I attended the February 9th Board meeting to make some further inquiries about the curious goings on at Township Hall. Imagine my surprise at being greeted by two Police, a Deputy and a Sergeant. Just inside the doors to the meeting hall, they were a very visible presence to everyone attending the board meeting. Since Supervisor Heyl has made it a point not to invite the police officers to any board meetings to provide a status of monthly police activity, I asked the officers why they were there. They confirmed that they were requested by the Supervisor to be present at the meeting, although not for their report.
This seems to be a new and disturbing pattern…as you know, the police were called at the January 12 board meeting at the request of Supervisor Heyl and Treasurer Uherek when the public kept asking questions that were not being answered. Three Sheriff's deputies showed up at that meeting to intimidate the public, which by the way, we pay for.
Now at the February 9th Board meeting, apparently two armed police wasn’t enough to make Mr. Heyl feel in control. Several times he told the audience members to “shut up,” not to applause, or laugh when questions or statements were made that Mr. Heyl did not approve of. In fact, one resident approached the two police and complained that resident’s rights were being violated by Mr. Heyl and requested they take appropriate action. They said they couldn't do anything about it, I guess it's going to be up to us to demand the type of governace that we want. Please attend the February16th Town Hall Forum
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