Trust is still an issue - Thornton Township 2025 Annual Meeting 250408

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“Trust is such a big issue, and that’s going to be something the incoming administration really needs to pay attention to,” says Lansing Journal Publisher Melanie Jongsma in the introduction to this video. Though the overall tone of the Thornton Township 2025 Annual Meeting was more reserved than the Annual Meeting run by Supervisor Tiffany Henyard a year ago, an undercurrent of mistrust remains. (See "Unedited: A Look Back At Thornton Township's 2024 Annual Meeting" —    • Unedited: A Look Back At Thornton Township...   to compare.)

Time stamps for this video:
0:00 - Introduction by Carole Sharwarko and Melanie Jongsma
5:48 - Thornton Township 2025 Annual Meeting called to order
7:35 - Election of Byron Stanley as moderator of the meeting
13:04 - Reading of the General Assistance Fund report by Lauren Plugradt in the absence of Finance Director Robert Hunt
22:22 - Reading of the General Fund report, followed by discussion
32:51 - Reminder to subscribe to the Daily News email at https://thelansingjournal.com/subscri...
49:17 - Motion to accept the General Fund report fails
50:34 - Reading of the Road and Bridge Fund report, followed by discussion
1:00:18 - Motion to place a property tax referendum on the 2026 primary election ballot
1:02:15 - Invitation to subscribe to the Daily News email at https://thelansingjournal.com/subscri...
1:04:12 - Scheduling of the 2026 Annual Meeting
1:05:04 - Public comment by Naomi LoPresto
1:07:55 - Adjournment of Annual Meeting and interactions with former Illinois Governor Pat Quinn
1:10:21 - Thornton Township Regular Meeting called to order
1:12:05 - Public comment by Janelle Taylor, Vivian Allen, and Al Kindle
1:18:59 - Approval of bills (with exceptions)
1:23:29 - Closed Session
1:25:47 - Returning from Closed Session an hour later, no action taken
1:27:32 - Congratulations from Trustee Carmen Carlisle
1:28:06 - Encouragement from Trustee Chris Gonzalez
1:29:11 - Adjournment at 8:42 p.m.

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