“I WILL HUNT DOWN…”

MAR 1, 2011

Lannon Lantern AN UNOFFICIAL NEWSLETTER FOR LANNON, WISCONSIN

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“A LIGHT IN THE DARK” VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3

A meeting of the Parks, Recreation

and Beautification committee

was held in the Village Hall at 5:30 PM

on February 24, 2011. The meeting was

recorded on the official tape and also

on video. The meeting led by Trustee

Ron Dutcher, was attended by several

members of the public and by Trustee

Newman. Trustee Scott Balsiger, a

member of the committee, made a

comment about a piece of sporting

equipment ( possibly a T-Ball Tee?) that

was missing after one of the last games

of the season. His words were: “… and

I will hunt down the loser who took the one tee… second to last night one disappeared…

so what (expletive deleted) scum-suckin’ parent, loser, dirt bag scum, took it?” None of

the other Trustees present at the meeting said anything about Balsiger’s language or

attempted to mitigate his remarks. Is this Trustee Balsiger’s own version of “Verbal

Vomit*” as he so aptly put it during a Village Board Meeting on November 9th, 2010?

Do these comments, made at an open public meeting reflect the true nature of the

beast? You can decide for yourself. Trustee Balsiger is a candidate for re-election on

the April 5th Spring Election. You can watch a video clip of Trustee Balsiger’s comments

on the internet at YouTube at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2pSJTbZ-WQ. *At the No-

vember 2010 board meeting, he broke from the script of his Public Safety report and

lashed out at comments printed in the Lannon Lantern and the Sussex Sun newspaper,

calling them “Verbal Vomit”. A video clip of this meeting can also be found on YouTube

at www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiCxtP4-GC0. You can contact Trustee Balsiger at

(262) 502-0825 (Village Directory) . Watch out parents, the hunt is on! <

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TRUSTEE SCOTT BALSIGER

AMY HOWARD

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CARBON MONOXIDE (C0) have a detector in your home is if you

do not own any gas-burning appli-

ances”, he said. < T his is an article by Jackie Grumish,

New Richmond News. Sunday, Feb-

ruary 27, 2011. A new law requiring all

residential homes to install carbon mon-

oxide detectors have area fire chiefs smil-

ing. Starting Tuesday, all single- and two-

family homes are required to install the

detectors, which

act like smoke de-

tectors by sensing

carbon monoxide

gas and sounding

an alarm. The law

applies to both ex-

isting homes and homes under construc-

tion. Jim VanderWyst, New Richmond

Fire and Rescue chief, said the new law is

probably a good thing for most resi-

dences. “I would hope that people are

smart enough to have a detector if they

have a gas furnace or gas appliances,” he

said. Carbon monoxide is tasteless and

odorless, he said. “It’s really dangerous

because you have no way of knowing its

in your home. Just because your furnace

is in the basement ... it’s going to be in

your entire home,” he said. “That’s why

we recommend putting a detector where

you spend most of your time, whether

that’s a living room, dining room, bed-

room or kitchen. The only reason to not

O n the weekend of February 19th &

20th, Trustee Newman joined a

Facebook discussion as “Nitrohelper

Newman”. The exchanges covered a

range of subjects including the water /

sewer system and the Lannon Fire De-

partment. Trustee (Please see Page 3)

FACEBOOK FACEOFF

TRUSTEE NEWMAN

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Newman’s comments were primarily directed at Amy Martin and Howard Hadley, both

Lannon residents. Facebook is a public website. Trustee Newman’s comments during

the interchange appeared to be insulting to both residents. Amy was accused of, in

Newman’s words, “whining on Facebook as a SFB Drama Queen that doesn't under-

stand the facts about the future of the Lannon Fire Department and her limited impact

on it.” When Howard Hadley asked Newman to start respecting his constituents*, he

said, “I am not using any office to deride & insult you, I doing it as a resident that knows

Lannon was better before you arrived and will again be better when your (sic) gone.”

Howard noted that you wouldn’t find the President of the US engaging in such behav-

ior. Newman’s response: “Howard I don't consider you or Amy a constituent of mine,

you are opponents... Thanks for comparing me to the President of the US, If I was, then

my staff members would have to listen to your false statements… I don't want a person

that goes around scaring the elderly on a fixed income while trying to make themselves

appear important as a constituent … I don't plan on trying to react to your false and

uninformed statements to the Village Board… In fact it would better for the Village if

we did the opposite of your suggestions... If you think some things are not to your liking

in Lannon, maybe some other spot in the US needs a whiner/quitter in the local coffee

shop.” What Trustee Newman does not seem to understand is that he is a public offi-

cial 24-hours a day, not just when it is convenient. Like it or not, by definition (see be-

low), all residents of Lannon are his constituents. He does NOT get to pick and choose.

He may not agree with opposing views, but it is his obligation to acknowledge opposing

viewpoints without sarcasm and treat all constituents with respect. In our opinion,

Trustee Newman is not a leader. He wants to be one in the upcoming election as a

candidate for Village President. If he was a leader, he would have stepped forward and

stopped the “verbal vomit” of his fellow Trustee Scott Balsiger at the meeting that was

discussed on Page 1 of this issue. You do have other choices in this election. They are:

Write-In Candidates; (from Left) For President & Trustee, Dave Nagler, and for Trus-

tees, Jeanne Crosby, Diane Daily and Amy Martin. <

* CONSTITUENT: A resident of a district or member of a group represented by an elected official.

The Lannon LanternTM is an unofficial publica-tion for the residents of Lannon, Wisconsin. It is edited, published and paid for by Howard Hadley and your donations. To subscribe to this newsletter, send your email address to lannonlantern@wi.rr.com. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose without your express consent. All of the views and opinions expressed in this newsletter are solely the responsibility of it’s editor. No paid adver-tising is accepted.

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Your tax dollars at work…

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House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk, pictured stand-ing, far right, speaks while colleagues Rep. Barbara Lambert, D-Milford and Rep. Jack F. Hennessy, D-Bridgeport, play solitaire Monday night as the House convened to vote on a new budget. (AP) (LEFT) Lannon Village Clerk/Treasurer Jim Lamb hard at work on 5/10/ 2010 at 1:42 PM.

APPLICATION ACCEPTED

T he Lannon Village Board formally ac-

cepted the application of Lt. Brent

Biedenbender for Fire Chief at a meeting on

February 14, 2011. Brent was the

Fire Department’s choice for Fire

Chief. He is very well-qualified!

Question: If you disagree with Trustee Newman, does that make you a: A. Constituent B. Whiner C. Opponent D. B & C Only