Riverside School District Welcomes New Board Member
By Brian Massie
Originally posted on Lobbyists for Citizens
Lake County Probate Court Judge Mark Bartolotta selects Dennis L. Keeney to fill the vacant position on the Riverside School District Board.
A seat on the Lake County Riverside School Board became available when Jennifer Harden decided to resign her long held position. This created quite a controversy when the four remaining Board members could not agree on a replacement. A long list of candidates was reduced to four, and Judge Bartolotta, as required by law, had to step in and decide.
The Judge, in our opinion, made the right decision when he selected Keeney. This selection will swing the balance of power on the Board. The left-leaning duo of Belinda Grassi and Lori Krenisky can now be relegated to placeholders and will no longer dictate the direction of the school district. Ms. Grassi’s statement of “it doesn’t matter what Fishel wants, we have the majority” is no longer accurate.
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