During member comments at the end of the Tuesday Lakewood Village Board meeting appointed member Jason McMahon asked what offices would be up for election next spring. Certainly, the Village Presidency will be up, since Carl Davis was elected to … Continue reading
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The newly-reconstituted Lakewood Village Board held its first regular meeting under Acting Village President Carl Davis Tuesday night. At the end of the meeting, Davis laid out the type of person he is looking for to replace himself as Village … Continue reading
We’re back to McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks’ paranoia. He thinks he is important enough that someone would want to kill him. [Cue canned laughter.] He pretends that he was scared for his life (and his family’s) when a … Continue reading
First it was the question of whether Lakewood should merge with Crystal Lake. Now it’s a survey about Lakewood Village Board meeting attendance. There were two emails. The first is below: Lakewood Trustees Say NO to Accountability I am seeking … Continue reading
In its relatively short meeting Tuesday night, the Village Board of Lakewood spent $12,700 to purchase nine Tasers. The price will be paid over five years out of money previously budgeted for other Police Department items. Examples given were the … Continue reading
From Lakewood Village President Paul Serwatka: Friends and Neighbors, This is the Newsletter I’ve waited and worked 2 1/2 years to write to you! —– Reporting on our June 13th village board meeting there are FOUR particular items that I … Continue reading
Lakewood Village Trustee Paul Serwatka won his race for Village President when the man who filed against him, Ken Santowski, ran an unsuccessful write-in campaign after taking himself off the ballot. The vote was 588 for Serwatka and 246 for … Continue reading
Paid for by Lakewood Tax-Fighter and Better Government Project, the following was sent out for Lakewood Village Trustee Paul Serwatka, running for Village President along with three candidates for Village Trustee: … Continue reading
A press release from Lakewood Trustee and candidate for Village President Paul Serwatka on behalf of his “Lakewood Tax-Fighter Party” candidates: Lakewood Tax-Fighter Candidates Waive Salaries Pledge Self-Imposed Recall Commitment Giving Control Back To Lakewood Residents LAKEWOOD – March 27, … Continue reading
You can see the campaign literature of Lakewood Village Trustee Paul Serwatka, running for Village President against a write-in candidate, along with three candidates his Lakewood Tax-Fighter Team support below: Outgoing Village President Erin Smith has reportedly sent letters to … Continue reading
I didn’t know that Paul Serwatka was a “free lunch” kind of guy, but he offers a free dinner to Lakewood residents this Thursday night in the following email: This Thursday, March 16th 6pm -8pm at Lou Malnati’s – 8515 … Continue reading
From Lakewood Trustee Paul Serwatka: The Lakewood Tax-Fighter Team is Officially Filed! Well, The Lakewood Tax-Fighter Team has officially filed, as of yesterday morning, to be on the ballot for the April 4th Consolidated Election! I would like to extend … Continue reading
The Country Club Property Owners Association Okotoberfest was held this afternoon into the evening. Lakewood Village Trustee Paul Serwatka came with petitions in hand. As you can see below the petitions are for candidates for the Lakewood Village Board. They … Continue reading