Milan Liars Club

Do you remember “Team Talmage” and the promises they made two years ago? If you don’t, this might be a good time to take a look at the promises and how they were kept.
Talmage and his bunch were prepared to promise the people of Milan anything just to get their claws on the town and the town budget. The following are some of the PROMISES.

1) “We believe the plan for Milan should be built around those who live here and plan to stay, not around those who want to sell their land and leave, selling out Milan’s rural character in the process.”
Guess what; two of those that made that statement are selling their property and leaving town, just after they passes a bunch of laws that will affect the people of Milan’s property rights. The two are Talmage and Councilperson Clark.

2) “We will involve the community in any and every proposal to implement the recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan, seeking input, listening to views and trying to accommodate wide-spread concerns.”
Think of that one when they held their meetings at 9am Monday mornings when people working. None of them have jobs.

3) “We will make all decisions in the open and in the interest of the Town, not back room deals made for political or personal benefit.”
What about their secret meetings in the conference room during Town Board Meetings?
They sure demonstrated what they mean by “Open Government”.

Milan Spectacle

Anyone who attended the Milan Town Board meeting on Monday evening, August 13th was treated to an exhibition of idiocy by Councilperson Clark. Richard Barrett, Republican candidate for town supervisor, read a statement defending him and the rest of the republican ticket against lies delivered to the press by Boss Williams and Talmage. While Mr. Barrett was reading his statement, Councilperson Clark thought it incumbent of her to give an idiotic performance of leering at the audience, rolling her eyes and doing every other silly gesture she could think of. There is such a thing a courtesy which is supposed to be maintained at a board meeting part of which is when someone has the floor to acknowledge their presence. Apparently Mrs. Clark is not very big in the courtesy department.
Mrs. Clark is leaving Milan for Massachusetts where she will be appreciated. They are not very big on honesty in that state. Supervisor Talmage is also blowing town for Burlington, Vermont. Two of the four that voted for new laws in Milan that would affect every citizen of the town; and they are leaving after the damage is done.
Rather than going to Burlington, Vermont, Mr. Talmage should go to Burlington, Wisconsin the home of the famous Burlington Liars Club. He should take the rest of the gang of four with him; they would make the Liars Hall of Fame.

Pinocchio Talmage

In Supervisor Talmage’s abdication address he told more lies than Pinocchio. It is understandable that in naming his successor, Boss Williams, that he give some positive recognition to Boss, but was it necessary to stoop to the same low lying level we are used to hearing from Boss?

We can feel sure that Talmage is not stepping down under his own volition that he was motivated by Boss Williams and Squeaky May. The Supervisor’s job was the only income Talmage has, so he was not about to walk away from it. Williams has been itching for the job this past two years.

We wonder who is Larry Steel and Steve Siegel and what have they done for the town. By saying that they would carry on the values of his administration is not something Milan has to look forward to. When we consider the money his administration has squandered and has nothing to show for it except loosing a law suit, and his monthly bookkeeping blunders, it is not something we want in our future.

Whatever little dignity Talmage had left, he lost it in his appraisal of the Republican ticked. He is in no position to judge anyone’s track record when we consider his own and the rest of the gang of four. What track record has Steel and Siegel? The Republican Party and Milan United have gone on record that they do not want mining in Milan. Talmage knows that, yet he says they are an affiliate of the mining industry. He says that the Republican candidates are closely tied to real estate developers. He knows the candidates and he knows that none of them are associated with developers. Another lie is saying the Republican candidates are opposed to wetlands protection. The Republican Party has gone on record as being in favor of wetlands protection, but not by taking away the rights of the Milan taxpayers.
Talmage lies like Boss Williams and Pinocchio. When they lie, Pinocchio’s nose grows longer and Boss Williams’ sneer gets bigger