It was a rather heated meeting of the Timberlane Village Board Thursday night as members of the Voice and the Pride spoke by the invitation of Village President Stephen Rapp. Mr. Rapp had to vocally restore order with each side interrupting the other until he decided to end the discussion and asked the village attorney his opinion. The attorney stated that not taking action could be regarded as implicit consent by the court since there has been case law supporting this. He recommended that the village make a choice – either for or against incorporation. One of the Candlewick residents stated that Poplar Grove had already had a meeting and had voted. It wasn’t revealed what the outcome of that vote had been. At this point Mr. Rapp invited the trustees to voice their opinions. Robert Blood was concerned that opening the gates would lead to more gang violence that would spill over into their neighborhoods. He made the motion to withhold consent and was seconded by Robert Marner. Ronald Stelling commented and then the president called for a roll call vote. The vote was unanimous to withhold consent.
Sandy Morse