Mundelein Matters … to whom?

On March 16, I sent an email to the all the members of the Mundelein village board inquiring about the future of the old village hall building. I asked to hear back from each of them in an attempt to determine if the board was in sync on an issue that has been looming since the new village hall opened its doors in June of 2014.

I sent my email at 10:12 a.m. Responses are as follows: 10:19 Mayor Lentz - RFP will be issued soon; 11:10 Trustee Kim - It's going to be put up for sale; 12:41 Trustee Semple - RFP will be issued soon.

No response: Trustee Abernathy, Trustee Norton, Trustee Rekus, Trustee Russell

It should be noted that I waited until the following Tuesday, March 21st, to pen this letter.

To the issue at hand, why did it take nearly three years to get to the point of issuing an RFP? Do we really need to solicit bids to sell an old (don't get me wrong, I do understand the historical significance of the place) dilapidated building? Could this lethargy be one reason why Mundelein can't seem to attract businesses to town?

And to those trustees who chose not to respond … good luck with your re-election bids. I know I won't forget. And I'll see to it that your constituents don't either.

Of those four non-respondents, only one is up for re-election next month. I would recommend giving it some serious consideration before punching the ticket for her.

As for the other three. We've got two years to see how much Mundelein really matters to them.

Jeff Issel

Mundelein