2010 Grafton Township Annual Meeting - Part 10

PART 10
(Again, a gentleman on the left of the room is standing to speak but the moderator refuses to acknowledge him.)
Moderator: I will recognize the lady at the top, in the white.
Unknown Female: …people who cant stand up, they get these (holds up pink ballots) and when you want to vote, just have raise ether little pink things for yes, and when they want to vote no. No. (raises ballot) Then they don’t have to stand up and they’re still recognized.
Henry: I think that we made a big error here and one of the things is, with all these ballots that I found laying in the hallway, I’m entitled to vote 30 times. Is that legal?
Moderator: I understand that’s why we originally had you standing. Your point is well taken. Sir in the green jacket.
Unknow male: Last week Thursday, the Grafton Township passed a separation between voters and non-voters. I don’t see it happening. Where’s the separation between the voters of Grafton Township and the participants that are just listeners? I don’t believe there’s…I don’t believe that you all…split it a voter section and a senior section. Is that true that they did vote, last week Thursday - to split? And it’s not happening, sir.
Moderator: Okay, Ummm….we chose to run this the way it is. (Who’s we?)
Unknown male: Inaudible
Moderator: We voted on that. Discussion’s already been done. The debate and everything’s already been done and the motion passed. We have a motion on the floor to strike items now 2 through 7; formerly 1 through 6. Do we have a second to that motion? Okay. We have a call to question? 2nd?
All those in favor to call the vote? All those opposed? Motion has carried.

Moderator: We are now voting on the motion which is to strike items 2 though 7 formerly 1 through 6. Everyone understands? All those in favor of striking those motions? (Items) All those opposed. Motion is carried. They are stricken.

Moderator: We will move on to…..explain.
Keri-Lyn Krafthefer: The next decision that you have to make is with respect to the to the Haligus Road Property. You have three options on the agenda. Old resolution 7 which is new resolution 8; that ratifies the purchase, The Township will keep the property. Old resolution 8 which is new resolution 9 would sell Haligus Road Property back to Lake in the Hills if Lake in the Hills wants it back. We do not know for sure if they want it but it’s like selling your house. If you sell your house to someone and they come back to you, they can’t force you to undo that sale, necessarily. But this would express your intent to the village that you would want to sell it back to them. Old resolution 9 which is now resolution 10 offers the Haligus Road property up for sale generally. Under the contract that the township had with Lake in the Hills, the village has a right to first refusal. So under what is new resolution 10, old resolution 9, this offers the property for sale. If the village wants to purchase the property, the village can purchase the property under the right of first refusal. However, they’re not required to in which case the village can sell the property…the township can sell the property to who else wants it. So the difference between 9 and 10 is that if you vote for 9, and the village doesn’t want to purchase the property, the township still keeps the property. Under #10, if the village does not want to keep the property, the township still sells the property to someone other than the village if the village doesn’t want it. Those are the differences between the resolutions.
Moderator: Okay # 7
Barbara Forman: My question is - I understand 8, 9 and 10 - what I want to know is if Lake in the Hills does not want to take the property back, how much, roughly, is that property going to cost us, ‘til we can sell it? What is the interest that it’s going to cost us?
Betty Zirk: That property is already paid for. There is no additional cost. The only expense the Township would have is the upkeep of it …the mowing of the grass during the summer. Otherwise the land has been purchased. Until it is sold, again….whatever happens here.
Moderator: chair recognizes the man up top in the blue the lady…
Marcia: (Confusion about how to make a motion) I make a motion to accept resolution # 8.
Moderator: Is there a 2nd to the motion? Motion 2nd. Okay what the motion was, was to accept # 8, the old 7, which now reads, a motion to authorize the purchase of the village real property by Grafton Township the lake in the hills. to ratify. That’s what that is.

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