Design of tax bills abuse powers of office

Chris Lauzen, the Kane County treasurer who is running for re-election, has abused the powers of his office. Every Kane County resident and business who received a property tax bill recently also received a blatantly obvious campaign piece extolling the virtues of his tenure as Kane County Treasurer.

This county-funded message reached approximately 200,000 households and businesses.

Let’s be clear. Mr. Lauzen used the property tax bill as a Trojan Horse for his campaign rhetoric. As reference, had Mr. Lauzen’s campaign not abused the powers of his office and purchased postcard stamps at a price of $.61 each to mail this “literature,” it would have cost his campaign approximately $122,000.

One also has to wonder if candidates opposing Mr. Lauzen were offered the opportunity for taxpayer subsidized campaign support? I would expect not.

Mr. Lauzen is holding his thumb on the scales of democracy and honest elections. If the Kane County Board does not do their job and remove him from office, the voters will.

Todd K. Olson

Elburn