Unbelievable – $195,000 of taxpayer money spent with nothing to show for it.
I am sickened over the fact that the Village of Oregon has expended $195,000 regarding the alleged felonious conduct of former police chief Doug Pettit and has nothing to show for it.
I corresponded with a village official a few months ago who informed me they had no further jurisdiction over prosecutorial action against Pettit subsequent to his retirement. Aside from the fact that I challenge this legal interpretation, I equally challenge the validity of why the village would expend $195,000 to investigate a former chief of police, exonerate all other participating officers involved and now claim they lost jurisdiction to pursue this matter further upon Pettit’s retirement.
Maybe someone should be questioning Oregon’s village attorney, who is suppose to represent the best interest of its governing body.
As a former public employee and resident of Oregon for nine years, I cannot believe there is not a public outrage over this matter.
Apparently there is a surplus of money to waste in Oregon.
Dean Atkinson
Richland Center