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Tonight will be the Jazz on First and it is one casual but classy event held in the IL Valley, may not be in Peru but it is enjoyed by many Peruvians, I have seen them there.
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Lois, Peru fireworks are not held in LaSalle but attended and enjoyed by many LaSallions.
I actually heard that attendance at the Peru Fireworks and Beer Garden was down considerably. Mostly due to a very inconvenient and uncomfortable location.
These types of events promote civic pride and an atmosphere of inclusiveness for the citizens of the city in which they take place. The Peru fireworks blast and CSO Kegger are designed by Peru's "establishment elite", elected officials, and other insiders to flaunt Peru's wealth and to make money for the CSO. Two very different themes and two very different types of elected officials. LaSalle promotes inclusiveness and invites its citizens to participate. Peru seldom invites its citizens to participate (except for the Maud weekend) and Peru promotes an atmosphere of exclusivity and secrecy in most everything it does becuase its elected officials (except for Mr. Perez) are "paranoid and afraid" of sharing any decision making with the people of Peru. They will not allow or accept any input from the "outsiders" as was evident by the way they killed off the Infrastructure Committee. Peru's elected officials are very insecure in their own skin and also very inept at how they handle criticism or comment from the general public. That is why they are such ineffective and disconnected public servants. This will not change until many faces on the Peru council change. Mayor and aldermen as well.
Sad but true.
9:27 Well put. Couldn't have said it better myself.
So, if I understand it correctly, the City of Peru in general, and Boss Harl in particular, view the various events and festivals as a way to increase taxes. So if you think about it, Peru wants to be in the entertainment business in order to draw customers to the various businesses thus increasing taxes. But if you think about it more, it turns out to be a wash due to the costs the city incurs.
This is foolish. All that is happening is the churning of local money.
Peru should get out of this business immediately. If the city wants a festival or something, it should be to benefit the citizens of the city - not some foolish attempt to attract business to our stores and motels.
Taken to a logical conclusion, most of Peru's voters are in their 60's. If we have concerts, etc. they should cater to the tastes of that generation.
Sorry this is off subject but still curious as to what happened at the last council meeting that it is one that obviously got lost or destroyed as some mysteriously do. Wonder what's in those minutes the somehow that tape got screwed up by a connecting point malfunction.
Perhaps that was the one with the Lobbyist discussion and vote. I was told to watch for it and as far as I know it is still gone.
Anon 7:28 AM Could you please explain your saying that attendance was down at the fireworks this year due to a inconvient and uncomfortable location. Other years the same location was not large enough for the size of the crowds. How could the location have been so good for years and this year it is not. Is it the location or a few to blame for expressing their dissatisfaction?
Truthfully i realisticaLLY believe not having it on July 3,was the reason for a small turnout.
5:21 I agree with you due to the fact it wasnt July 4th. Anyway, Harl and his cronies need to get packing. This city and and the way it's is being run is disgusting beyond belief.
5:21, the 4th of July draws lemmings. Many people in the Illinois Valley do things just because. Fireworks on the 4th of July is one of those things. I suspect on Labor Day, they actually thought about it.
FYI: Heard on WLPO this morning that according to the FBI no criminal charges will be made against the mayor.
To 8:53 am, Yes, I have seen the facebook post by Alderman Perez indicating the same. No criminal charges will be filed against Mayor Harl. I want to thank Aldermen Perez for pursuing this matter in order to be sure it was investigated properly when no other city officials had the courage to demand a thorough and proper investigation. Now that it has been done, I am satisfied that criminal charges against Harl are not appropriate at this time. However, ther is no question in my mind that the Wage Ordinance was violated, but apparently that is not considered a criminal act. I don't see how it's not at least a misdemeanor punishable by at least a fine and restitution by the mayor for the many thousands of dollars involved. Criminal charges or not, Harl abused his authority as he has before and will again. For these reasons alone he is guilty as far as I'm concerned.
I too would like to thank Alderman Perez for having the strength to bring the payroll investigation to the FBI. It also said on Perez' Facebook page that the FBI acknowledges that what Harl did was wrong. I believe Harl absolutely knew what he was doing was wrong but it's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission. Plus it secured him many extra votes in the last election.
All this really means is that the FBI does not believe it is worth prosecuting. Especially since they are investigating the Governor for diverting millions of dollars for political gain.
12:09 Nothing more than some self-serving publicity for Perez and his facebook. I guess he won't retrack his negative comments about the report from the Retired Judge or State's attorney. And as predicted we will have more comments from you and others on how the FBI investigation was flawed.
The council could censure him.
Lets see, spend tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars prosecuting or move on to something more relevant. I think the FBI exercised prosecutorial discretion. It happens all the time. I bet they are figuring the voters will take care of the problem. Remember, Boss Harl did not deny using the OT as a way around the wage ordinance. This is an indication of his character.
GREAT LETTER TO THE EDITOR IN TODAYS PAPER REGARDING THE CONCERT FOR A CAUSE AND THAT THERE WILL BE ZERO MONEY TO GIVE AS A DONATION! CAN LETTER BE POSTED?
2:50- yes I agree the voters will take care of the problem in April when they vote out Rodney Perez. What a ridiculous stunt all for self absorbed publicity. The FBI agreed with The Council who agreed with the State's Atorney who agreed with the retired judge. All agreed other than Rodney Perez, who pushed this charade all the way to his political grave. Good riddance.
Has anybody heard of it's who you know, rather then what you know? Money talks bull****walks? And who doesn't think our juducial system isn't corrupt?
9:33 - the FBI is part of the Executive Branch, not the Judicial. The Executive Branch of the Federal Government is currently being run by an Illinois Democrat.
6:48 You feel it's okay for your mayor to do whatever he pleases whether it's right or wrong? Don't forget his actions also caused the city to lose a well qualified engineer that would have done wonders for Peru. It's over, it's done. Let it go! And that's what the mayor should be doing. He should have read the results as he got them from his lawyer and let it rest.
Everyone around here want's to be like Chicago, so I guess it is important that we have an appropriate level of corruption.
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