Nixon Had Tapes Too

At the September 26, 2011, Village Board meeting, President Robert Abboud declared that the Village would not enforce its cease and desist order and would not collect any fines relating to the unlawful commercial horse boarding that was conducted at Oakwood Farm.  The Observer has asked residents to consider whether, in trying to justify his appeasement of Oakwood, Bob Abboud has been truthful (See Is Bob Abboud a Liar?  You Decide.).

During that same meeting, Abboud committed to releasing the confidential executive session recordings and minutes discussing the Oakwood dispute and litigation, and to do so in time for the October board meeting.  The tape recordings should shed some needed light on what exactly happened to cause Abboud to flip from arguing in court that Oakwood was an “unlawful” commercial operation, to saying publicly now that Oakwood was never in radical violation of the Village Code and character.

So, in a few short weeks, we may have more evidence on which to answer that curious question, buried in these audio recordings dating back to 2008 when the original dispute began.  Now that the courts have rendered their conclusions on the Oakwood litigation, this recorded information should be released publicly in the original form(s).

We’ll soon know if Abboud honors his promise by releasing the secret session recordings and minutes, but he’s been prone to changing his mind lately.  Once again, we fear the worst.

     – The Observer