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Post by Kyle Mitchell on Mar 30, 2017 8:13:44 GMT -6
Yes, that is the basic concept our City leaders seem to practice when people ask for better for their community. They try to discredit people publicly by calling them Crazy Connie, "illegal", and threatening them with their taxpayer funded court actions. They work to stop people who say things that they don't like from being able to do business here and violate their Constitutional Rights. They got their way, after all we've invested here, my family doesn't want to live in Streator. I was not talking about Sister Connie. If I remember correctly, she had a mental issue. Didn't say you were. It is our City leaders and their other attack team members who go around discrediting people by calling them Crazy Connie. Yes I believe that our City leaders had likely used their vindictive unqualified diagnosis to establish their Crazy Connie public discrediting campaign as well.
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Post by Kyle Mitchell on Mar 30, 2017 8:44:24 GMT -6
According to the City Ordinance, the City can make property owner forfeit their property if they find it a nuisance for which it has not ever been challenged to my knowledge. With the way, Mr. Mitchell has complained, over and over and over about the City Council, the law enforcement, and about public urination on this forum, I am surprised that the City of Streator has not him a nuisance and Strongly encourage(force) him to forfeit his building. I am just saying(my opinion). Gee teddybear, don't you realize that our City leaders have already threatened their taxpayer funded legal against me, trying to bully me out of my rights? You don't think that they really want to take me into court to have me defend my Constitutional Rights to talk about what they do, do you? Do you really think that they would even want to be in a position of trying to explain their actions (and lack of them), much less try to explain how they think that it exempts my from enjoying my civil rights?
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Post by Kyle Mitchell on Mar 30, 2017 11:34:31 GMT -6
How lonely and sad ones life must be to have so much time to devote to thinking and complaining about the City that one only occasionally resides in. Speaking of little b!tchy Mitchy's corner, I wonder when the tickets will start piling up for not having fixed the long broken street level window. That and the long abandoned displays of junk in the windows is an eyesore. It's a shame when there are those who take pride in their property and others who don't, resulting in lower property values. But, some talk and talk and talk and talk the talk, while others actually walk the walk. I have already been in conversation with our City leaders regarding my windows, but we will have more, that I am confident of. I have a video and art project in the works concerning the broken windows. The City caused more of that damage while conducting their unannounced and unwarranted forced entry, search and inspection of my building by their building officials. I was ready to replace the window busted out by the "Drunk on a Bike" just before the City did their extra damage. That was several months ago. They didn't provide any citations at the time of their unannounced an unwarranted building inspection and I have received nothing by mail from them. They have not even responded to my phone or email communications asking questions about the windows. Didn't the City keep their downtown building with many boarded over windows for many, many years? Doesn't the Northpoint Shopping Center, where they had our City Hall and next to their taxpayer funded attorney's office, have boarded over windows too? Yet even after already committing taxpayer funds but not seeing improvements there, our City leaders are handing them more huge taxpayer funded gifts, aren't they? Doesn't it seem that they like having boarded over windows here? If not, they certainly haven't communicated that to me at all. I'm not just all talk, I am working on a couple of projects. My video stars some of our city leaders. I am confident that many will be interested in seeing both of my projects. It will take some time though, I have been a little busy and am just now catching up on here and Facebook.
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Post by Kyle Mitchell on Mar 30, 2017 16:24:12 GMT -6
So the City is taking you to court for being a nuisance to the City? Bully you out of what rights? You being a nuisance? Or is the City taking legal actions to strongly encourage you to forfeit your rights to your building? No, they are not taking me to court. It seems that their threats were empty ones, and they were just trying to use their taxpayer funded legal team to try to bully me out of using my Constitutional Rights to state my opinions of the jobs they do at their Public Forum. If they were to decide to take their taxpayer funded legal action against me because they don't like what I have to say, I would absolutely be ready to defend myself. There is already quite a documented history of what they have done and allowed. To me, it seems sad how they just attack people for asking for better for their community.
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Post by vol42 on Mar 30, 2017 16:29:31 GMT -6
How lonely and sad ones life must be to have so much time to devote to thinking and complaining about the City that one only occasionally resides in. Speaking of little b!tchy Mitchy's corner, I wonder when the tickets will start piling up for not having fixed the long broken street level window. That and the long abandoned displays of junk in the windows is an eyesore. It's a shame when there are those who take pride in their property and others who don't, resulting in lower property values. But, some talk and talk and talk and talk the talk, while others actually walk the walk. I have already been in conversation with our City leaders regarding my windows, but we will have more, that I am confident of. I have a video and art project in the works concerning the broken windows. The City caused more of that damage while conducting their unannounced and unwarranted forced entry, search and inspection of my building by their building officials. I was ready to replace the window busted out by the "Drunk on a Bike" just before the City did their extra damage. That was several months ago. They didn't provide any citations at the time of their unannounced an unwarranted building inspection and I have received nothing by mail from them. They have not even responded to my phone or email communications asking questions about the windows. Didn't the City keep their downtown building with many boarded over windows for many, many years? Doesn't the Northpoint Shopping Center, where they had our City Hall and next to their taxpayer funded attorney's office, have boarded over windows too? Yet even after already committing taxpayer funds but not seeing improvements there, our City leaders are handing them more huge taxpayer funded gifts, aren't they? Doesn't it seem that they like having boarded over windows here? If not, they certainly haven't communicated that to me at all. I'm not just all talk, I am working on a couple of projects. My video stars some of our city leaders. I am confident that many will be interested in seeing both of my projects. It will take some time though, I have been a little busy and am just now catching up on here and Facebook. Are they aware they are the stars of your video?
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Post by Kyle Mitchell on Mar 31, 2017 4:27:50 GMT -6
I have already been in conversation with our City leaders regarding my windows, but we will have more, that I am confident of. I have a video and art project in the works concerning the broken windows. The City caused more of that damage while conducting their unannounced and unwarranted forced entry, search and inspection of my building by their building officials. I was ready to replace the window busted out by the "Drunk on a Bike" just before the City did their extra damage. That was several months ago. They didn't provide any citations at the time of their unannounced an unwarranted building inspection and I have received nothing by mail from them. They have not even responded to my phone or email communications asking questions about the windows. Didn't the City keep their downtown building with many boarded over windows for many, many years? Doesn't the Northpoint Shopping Center, where they had our City Hall and next to their taxpayer funded attorney's office, have boarded over windows too? Yet even after already committing taxpayer funds but not seeing improvements there, our City leaders are handing them more huge taxpayer funded gifts, aren't they? Doesn't it seem that they like having boarded over windows here? If not, they certainly haven't communicated that to me at all. I'm not just all talk, I am working on a couple of projects. My video stars some of our city leaders. I am confident that many will be interested in seeing both of my projects. It will take some time though, I have been a little busy and am just now catching up on here and Facebook. Are they aware they are the stars of your video? Why? Should it make a difference as to how our leaders do the jobs that we pay them for, if they are being recorded or if they think the taxpayers can't see what they are doing? In today's society, wouldn't our City leaders seem pretty silly if they had some expectations of privacy when they are in public doing their public jobs? It's not like I have video of them sitting on the toilet taking a crap, just doing the jobs that we (people who live within City limits) pay them to do. Do you really think it makes a difference if they are aware or not?
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Post by Kyle Mitchell on Mar 31, 2017 4:41:11 GMT -6
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Post by vol42 on Mar 31, 2017 5:04:42 GMT -6
Because it clearly happened IN Ottawa, of course Ottawa PD got them. Im sure theres been instances of the opposite happening.
And nice dig with the (people who live within City Limits)
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Post by vol42 on Mar 31, 2017 5:14:58 GMT -6
Is it legal to video record someone without their consent? I've heard of eavesdropping laws, but IDK about actually video recording.
And is it said people while acting as a city official or just in general?
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Post by Kyle Mitchell on Mar 31, 2017 5:20:18 GMT -6
Because it clearly happened IN Ottawa, of course Ottawa PD got them. Im sure theres been instances of the opposite happening. And nice dig with the (people who live within City Limits) Yes, "it" happened in Ottawa and they are issuing consequences. You don't expect everyone to believe that the heroin dealer from Streator has been too ethical to sell his poison in the community he chooses to live in, do you? Why do you suppose the heroin dealer chooses to live in Streator?
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Post by Kyle Mitchell on Mar 31, 2017 5:32:53 GMT -6
Is it legal to video record someone without their consent? I've heard of eavesdropping laws, but IDK about actually video recording. And is it said people while acting as a city official or just in general? Haven't Illinois eavesdropping laws been ruled unconstitutional? Do you think that even if you were a resident within city limits that you would remember giving the City of Streator consent to video record you when you (or anyone) may try to enjoy a picnic (or sell drugs) in our City Park? No, I don't believe it is illegal to video record those who we pay to provide services for us and will happily defend my Constitutional Right to produce such a video while making my statement against the way they do things and treat people, should they decide to challenge the legality of it. Other than that, you'll just have to wait for the details of it. I will be sure to post it here (and/or facebook if the sensors here don't allow it because of who it is that provided the information).
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Post by Kyle Mitchell on Mar 31, 2017 6:52:14 GMT -6
Speaking of little b!tchy Mitchy's corner, I wonder when the tickets will start piling up for not having fixed the long broken street level window. That and the long abandoned displays of junk in the windows is an eyesore. It's a shame when there are those who take pride in their property and others who don't, resulting in lower property values. But, some talk and talk and talk and talk the talk, while others actually walk the walk. Since you seem to claim that they are going to start issuing citations, I just sent a new FOIA request for any new information they may have regarding my property to try to make sure that they aren't conducting another one of their behind closed doors trials convicting me of something without even letting me know, like Willy informed us they do. Below is an email that I had sent to the City back in October, before their unannounced unwarranted forced entry search and inspection of my property where they damaged more windows. Don't you think this would have been a prime opportunity for them to inform me if their allowing others to have boarded over windows for years and years actually violates their laws? Yes, I walk the walk. I am invested in our downtown and don't just go talking behind our leaders back (like they do others), but try to make sure that they are well informed of the problems that I have with the jobs that I pay them to do and that can only be solved by them. If they have some problem with my having to have boarded over windows, don't you think that maybe they should have the guts to at least respond to my emails or phone message wanting more information? Is there really any sense in spending the money to replace the expensive windows when drunks riding bikes on our sidewalks are just allowed to smash them out and leave the scene without facing any consequences and our City leaders bust them for their unannounced, unwarranted searches and inspections of my residence? It's not like anyone was wanting to lease the storefront (or many others here) when the windows weren't boarded over. My son invested a lot and worked hard trying to have a viable business in my building. However, while trying to earn the trust and respect of the community, our City leaders very publicly and falsely declared him an "illegal" resident to be newspaper headlines. Then our City Manager said that he would read our laws, but they just refused to ever even acknowledge that they were indeed wrong and that Accessory Use did cover our residency. They stopped him from being able to display merchandise outside for years years while dragging their feet on changing the ridiculous ordinance, as they allowed other Main street businesses to routinely display mums, carpet remnants, and other merchandise. Other businesses participated in annual sidewalk sales without Special Use Permits, but my son was excluded by threats of citations from our City. They clearly wanted my son out of business and my building empty, isn't that very clear? Attention City of Streator Officials,
Perhaps you already know that on September 2nd, a large window was smashed on my building and is now boarded over.
This morning a poster going by the username harleyrk, on Streator Online reference the boarded over window as "excessive flammable materials".
As you also probably already know there are and have been many boarded over windows in Streator for a long time, including but not limited to the City's many years of keeping their property at 220 E. Main Street with boarded over windows, many years of boarded over windows at the Northpoint Shopping Center very close to the current City Hall, and the Majestic Theatre being boarded over for years.
Because I have not heard any comments of "excessive flammable materials" referring to these other locations, I can not help but view these comments as a threat or at the very least a suggestion of arson at my property.
Considering the excessive number of unsolved arson crimes in Streator with the City claiming multiple offenders, I ask that this threat/suggestion of arson of my property that creates a serious concern for the safety of my family and property be thoroughly investigated.
As you should also know, SPD has become unresponsive to my requests for proper enforcement of our laws and has been attempting to hide information from me.
After my complaint of their filing a very incomplete and false report of a theft, SPD has attempted to hide a later report from me. An attorney from the SAO did however show me a portion of that new report that remains false. In my complaint, I pointed out that I did not just take the stolen property back, but was forced to take it back by the angry demands of Officer Pesavento. As you should know, not complying with the demands of an officer of the law is illegal and people have been being killed across our country for not complying with orders from law enforcement. I find their continuing to report that I just "took" the stolen property back to be nothing but a lie.
On the night of the smashed window incident, the responding officer told me that the video records of what happened would be recovered and I would be contacted by SPD, however here several weeks later I am still waiting. I had inquired of the officer about the perpetrator being intoxicated but he did not indicate so. After the officer left, a witness told me that he indeed had told the officer that the perpetrator was "pretty well intoxicated". Since SPD withheld that information from me and has not contacted me about the video evidence, I have to wonder what the video shows that they are also withholding.
I have filed FOIA requests for more information, but am still awaiting that.
Please consider this email as my written request that these incidents (the theft, the falsification of the theft report, the hiding of the theft report, the window smashing, the hiding of the information regarding the window smashing, and the threat/suggestion of arson) be properly investigated.
Please also consider this email my notification to you that I will no longer just accept the lack of proper enforcement of our laws that I feel continues to hurt our community.
Thank You, Kyle Mitchell 110 N. Vermillion St. Streator, Il (602)810-4308
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Post by OutlawwithaSnipeSniper on Mar 31, 2017 7:17:38 GMT -6
Kyle, I really don't want to dig into this, but I gotta.
You made a statement that the City forced open your building without giving you the option of opening it for them to do an "Inspection".
Can you tell us who exactly did this and the timeline of correspondence between the request for Inspection and the actual event?
I have to tell you, we went through the same process as I do believe all Commercial properties did when the new Chief came to town. I find it hard to believe that our experience with them is so radically different than what you describe. I also find it incredible that a chief who came forma bigger city would trample all over your rights........... And assuming they did just that, you being the only one? I know several Commercial business owners who don't occupy their buildings, and none of them were broken into for the "Inspection".
Fair , open and honest here, if this happened the way you describe it, someone should be fired and you made whole........... So, how about it, care to lay it out in a cogent, timelined fashion?
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Post by teddybear23 on Mar 31, 2017 7:40:30 GMT -6
If you give some one an inch, they will take a mile.
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Post by Kyle Mitchell on Apr 6, 2017 9:08:14 GMT -6
I think he got the message.............. He is free to post here, just not troll. Hey LACKOFF ( Rhymes with ), I didn't THINK anything, they ARE banned for virtually EVERYONE in Streator. YOU exploited a loophole and were able to own them, and I applaud you for that. I am telling you quit coming on here and starting sh!t just to be difficult, even you are not that STUPID to really believe that the city of Streator can make a law banning the SALE of legal products. Now I have given you quite a wide berth in respect of your First Amendment rights, not that it is REQUIRED, but I happen to believe in them. Since I am apparently one of the 1.3342 people who think you have a right to post here, you REALLY need to pay attention to your apparent TROLL posting style. Unless you just don't care, then, let's rock. sniper, please bear with me while I try to figure this out. Isn't a troll someone exploiting their internet anonymity attempting to receive an emotional response from others by posting extraneous, inflammatory, and abusive comments? Hasn't that been going on for many years and still done by many of the people here who just don't like what I talk about? You aren't singling me out because you just don't like what I say, are you? Since chickens and products for chickens are probably a much bigger part of the Big R's bottom line than V-belts, my comments didn't seem to be out of line with the thread. My comments were not intended to anger anyone or start drama, but to hopefully make more people aware of not only the negative impacts on the new business banning chickens could create, but also what a positive impact allowing residents the rights to have a few harmless laying hens could also create for the new business. I already listed many supplies needed from a farm supply store to support hens, and someone listed some animals Peru sells. I was just by Rural King a few days ago to see that they also have pre-built hen houses and chicken coups. For what they are getting for those, I'm pretty sure they have much more of a margin on them than selling a few chicks. Doesn't it seem that allowing a few harmless laying hens could make their sales more robust and their business here more viable? I really wasn't trying to start any drama, just trying to have a civil conversation about the negatives of our City's restrictions and the positives that could come from them not being so restrictive. When others post about wanting to have pissing parties and pissing contests in our streets, do you think they were sincere, or were they just trolling and looking for an emotional response? Lackoff (rhymes with)? Was there some good reason for that extraneous and inflammatory comment, or was it just to try to get an emotional response from me? I'm just trying to figure it out because there seems to be some type of double standard here. Calling me STUPID because you don't think they can ban animals? Would you please explain it to me or were you just trying to create drama? Here's our current ordinance: “No swine shall be kept in the city. Horses and other farm animals shall not be kept in any residential zones.”Will Big R have one of their Piggy Sales in Streator as promoted on this facebook page or is that only for communities that do not ban the sale of legal products? www.facebook.com/events/1120300831386374/ Are pigs a “legal product” to sell in Streator, even though they are not allowed in the City? Is there anything other than the City's ordinance that I posted that makes pigs not be a legal product to sell? How could they possibly sell a legal product that is not allowed in the City? Couldn't our Council change the wording of the ordinance to say “No swine or fowl shall be kept in City limits”, with a simple vote and signature on their new ordinance? Wouldn't that then make laying hens an illegal product to sell? I just so happen to have a copy of just such an ordinance already drafted by the City of Streator ready for a quick Council vote and signature form the Mayor to make it illegal to have fowl in City limits, that I believe would make chickens an illegal product to sell here. Isn't it rather difficult to sell a product that they can't keep here? As they have shown many times in the past, tour leaders can pass their ordinances quickly and quietly with it being too late before the public even has a chance to comment about it. Loophole? Isn't a loophole an ambiguity or inadequacy in a law? That ordinance doesn't seem very ambiguous or inadequate, does it? It seems very clear to me where each type of animal is allowed and not allowed. Is it inadequate? Are you saying that it should have already banned laying hens in commercial zones too? Because I had hens in an area where the law clearly did not make them illegal, do you really think I exploited a loophole or just followed our laws? By your standards, wouldn't having an animal that the law doesn't make illegal (such as a dog) also be exploiting a loophole? Was I really exploiting a loophole, or were you just trying to make it seem as though I had exploited something looking for an emotional response? I have tried to talk to the Council about chickens several times, but they made it very clear how dead set they are against allowing laying hens being seen as acceptable in our community and how they don't want to hear from the public on the matter. They will do what they want to do, regardless of what the public may want is what I have generally seen. You can clam to believe in free Speech, but when you threaten banning people because you consider their having a different view as being trolling, aren't you restricting Free Speech, by intimidating people out of posting their points related to the conversation, making it just one sided? Can others really say that they don't think the City will ban chickens in commercial zones, but I can't talk about the copy of their already prepared ordinance that seems to do just that, because you think it is trolling? Will you also be stopping all the other people here who troll here too?
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