Look at you Rick! All Grown Up – Writing For Yourself On Facebook! – Part #1

I guess Rick Biagi’s finally grown up and wants to share his fantasy's with his friends on the internet; and on Facebook no less! 

Here: Link to Rick’s Facebook site!

It’s a hoot!

Here’s a guy who’s gone from leader to whiner in only four years!

Now, this transformation didn’t come on to him suddenly.  One could see the metamorphous happening for over the last two years.  First with the Senior Center; later with the Grodsky/Vile Data-dump matter.

Unfortunately for Park Ridge Senior Center members, the change didn’t happen to him alone. 

Based upon recently received campaign literature, Mr. Hunst and Mr. Brandt have also been infected.

To go from potential strong civic leader to pathetic little  politician in such a short time, is to my mind, astounding. 

Rick’s Facebook Page

I went to Rick’s Facebook page and was sorely disappointed.

Where’s the Rick I expected; a man who touts his “accomplishment’s”, first as three-year Vice President Park Ridge Park District Board of Commissioners and then as it’s latest President?  That Rick wasn’t there, or at least not much of him. 

Of course, in order to tout ones accomplishments, one first has to have real accomplishment's to tout.

Instead of focusing on the positive, Rick, like his two election teammates, has chosen to go negative; has chosen to return to telling a unsubstantiated and discredited story of pre-2011 Senior Center toilet denial.  One brave senior two years ago called it a lie, if recall!

Sticks and stones can break my bones but names can never hurt me!

I’ve always found that statement to be true, especially for those who are confident of who they are, and what they’re about.

Park Board incumbent candidate (politician) Biagi has a problem with upset citizens referring to him (and Ms. Wynn-Ryan)as: “delusional”, “spineless” and an “intellectual cripple”.

I would like to add five additional words to describe Board President Biagi:

FORTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD WHINER!

And Rick should know, no one likes a whiner; especially whining local politicians who use their families as pawns to tell unsubstantiated stories about alleged toilet-denial by old people.

What does Mr Biagi now have to say about those seniors and their supporters?

From Rick Biagi’s Facebook Page 

Mr. Biagi writes:

“My colleagues and I on the Park Board (as well as our family members) have been subject to some rather vicious attacks over the past two years by members of the special interest group behind the Senior Center litigation. I’ve personally been called “delusional”, “spineless” and an “intellectual cripple” by these very people. My wife Sue and I were called liars at an open Board meeting because we... dared to share a story about being refused entrance to the Senior Center when one of our small children needed to use the bathroom while playing in the adjacent playground. But my favorite was when I was told, to my face, that my actions as a Commissioner involving the Senior Center caused a number of seniors to become so depressed that they were contemplating suicide. Click ‘Like’ if you want to bring civility back to the Senior Center and the Park District.”

Rick went on to write:

“It's really wonderful to have to explain to my five young children why people are saying that their Daddy is doing things that make people want to kill themselves. That's a conversation every parent loves to have.” And: “Thanks Ben - it is just amazing to me that neighbors in our town can spout such hatred and venom.”

For the record, I have asked Mr. Biagi twice to come to this forum to discuss those Park Board actions under Biagi/Wynn-Ryan  leadership. 

To date he’s refused!

Since Mr. Biagi, Mr. Brandt and Mr. Hunst chose to regurgitate their sordid tale, I now find myself reluctantly having to discuss this trash in detail; and of course, I’ll display the documented facts as I’ve found them as I have in the past. 

One last thing: the local politicians I’ve known over the years would never knowing place their wives and children in a position of ridicule or potential embarrassment for political gain. 

Why Rick and his friends continue to do so is beyond my understanding!

Mr. Biagi brought his family into this mess by telling and repeating his allegation, and I suggest, he alone bears all responsibility for any negativity experienced by his wife and/or his children.

No documents exist.

Mr. Biagi, Mr. Hunst, Mr. Brandt as well as VP & former President Mary Wynn-Ryan and their minions, continue to insist that pre-2011 Senior Center toilet denial occurred; and base their story on their allegations of mothers of children with “wet pants”, and that these same allegers were denied free and unfettered access to the 100 S. Western building.

Folks, PRPD Board says no records of toilet denial exist!  Would Maryanne Lucarz break the law and lie? Not on your life!

FOIA 110909-001

Email Summary

Freedom of Information Request Requested Information “Please provide copies of all citizen generated formal complaint documents associated with the use of Park Ridge Senior Center bathrooms between 01/01/2005 through 09/01/2011.” Maryanne Lucarz Response “The citizen complaints in regards to the Senior Center bathrooms were oral complaints, there are no written copies to provide.” My Response “Is there a written list containing the names of those citizens who issued "oral complaints" relative to this issue? If so, I will be glad to FOIA that list should you wish.” Maryanne Lucarz Response “There is no list of names.”

Biagi Responds

In response to my first publishing this information on September 15, 2011 in Restroom-gate continued – Park Ridge Park District says NO lists of formal complaints of complainers exist, Mr. Bisgi wrote the following:

“Mr. Butterly:

I read some of your recent blog posts asking me to provide specificity to my accusations of personal attacks on myself and my family. You also insisted in one of your posts that you did not engage in any such activity. I beg to differ with you as your September 15, 2011 post shows that you question my (and by implication my wife’s) truthfulness: ‘Gee Ms. Wynn-Ryan! Gee Mr. Biagi! Where’s the proof to your story? Don’t even tell us it was a family member, as someone near the Board recently suggested. Have you no shame? My research went back as far as 01/01/2005. Surely, an issue this important, and one used repeatedly as a reason for your current actions, would have generated one official report or the name of one citizen offended!’ I fail to see how the existence of a report to the Executive Director or Superintendent of Recreation is dispositive of the fact that my wife was turned away twice by people in the Senior Center when attempting to use the bathroom for one of my five young children. Moreover, the fact that I was told of identical stories by a number of PR parents at various sporting events also has no bearing whatsoever on whether a report was filed. In point of fact, each of these people, including my wife, knew that they were informing an elected official of the Park District and fully anticipated that I would bring such issue to the attention of staff…no written report is needed. If you circle back to some video transcripts from prior Board meetings I am almost certain that I mentioned the issue in public session before the entire Board. You, however, are not the only person that referred to me as a liar or questioned the veracity of my statements. In fact, Barb Ignolia referred to me and Mary Wynn-Ryan as “liars” and that “we should be ashamed of ourselves” at a recent Board meeting. I also believe that Helen Roppel and Millie O’Brien engaged in similar discourse in their various posts to your blog, PRU and to the local papers. If you would like to discuss this matter in more detail, I would be happy to talk with you by phone or in person. In fact, it might be worthwhile for you to appear at a Board meeting where you can address the Board en banc. However, I will not engage in further discussion of this topic on your blog where “anonymous” posters can continue to disparage my credibility and character and/or that of my family under the shroud of anonymity.”

End part #1

Of course, it’s just my opinion.