D218 Board Seat to Remain Vacant for Two Years
Unable to choose a replacement, last week's impasse became this week's reality. Board members said they will continue to represent the interests of the entire district, not their voting precincts.
A seat on the Community High School District 218 board of education will remain empty until spring 2013 after remaining board members failed to make an appointment on Monday. “Last week we met with two qualified board candidates,” board president Randy Heuser said. “Unfortunately we could not come to a consensus.” Board members would not comment on the details of the discord. The contents of their interviews and discussions are not immediately available and may never be made available to the public, as state law allows. Ron Pratl resigned from the board last month allegedly citing personal and medical reasons in a letter. Interviewing for his replacement was Linda Flanagan-Vahl, who challenged him in the last election, and Donald Pratl, …
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6:35 am on Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Politics, politics,politics. In todays age it is hard for an honest person like Linda Vahl to get a position on a school board. I think Linda should have been appointed to represent us. Now we are paying high taxes without representation.This is not right. more ›