The history of tragedy in Orland Park shows that former Mayor Dan McLaughlin cared about Orland Park home owners while Mayor Keith Pekau ignores them under the fake banner "People Over Politics"
The Village has accumulated a huge debt ad Pekau doesn't want people to know until after the election, which is why he hasn't filed his 2022 ad 2023 Village Financial Audits. As a result, he has been cutting back on employees so there are not enough people to do it in the Building Department. In ANY OTHER MUNICIPALITY, the mayors would have assigned extra people to help complete the processing to expedite it considering damaged roofs mean inconveniences for residents in their homes. Water and rain leakage, etc. Other mayors would have actually waived the permit fees. But not Pekau.
If you apply for a permit and something needs to be reworked or verified, Pekau has ordered the Building Department to shove your re-worked paperwork to the bottom of the pile extending your wait time.
But, not for his friends, pals, donors and cronies. Their permit requests have been expedited.
Pekau has delayed and blocked the FOIA system and won't provide the documents to the public, to avoid all this.
Excellent, well documented article. Many homeowners, such as ourselves, wont make a claim w insurance because of how they tend to drop owners. So all costs , including autos that were damaged, are incurred by the homeowners. Every little assistance by the village would help. Thank you Ray!
and his excuse that the victims should be patient, even though their roofs are damaged, skylights damaged, rain water can be leaking into the homes and the village can’t get their act together to get the permits processed quality? what are they doing, sitting at rock concerts???? The permit fees should be waived …
Here it is 8/23/2024 and I still don't have a permit for the roof. Turned in by the contractor on /6/2024
The Village has accumulated a huge debt ad Pekau doesn't want people to know until after the election, which is why he hasn't filed his 2022 ad 2023 Village Financial Audits. As a result, he has been cutting back on employees so there are not enough people to do it in the Building Department. In ANY OTHER MUNICIPALITY, the mayors would have assigned extra people to help complete the processing to expedite it considering damaged roofs mean inconveniences for residents in their homes. Water and rain leakage, etc. Other mayors would have actually waived the permit fees. But not Pekau.
If you apply for a permit and something needs to be reworked or verified, Pekau has ordered the Building Department to shove your re-worked paperwork to the bottom of the pile extending your wait time.
But, not for his friends, pals, donors and cronies. Their permit requests have been expedited.
Pekau has delayed and blocked the FOIA system and won't provide the documents to the public, to avoid all this.
His goal is to delay until after the election.
Excellent, well documented article. Many homeowners, such as ourselves, wont make a claim w insurance because of how they tend to drop owners. So all costs , including autos that were damaged, are incurred by the homeowners. Every little assistance by the village would help. Thank you Ray!
and his excuse that the victims should be patient, even though their roofs are damaged, skylights damaged, rain water can be leaking into the homes and the village can’t get their act together to get the permits processed quality? what are they doing, sitting at rock concerts???? The permit fees should be waived …