Retiring Guy's Digest: Add the name of Chris Jones to the Mount Pleasant Wisconsin clusterfuck

Friday, March 11, 2022

Add the name of Chris Jones to the Mount Pleasant Wisconsin clusterfuck

Wisconsin Publiuc Radio, 3/8/2022

But audio obtained by Wisconsin Public Radio shows village officials were planning to lengthen board members’ terms at least nine months before they made it public.
During a special committee meeting on April 19, 2021, village attorney Chris Smith recommended the increased term lengths. Smith told board members once they get elected, they have to immediately start campaigning again, which is "not cool" for them or staff.
"This is something I feel strongly about," Smith said. "I think two-year terms are too short, especially for a village of our caliber, OK? Meaning, the size, the economic growth. You know? We’re the second-largest village in the state, OK?"
But the 28th largest municipality, OK?

Most city councils and village boards in Wiusconsin are elected to 2-year terms, half of the members in an even years, the other half in an odd year.

Original 3/3/2022 post starts here

Wisconsin Public Radio, 3/1/2022

But residents aren’t happy. Within two weeks of the decision, more than 1,200 people signed a petition that will force a referendum, superseding the Jan. 24 vote.
Only 981 signatures were needed; that’s 7 percent of the number of Mt. Pleasant residents who voted in the last gubernatorial election.
Kelly Gallaher, who heads watchdog group A Better Mount Pleasant, led the signature drive.
"I’ve knocked on a lot of doors in my life — this was by far the easiest door I’ve ever knocked in the last decade," Gallaher said.

Exhibit B: