A Wilt County Judge reversed his December verdict on Thursday, which would have appointed a special prosecutor to represent the 10 Wilt County Board Republican in a road widening dispute with County Executive Jennifer Burtino-Tarrant.
The Ten Board Republican filed a case against Burtino-Tarrant last year, as it had vetoed a proposal that stopped the planned widening of the 143rd street through Homer Glenn from five lanes to five lanes. Burtino-Tarrant originally signed the resolution that asked the division of the county to find out the three-lane option, but later said that it was in error and issued a veto.
Steven Ladujinski, a lawyer of county board members, said it was a conflict of interests for the Attorney Office of the Wil County State to represent both the board and the executive and asked for a special prosecutor for the board.
Judge Brian Barrett provided requests in December, and the court planned to search for the services of a public prosecutor from another county to save the taxpayer’s money. A public agency, such as the state office of the state or the office of the Attorney General, is already funded.
Assistant State Attorney Scott Payals, which represent the Burtino-Tarrant in the case, asked to reconsider the barrett, “Write the results of allowing a special prosecutor by the minority of the county board members, which is the state Disagree with the opinion of the lawyer. ”
Payals wrote in their pace that there will be lines of county board members outside the courtyard who were suffering from the opinion of a state lawyer, without determining whether they had any claim.
Barrett said on Thursday that after reviewing several previous cases, he originally interpreted the law, and said he now reduces the appointment of a special prosecutor.
Pils said that board members are not working in their government roles, but Wil County’s individual, private residents are sued the County Executive. The Will County Board can only act as a collective body.
10 There is no approved resolution to authorize the board Republican to act in its official capacity and represent the county board.
If the board members sue as private individuals, no taxpayer’s money will be used on their lawyers.
In the last March, eight Republican and two Democratic Board members asked the state attorney to file litigation that said that the original signature of Burtino-Tarrant implemented the road project that stops the road project. Should go.
Burtino-Tarrant vetoed the proposal that the County Board did not have the legal right to direct the state lawyer to initiate legal action.
In this trial, 10 Republicans got the lawyers Steven M. Ladujinski, John E. Partlo and Jeff Tomkzak were motivated to recruit.
Laduzinski said that he would file a revised complaint within a month and possibly add the residents as a plaintiff.
Homer Glenn residents and elected officials have opposed the plan to widen the 143rd street from State Street/Lamont Road to Bel Road to five lanes. Against the expansion, people say that this truck will increase traffic and rapidly, interrupt the area’s rural experience and take the property of the residents.
County transport officials say wide road will improve safety and traffic flows.