Grafton Township Separation of Powers Case Goes to Court

Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore took her dispute with Township Trustees Betty Zirk, Gerald McMahon, Rob LaPorta and Barbara Murphy to court Wednesday. She’s in civil court seeking injunctive relief to regain her role as chief executive of the township. … Continue reading

Downsizing the Grafton Township Supervisor’s Office – Part 1

Another night at the Huntley Park District complex, another contentious meeting. But, unlike the previous meetings, the real reason for the conflict—Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore’s decisive role in killing the $5 million (including interest) new township hall—didn’t come up … Continue reading

Pam Fender’s First Day at Work

I wasn’t there when Grafton Township Trustee Betty Zirk and double-dipping Huntley Village Trustee Pam Fender, the new $35,000 (plus about $15,000 in health benefits) “Township Administrator” hired to supplant the-woman-blamed-for-stopping-the-$5-million-new-township-hall, elected Township Supervisor Linda Moore, walked into Moore’s office, … Continue reading

Grafton Township Board Battles Escalate with Hiring of $35,000 Administrator to Replace Township Supervisor Linda Moore

With a wish fulfillment that newly-elected Grafton Township Supervisor Linda Moore would go poof and disappear in the night in the Huntley Park District meeting room last night being unattainable, the other four members of the township board decided to … Continue reading