Back when this blog was started you tried to point out the positive aspects of our town, when you felt others in the council meeting were down-playing the city. Yet in these last two blogs (and others) it appears you are just as guilty downplaying what Mayor Grove and some of the other alderman are trying to do. Example is the leaf vaccuum.

Mayor Grove was the first to assume responsibility on the misuse of the sewer vac in the council meeting. Like the Trib you failed to identify that in your blog. You also chose to look at this from the glass 1/2 empty standpoint rather than 1/2 full. Leaves are being picked up. There is less burning in the city. And people now have 3 options to choose from on how to get rid of their leaves. Funny how the towns around us all had leaf vaccuums these past years, and La Salle did not. I firmly believe the citizens applaud the Mayor for finally taking action, while you and Mr. Green seem intent on tieing his hands and fighting him the whole way. Start being positive as you told others to do early on. Attitude Mr. Schroeder is the key to this city recovering. Start showing a unified council. One that can work with compromise and creative input from all involved

As for the News Trib accurately covering your comments on whether you wanted the leaf system or not…I felt they did. When confronted by Mayor Grove with a straight question, you danced like a chicken on a hot stove. You came across as being more interested in a dog park than leaf pickup. Are you serious about where your priorities are at?

Finally one last thought…I too thought of former Mayor Washkowiak’s name for the road to the watewater plant. But then I realized where that road was going, and I thought this man deserves a much more prominent road than one going to a wastewater facility. You downplay the Trib not accurately covering you…I think they were trying to do you a favor in not mentioning who suggested his name. You were just too full of yourself to recognize that fact, and had to step in it on your blog. No pun intended. Maybe they should call it Schroeder Street, or Green Hill. One name has plenty of “S”‘s in it to remind everyone what goes on up there, and the other depicts what fertilizer can do for our grass.

“I was surprised to find out your city would buy a machine that old. We are in our last year of doing this (next year will be contracted out) and our machines are constantly breaking. But we do have a fully staffed/equipped mechanics shop. Even so the breakdowns cause us to get behind & you only have so much time between leaves falling & snow falling. Plus I wanted to add the actual cost is so much more than the machine. It is the labor, fuel, repair costs, and disposal costs. (Thanks for letting me add that I asked someone in the business how much a machine like yours would cost since it is used and was told about $2500. I realize people want this service, but once implemented it has high costs – much more than is being represented. Plus other services are put on hold while crews are picking up leaves. In the ‘burbs there is little choice but to pick them up since there is a burn ban here.)”