Paul's Falls
I have lived in the Falls since 1968. My great-great grandfather was one of the village founders. I have served the community in multiple ways: Firefighter, various boards and commissions and for many years was president of the Falls Cable Access Corp. Currently I own, and am active in, a restaurant equipment manufacturing company.
What Ever Happened to...
...Tom Erne?
I haven't heard from him in quite a while, but I'm sure that he will contact me soon with some appropriate observations. It seems that this election season promises us another interesting village race and the circus that will certainly go with it.
Jeff Davis Redux - Part 1
Attorney general asks about Falls party
Inquiry in response to some who say village business was discussed
REID J. EPSTEIN repstein@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel
Published: February 12, 2004
The state attorney general's office has asked Village Attorney Mike
Morse for "information or opinions" about an invitation-only holiday
party thrown by Village President Jefferson Davis for political appointees and trustees.
The attorney general's letter, dated Dec. 22 and signed by
Steven Tinker, the director of criminal litigation for the office's
Antitrust and Consumer Protection Unit, is in response to an anonymous
letter that included a copy of a Dec. 12 Journal Sentinel article that
detailed Davis' holiday party, at which, those present said, village business was discussed.
The Wisconsin open meetings law requires advance public notice before a quorum of municipal officials meets to discuss public business. The village released the letter from Tinker after the Journal Sentinel filed an open records request asking for it Jan. 28. Morse declined to release his response, which he said was dated Feb. 3, because it fell outside the range of dates in the newspaper's records request. Morse said he could not release his letter without giving notice to any village officials mentioned in it and giving them five days to augment the letter. Morse said he told Tinker that he believes the village did not have to provide notice for the party. Morse said that even though it didn't have to, the village should have given notice for the holiday party, which members of the Village Board, Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals attended. He said officials are reminded to not discuss official business at such parties.
Jeff Davis Redux - Part 2
A CONTINUING SERIES
REID J. EPSTEIN repstein@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel
Published: March 11, 2004
Village President Jefferson Davis has acted in an unprofessional manner and would put the village at legal risk if he didn't change, an investigation has found.
The investigation, conducted by a lawyer and other village
officials, stemmed from harassment complaints filed by two village
workers who said Davis created a "hostile work environment"
through "hostile, intimidating and offensive actions." The village paid
the lawyer more than $3,700.
You know...
For those of you that have paid attention, I think that the primary reason the NY governor didn't choose Caroline Kennedy to step into Hillary's senate seat was obvious. She couldn't put more than six words together in a sentence without the interjection - "ya know."
My only remaining question: How could NY voters have chosen a carpetbagger from Arkansas to be their representative on the senate in the first place?
Jefferson Davis Redux - Part 4
Here is the fourth edition of the continuing saga of a past village president:
Jeff Davis Redux - Part 5
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Jeff Davis Redux - Part 6A look back at the darker days of Menomonee Falls Politics
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