No Resolution Yet in KenCom Funding Dispute
New court date set Friday without any public discussion.
The legal battle over how much various local governments pay for KenCom’s 911 dispatch service isn’t over. The parties set a new court date Friday, after about 10 local government representatives and attorneys met for an hour in Kendall County Judge Robert Morrow’s chambers. A hearing on motions, including one that could decide the court case, was postponed until Sept. 23. Attorneys for both sides revealed little as they left the courtroom. “We’re hopeful that it will be resolved,” said KenCom’s attorney, Dallas Ingemunson. In a lawsuit filed in July, Yorkville, Oswego and Plano are arguing that KenCom leaders improperly kicked them out of the shared dispatch service when town leaders refused a new cost-sharing plan. Meanwhile, KenCom …
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George Jones
11:44 am on Saturday, August 27, 2011
This Kendall County Board Member versus Oswego / Yorkville / Plano Elected Officials conrtoversy over KenCom is just the tip of the iceberg. 80% of the current Kendall County Board Members live in rural / unincorporated areas of Kendall County whereas 80% of our county residents reside in northern county tier muncipalities / urban areas. Where were these elected leaders from Oswego, Yorkville, … more ›