Ord Talk

By the way, did anyone hear that Bond money may have gone to prop up operational income????

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U.S. District Judge Rules in Favor of First Amendment
Protections Against Osceola County Sheriff Doug Weber’s Retaliatory Denial of Concealed Weapon Permit

Judge Mark Bennett also said, “If I had the legal authority I would order punitive damages be paid as well.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2010 CONTACT: Vince Fahnlander, 612-341-1074
Sioux City, IA -In a stunning verdict from the bench yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Bennett announced that Osceola County, IA Sheriff Doug Weber’s denial of Paul Dorr’s concealed weapon permit in 2007 “Was the most egregious violation of the 1st Amendment he has witnessed in his 16 years serving on the bench.”
Paul Dorr and his son Alexander Dorr, of Ocheyedan, IA, filed suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa in October 2008, against Sheriff Weber and Osceola County, Iowa, claiming violation of their 2nd Amendment rights. Sheriff Weber stated in sworn deposition testimony in November 2009 that he denied Paul Dorr’s conceal carry permit because of Paul Dorr’s speech and political activities in Osceola County. The Dorrs then amended their claim to include a violation of their 1st Amendment rights as well.
When asked at trial in federal court yesterday, “What changed from 2006 (when Sheriff Weber last granted Dorr’s permit) to 2007 (when Sheriff Weber denied Dorr’s permit), Sheriff Weber admitted, “He began writing letters and handing out brochures for the Osceola County Taxpayers Association.” These are all constitutionally protected activities.
Under cross-examination by Dorr’s attorneys, Sheriff Weber could not produce evidence to support his denial of Paul Dorr’s permit. Neither could the defendant’s only other witness, Dan DeKoter.
Judge Bennett announced that he hadn’t passed judgment from the bench before, always taking it under consideration and issuing a written judgment later. But in Paul Dorr’s case he ruled for the first time, from the bench, on behalf of Dorr.
To minimize any harm to the Osceola County taxpayers, Dorr waived any claim for compensatory or punitive damages prior to the trial. In his ruling, Judge Bennett also announced, “If I had the legal authority I would order punitive damages be paid as well.”

File charges against Paul Markowski! File charges against the Mayor! City employees, wake up, they are stealing directly from you. What is wrong with your city attorney...... oh yes, he is a part of this also. Remember that. Report this gross negligence when it happens, but skip the local chain-of-command, they are almost all involved. Go larger and do your civic duty. It is time the "haves" and not the "have not's" sacrifice.

Another good website/article that speaks to Government handouts and waste...The site is sorted on Valley County...Enjoy!!!!

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The city of Ord property owners have or will be receiving a letter prompted by the Ord Rural Fire District. The letter is self-explanatory as to how a $21,500 short fall has come about to the fire district. It is my understanding the short fall will be for one tax year, presuming the oversight will be corrected in subsequent tax years. I would encourage, as the letter suggests that we, the city of Ord property owners voluntarily pay what would have and should have been added to our tax statements. The cost is very minimal on a yearly basis, considering the service the volunteers provide to us. It is priceless. Additionally, donations to the Ord Rural Fire Department directly would help tremendously.

Have a happy and safe 4th of July.

I'm with Rock on this one. It takes guts to admit you made a mistake, and even bigger guts to ask for help. I certainly don't want the fire department to run out of funds on their way to fight a fire at my house.

On another note, does your head get sweaty inside your foil hat, hunter?

The City of Ord doesn't have anything to do with the Ord Rural Fire Dept so certain self-serving persons on the city board can't steal your tax money or allow others to steal it too. You can rest comfortably knowing your money is going to be spent by ORFD honest volunteer people.

I am confused.
So the two million fire hall building has nothing to do with the fire district.
the city, county, whatever, stand there like the monopoly guy with turned out pockets.
Meanwhile, three different construction projects carry on in a parallel reality where money is snatched out of the distant future to pay the jig dancing bankers and bond men.
County supervisors meet fervently in hopes that the Great And Promised Genie To Be will suddenly appear and chase away the specter of the mysterious 25 year bond payout plan.
I'll bet the county paid more than twenty grand for the audit this month.

It was folly to build a 2 million dollar fire hall. A million should have been more than sufficient.
Which elected representative sat in on the sales talk?
Which elected representatives sat down among themselves and said, we should buy this, but not this, etc.
Why weren't the cops and fire hall combined into one building?
Undoubtedly a new police station is next.
The $20k accidental missed tax should be chalked up as a cost over run, a mere 1% of the total building cost, a mere .05% of the total tax slammed on the county in the past two years.
If the county has to beg for .05%, how are they paying for the 99.95%?