Off The Record

Remember back in "good ole days" the Paxton Park District would coordinate trips? The Director at that time, made multiple trips throughout the years to our Nation's Capitol and other interesting destinations. Too bad the current Park District Director doesn't follow suit.

Perhaps it's because some of his Relatives were the source of too much bedlam on one of the trips of the past? The current Director's Relatives claimed the past Director had kept their return flight tickets during the trip. He had not. All tour members were responsible for their own plane tickets.

Upon arrival at the airport for the flight home, the Current Director's Relatives could not find their tickets. An extensive and lengthy search ensued delaying all tour members. Their luggage was opened and searched in the check-in line but the tickets could not be located. Either the Park District, or the Director out of his own pocket, had to pay for replacement tickets. All the tour members were delayed and forced to watch the whole uncomfortable search.

A few weeks after returning to Paxton, the Current Director's Relatives showed up at the Park District office with the lost plane tickets in hand. They had been in her purse the whole time. Naturally, the Current Director's relatives offered no reimbursement to the Park District or the Director. Maybe we residents of the Park District should consider it an honor to have to pay for them? Would the Current Director reach into his own pocket to pay for someone else's ticket?