As I See It: Up a Lazy River in Carol Stream?

Or, alternately, does this pass the smell test?

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Carol Stream library board hires attorney to review contract. (The Daily Herald, 6/20/2013)

The contract in question is with a nursing home company that wants to build a facility on library-owned land.

At its May 6th special meeting, the library board approved a motion to direct Susan Westgate, Library Director, to contact "local Commercial Real Estate attorneys" as the first step in this review process.

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The article goes on to report that the current board directed Library Director Susan Westgate to contact up to three law firms; she says she sent letter to McNees and attorneys in Wheaton and Winfield.

But wait a minute.  Here's how a portion of the amended motions reads:

...that the Board of Library Trustees approve interviewing up to three local Commercial Real Estate Attorneys to review the Purchase Agreement to the Kuhn Road Property...

In my dictionary or choice, "interview" and "contact" are two different words.   Not synonyms.

So....it there a miscommunication here or just sloppy reporting?

Whatever the case, I'm still a little troubled by the outcome.

Here are the connections of Robert McNees (website redesign, please), the attorney hired to do the evaluation, to the Carol Stream Public Library (website redesign, please) and to Library Board President Jim Bailey.

1. He backed Board President Jim Bailey's "Support the Library" slate candidates in the April 2013 library board elections  
2. His name appeared on a list of endorsements list used as "Support the Library" campaign literature.
3. He supported a series of failed referenda to build a new library.
4. Bailey admitted McNees is 
1. a friend, 
2. his personal attorney and 
3. attends the same church.

I repeat.  Does this really pass the smell test, Susan?

Other Carol Stream Public Library posts/articles:
The first regular meeting of the Carol Stream Public Library board of trustees.  (5/21/2013)
Voters take their library back from the Tea Party.  (4/17/2013)
Library board race grows increasingly bitter.  (Daily Herald, 4/3/2013)
Board punts on library building project.  (11/20/2012)
Quick turnaround time.  (8/2/2012)
Good luck with that!  (8/1/2012)
Library Director has no doubts her firing was personal. (7/25/2012)
Do-over:  Library board votes again to fire library director officially, legally.  (7/26/2012)
Philosophical realignment of the Carol Stream Public Library Board of Trustees.  (7/19/2012)