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Mission Statement
Our Mission is to preserve the integrity, safety and prestige of Olympia Fields, Illinois. Our members watch out for each other and report suspicious and inappropriate activity to the Police, Village Hall, and to each other. Citizens and the government working together is very important for the success of our community. |
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Olympia Fields now has one of the highest Municipal Tax Rates in Chicagoland
Click on the “CHICAGOLAND TAXES” tab in the upper left to see how Olympia Fields Taxes compare to every other village in the Chicagoland region. 2011 Tax Bills now outOlympia Fields municipal taxes up 28.67%
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Man with Handgun Robs Olympia Fields Speedway Police are asking for residents' help in locating a man responsible for robbing an Olympia Fields gas station at gunpoint shortly after 8 p.m. on April 21.
SD227 Election Results
SD227 BOARD WILL HAVE NEW MAJORITY
First Citizens Police Academy Class Graduates
2012 CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY GRADUATION
Village hires new Police Chief
Angry Homeowners say “NO” to Phoneline Tax Increase Fed up with skyrocketing property taxes and frivolous spending, homeowners overwhelmingly voted down another Tax increase with the highest voter turnout in years.
2011-2012 UPDATE 73.2% of Rich Central Fail to meet State Standards
Rich Central High School fails to meet PSAE minimal state requirements for 2011-2012 because: · Only 28.0% of students meet or exceed State Reading Standards. · Only 30.0% of students meet or exceed State Math Standards. · Only 22.2% of students meet or exceed State Science Standards Wasn’t the Olympia Fields Educational Committee supposed to prevent things like this ? This issue is critical to everyone, even if you don’t have children. Approximately 35% of your property tax bill goes to Rich Central (District 227) alone. This is your money that’s going down the toilet, along with your property values. Either get involved or support those who are involved.
RICH CENTRAL 2010-2011 TEST SCORES
District 227 faces $10Million budget hole A slow economy and the Southland Charter School will bankrupt the Rich Township High School District 227 unless it can find an extra $10 million a year, either in revenue or by cutting expenses.
District 227 to waste $4 million on gratuitous office building Just days after announcing the creation of a Budget Reduction Task Force to tackle the issue of the district losing revenue and deal with a growing financial crisis, the District 227 board agreed to purchase a building in Matteson for its district office and approved $4 million in general obligation debt certificates. Its located at 20550 S. Cicero Ave., and will cost $835,000 to purchase and need more than $3 million in renovations. The total cost will be over $4 million !!! The board’s goal is to use the $210,000 from the present lease payment to pay off the purchase of the building, so that money can go back into the operating fund. They claim “The building shouldn’t cost taxpayers anything”. They also claim they will pay off the debt within four or five years. UPDATE : They lied : The actual payoff date for the $4.2 million debt obligation won’t be until 2022 !!! Raymond F. Coyne, Senior Vice President, of Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co, headquartered at 222 W. Adams St. in Chicago, explained that the board has owed more than $4 million dollars since June, and that the ultimate pricetag on the vacant building will be $6 million dollars including renovations and interest payments. He also admitted that his fee is ($42,000) 1 percent of the total $4.2 million borrowed by the school board. You can contact Mr. Coyne at (312) 443-1567
Olympia Fields Developer Sentenced
Residential reporter to SHARP July 18, 2010
The developer and builder of Linzey Jones unsuccessful, yet somehow highly touted developments, Olympia Club, Olympia Club Condominiums, and Tolentine Estates, was sentenced for his role in a major mortgage fraud scheme that included houses in several Southland communities.
Burglary Prevention If a criminal breaks into your home while your away, Monitoring Alarm Systems and Video Surveillance are the best assets to have. However, there are many things you could do to prevent being targeted in the first place.
Village withholds Burglaries from residents
The Village has withheld vital information on home burglaries throughout 2010. This information is critical in order for everyone to become vigilant and eradicate the problem. Our Police Dept. cannot be everywhere and should not be expected to stop burglaries all by themselves. Nor should they be unjustly held accountable when a burglary does occur. How many of these burglaries could have been prevented if only the homeowners knew there was a problem? Click on the following link to view a partial list of 2010 Burglaries that the Village did not want you to know about, and were not reported by the Southtown Star.
Attorney General Demands Village release all Burglary Records to SHARPWATCH
FBI Releases 2010 Crime Statistics for South Suburbs The Village of Olympia Fields allegedly told the Attorney General that the list of 12 burglaries released to SHARPWATCH through the Freedom of Information Act was a complete list of all burglaries in 2010. 2010 Crime Statistics released by the FBI reveal that Olympia Fields actually had 23 Burglaries in 2010.
Alleged felon seeks to acquire Tolentine Monastery
Olympia Fields landmark:Tolentine
ALLEGED FELON SEEKS TOLENTINE CENTER
Government wants another Bogus Referendum for Sewer Repairs that were supposed to be paid for by the 2007 Referendum Olympia Fields may ask voters to OK sewer upgrade Southtown Star May 11, 2011 Olympia Fields voters may be asked to decide if the village should borrow an estimated $2.7 million to finish upgrading the municipality’s sewer system. The village board this week discussed placing the matter on the ballot next year. “We’re doing a comprehensive sanitary rehabilitation sewer project village-wide,” village administrator David Mekarski said. “It’s just an expensive endeavor.” So far, 50 percent of the sewer system has been overhauled in order to prevent rainwater from leeching in and overtaxing the system, which could lead to sanitary sewer backup, he said. The village has spent close to $5 million financed by bonds and federal stimulus grants to tighten up manholes, slipline the sewer mains and enforce plumbing codes that prohibit illegal connections to the sewers, such as sump pumps and gutter drains. “We still have a lot to do even though we’ve eliminated all the rainfall that’s getting into the mains and the manholes,” Mekarski said. Now ask yourself, why would any “sane citizen” vote YES to such a plan that was supposed to have been paid off by the last referendum ? Millions of dollars were wasted on the "building out" of the new Village Hall. To add further insult to injury the government's representatives autocratically voted to spend over $62,000 on a sculpture to honor the former mayor. Never forget the following:
-VILLAGE REFERENDUM NEWSLETTER OF 2007
-VILLAGE SALARIES AFTER 2007 REFERENDUM
-VILLAGE RECIEVES 2.6 MILLION GRANT
Sewer bills go up for the second time since referendum “Why would anyone vote against having their sewers fixed, that’s stupid… That’s what the referendum’s for, The referendum is for SEWERS !!!” (village staff member in response to residents opposed to referendum) We are now at the end of the third year of Linzey Jones 3 year mass sewer project…Where are all these mass repairs ? Where did the 60 percent defective sewer lines go ? Where did the 24 miles of defective sewer lines go ? Where did the majority of referendum money go? Why did our sewer bills gone up twice since the referendum? Just exactly what percentage and how many miles of our sewer lines were repaired during Jones’ 3 year $7.7 million mass sewer project that was “absolutely necessary”
Sewer upgrades on tap for Olympia Fields SouthtownStar January 6, 2008 By Steve Metsch Staff Writer
Sewer improvements, a new grocery store, and attempts at more economic development are on tap for Olympia Fields in 2008. While it may not sound exciting - unless you're a public works buff - homeowners should benefit from a three-year $7.7 million project to repair and reline sanitary sewer lines in the village. The program will start as soon as possible, Mayor Linzey Jones said Wednesday. "When it's all said and done, we will have examined 60 percent of the lines and relined 60 percent of them," Jones said. “The program is absolutely necessary,
“The problem is ridiculously exaggerated. Most of the problem comes from unconscious racism…The truth is, there are only 5 or 6 run down homes in the whole village”
THE INFAMOUS TEN 9-10-2006 STAR David Mekarski, Matthew Sosnowski,, Geraldine Tyler, Ilene Waite, Larry Green, Pat Collier, Kay Mangan, Susan Gatlin-Moroney, Craig Martin, Bob Waite
Click the following link to view a sample of recent Code violations during the Jones administration
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