Three questions for Wheeling leaders

To the editor: The following describes three issues that I would like the Wheeling Village Board and the administrator to discuss and respond to.

My first issue has to do with the July 25 article in the Daily Herald announcing that the village of Wheeling has a new assistant director of public works, Christine Bajor, age 30.

Even though Ms. Bajor was in the second week on the job, the Daily Herald chose not to print her actual salary, but a range of nearly $68,000 to nearly $96,000.

I believe this salary range is excessive for a young person who has what I deem to be limited experience and is still going to school. The Wheeling Village Board has shown a lot of incompetence and irresponsibility in this matter. This decision is putting an undue burden on the taxpayers of Wheeling.

My second issue is with the village's car reimbursement policy. I would like to see a "tax opinion letter" from the accounting firm for the village of Wheeling addressing the accounting and appropriateness of the policy. The letter, in part, should address the following questions:

1. Is the amount of the reimbursement reported on the employees' Form W-2?

2. Are employees reimbursed for going to and from work and required meetings?

My third issue deals with the local airport renamed the Chicago Executive Airport, even though it is not in Chicago. I would like a "plain talk explanation" of why this airport does not contribute to the tax base of Wheeling.

Don Lamb, president

Donald H. Lamb & AssociatesWheeling