planned unit development allowing completion of a Town Center gateway sign on property owned by Cadence Health/Central DuPage Hospital (CDH) near the southeast corner of Fleming Drive[...]
February 20th, 2012 - 6:36 am § in Local News, Winfield Village Board
Economic Development Task Force’s Power Boosted Amid Controversy
by Barry Dredze Trustees approved an expansion of the scope of the Village’s Economic Development Task Force to include the entire Village and the greater Winfield planning area as residents of the Fleming Drive neighborhood voiced opposition to the construction of a Town Center gateway sign on pr[...]
February 6th, 2012 - 5:41 pm § in Local News, Winfield Village Board
Village Board Approves Rezoning of Beecher Ave
by Barry Dredze Trustees approved a change in the Village zoning code affecting residential Beecher Avenue properties and directed Village staff to study options and alternatives regarding a Town Center gateway sign on property owned by Central DuPage Hospital at Fleming Drive and Winfield Road at t[...]
November 28th, 2011 - 7:43 am § in Local News
Village Hosts Emerald Ash Borer Seminar
by Barry Dredze Residents nearly filled the Board Room at Village Hall for a seminar on the emerald ash borer infestation in Winfield, featuring specialists from Morton Arboretum, the Illinois Department of Agriculture and horticultural professionals, during the regular meeting of the Environmental [...]
October 24th, 2011 - 7:26 am § in Local News, Winfield Village Board
Trustee Dodges Censure for Board Room Spat
by Barry Dredze Trustee Tony Reyes withstood a censure motion by the Village Board in a 3-2 vote, including his own, near the close of the regular Village Board meeting on Thursday, October 20. Winfield Police had been investigating an assault complaint resulting from a confrontation between Reyes a[...]
August 28th, 2011 - 5:45 am § in Local Letters, Winfield Village Board
Trustee Wants Record Corrected
This Letter to the Editor appears in Volume 3, Issue 1 of the Winfield Post. Trustee Allen made numerous errors in his August 11th Letter to the Editor regarding Winfield road funding. The letter used words such as ‘children’ and ‘irresponsible’ to insult his fellow Trustees and then noted t[...]
July 26th, 2011 - 7:00 am § in Local News, Winfield Village Board
Divided Board Set To Vote On Emerald Ash Borer Plan
by Barry Dredze Village Trustees will take stark divisions into a vote on Village staff and Environmental Concerns Commission recommendations for a comprehensive public tree survey as part of a Village management plan to deal with the infestation of the emerald ash borer (EAB). The invasive specie[...]