Off The Record

In a blog entry last month, we wrote about the main hangar door at the Paxton Airport lying on the ground. We wondered then how much of our tax dollars were going to have to be spent to repair the door. $5000 is the Magic Number! The Paxton Record reports this week that Monday night the City Council agreed to pay Alderman Del Bruens $5000 to fix the broken door. The Record also reports that other contractors were approached about repairing the door, however, none of them wanted to take on the job. The contractors wanted to install a new door which was a "too expensive option for the city." Why doesn't the article mention how the door came to rest in its current condition in the first place?

In the city's current financial state do they really have $5000 to spare for repairs made necessary by city employee negligence? Let's all thank the gracious Alderman for doing the work at that "Bargain Basement" price.