Former alderman joins in the hypocricy

Former alderman Joe Witczak joined his old pals at the council meeting Wednesday night by trying to suggest the Existing Conditions Report by Williams Aquatics should be considered invalid or dishonest because Williams is a company which also builds and designs new facilities. Witczak tried to insinuate (rather poorly) that the report was tainted and that Williams may have misrepresented the actual condition of the pool in hopes of eventually winning a city contract to design and build a new pool for the city. HMMMM. I guess anything is possible in Peru. But, if you are going to question the ethics and integrity of an established and respected company you really should have some facts to back it up. Witczak has none. Just like the majority of the aldermen, he doesn't like what the report has to say so he wants to kill the messenger. If you believe any of the other firms that made presentations to the city would have found our pool "Sound as a Pound" you need to get back on your meds asap. Any legitimate firm would have found the same deficiencies in that pool and any legitimate firm that provides such reports would also be in the business of designing and building new facilities. That's what they do Joe! Now, the reason I say Joe Witczak and most of the aldermen are hypocrites for suggesting that Williams has acted improperly is as follows. I have witnessed this council of aldermen including the majority of Witczaks last term as an aldermen, and I have never heard any one of them ever question the possibility of Roger Chamlin or Chamlin & Associates in terms of a conflict of interest or of padding "billable hours" as the city engineering consultant. I have watched Chamlin present to the city council one project after another after another after another. Neither Joe Witczak nor any other alderman has ever questioned Chamlins motives for recommending any public works project in this city, EVER. I am not suggesting that Chamlin has anything other than the best interest of the city in mind when making their recommendations. But, you have to look at each and every recommendation very carefully before deciding it is in the best interest of the city. This council has never been a hard sell for Roger Chamlin. They are hypocrites for questioning and accusing any company, individual or citizen who happens to function outside their little circle of influence. That's a big part of their duty to us. At the same time they are easily swayed by those they should be most wary of. I can't recall if Joe Witczak ever accompanied Roger and Don Baker to Chamlins fishing paradise in Canada but I would not be surprised if Joe had accepted Roger's generous hospitality during his tenure as 3rd Ward Alderman. I know most of them have gone and continue to make the pilgrimage north for the spring walleye bite. So how do you think those aldermen will react to anything Chamlin recommends after they return from Canada with a belly full of walleye filets and dreams of next years trip? Yaaa Hypocrites Aaaay?