Attention to detail
Today is June 1, and on Friday May 27 I received my City of Naperville electric and water bill. Typically, I give it a quick look to check the total…
Acknowledge and ignore
The Naperville city council is very adept at appearing to listen to their constituency and then ignoring what they just heard. At times, the sound of their silence is almost…
One does not make a majority
It’s been said that one person with courage and perseverance makes a majority, however this was not the case in Tuesday’s Naperville city council meeting when councilman Doug Krause was…
Naperville city council needs Occam’s razor
The citizens of Naperville overwhelmingly approved the formation of district representation for the Naperville city council. Five districts are to be created with one council member elected to represent each…
Naperville City Council ‘Water-boarding’ its citizens.
The economy is down, unemployment is up, Naperville’s population is declining, vacant homes are increasing, and people are struggling to make ends meet and what does the Naperville city council…
The Watchdog Stands Corrected
‘That’s right, you read it here. Let’s dispense with the suspense and give you the bottom line of this posting right now’….that’s how we started our April 27 posting titled…
The Naperville City Council has too many members
That’s right, you read it here. Let’s dispense with the suspense and give you the bottom line of this posting right now; the Naperville city council has too many council…
Top 10 Observations about Naperville’s City Council Meeting
Top 10 Observations about Naperville’s City Council Meeting: April 19 marked the last Naperville City Council Meeting for this City Council’s members. On May 1st two new members will be…
Final Grades For Naperville City Council Members
Final Grades For Naperville City Council members April 19 marks the last meeting for the current members of the Naperville City Council. Two new members (Steve Chirico and Joe McElroy)…
Public Forum Etiquette
During every Naperville city council meeting, there is an agenda item that allows citizens to voice their opinions about any topic of their choosing. After registering and being called up…
Councilman Boyajian Too Smart for a Fair Fight
Two members of the current Naperville city council (Councilman Boyajian and Councilman Furstenau) will not be part of the new Naperville, Illinois city council which will be seated May 3,…
Victory 2011: It’s all in the numbers
Victory 2011: It’s all in the numbers. The elections for Mayor and the Naperville City Council are over and the votes have been tallied and when all the dust settled,…
The Watchdog’s choice for Naperville City Council is…
The Watchdog’s Choice for City Council is….. The upcoming election for the Naperville City Council next Tuesday April 5th is an absolutely wonderful opportunity to inject some energy, clear vision,…
The Watchdog’s choice for Naperville Mayor is….
The Watchdog’s choice for Mayor is…. When all the votes were totaled and the orderly process was completed the candidate climbing the highest on the voting totem pole for Mayor…
Naperville City Council’s ‘Final Four’
Naperville City Council’s ‘Final Four’. The results are in for the Naperville City Council pre-election voting and when all the dust settled four candidates were selected as the top four…