Some political musical chairs in the Heights

September 1, 2009
By Billy Dennis

This sounds like potential fodder for PH Pundit:

To Trustee Scott Owen, losing the chairmanship of the Peoria Heights Village Board’s ambulance committee looked, felt and smelled like a quick demotion just three months into his first term.

Worse, it felt like a demotion rooted in retribution.

To Mayor Mark Allen, moving Owen to another committee, a new one he created for the situation, was simply his effort at making peace and finding a better fit for the rookie trustee.

Their opinions of the matter could not be further apart.

Speaking of the Heights, they’ve got an officer out there who, according to a young lady I know, kept getting stopped by the same Peoria Heights police officer. Despite multiple traffic stops, she never got a ticket once. The problem was solved when she moved out of the heights.

I think there are several situations they need to examine in Peoria Heights.

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3 Responses to “ Some political musical chairs in the Heights ”

  1. wind trader on September 1, 2009 at 11:16 pm

    Mark Allen is dictatorial. If you don’t agree he runs roughshod over you. Scott Owen is not the puppet Allen thought he would be when he recruited him to run.

    • torque run on September 4, 2009 at 2:33 am

      That’s odd. I hear that Scott Owen is becoming a puppet of Earl Carter and Andrea Pendleton.

  2. Neal on September 2, 2009 at 4:12 pm

    It must be in the water because my wife (not at the time) had a policeman trail her nearly everyday he worked. No fear tho, he’s a peoria cop now!