Below is a sign in neighboring McHenry County regarding Boone County’s Fire District employees. Needless to say the sign is (correction “was”) outside Stark’s Trucking. Mr. Stark is an appointed trustee for Fire District 2 and his son is a elected member of the Boone County Board.
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Mr. Stark resigns from Fire District #2 Board
Boone County Fire District 2 trustees have have accepted the resignation of fellow trustee Kevin Stark. @rrstar
Go to twitter to see the Fire District #2 acceptance of resignation: https://twitter.com/susanvela/status/968315535606894597
Above is from: http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180227/boone-county-fire-district-trustee-resigns-amid-fallout-over-profane-sign
Boone County Fire Protection trustee resigns over insensitive private sign
By WIFR Newsroom |
Posted: Tue 9:31 AM, Feb 27, 2018 |
BOONE COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) -- A sign posted on private property in McHenry County leads to the resignation of a Boone County Fire Protection trustee.
The sign was displayed outside a McHenry County business owned by Boone County Fire Protection District #2 trustee Kevin Stark. The sign, which was critical of the fire association, contained what many would consider an offensive remark concerning the sexual orientation of the firemen.
"We may or may not have people on this department who may be gay. It's not right to offend them or make fun of anybody", said Frank Perez, a firefighter with the Boone County Fire Protection District #2. "It's certainly not fun to bring the whole department into something like that".
A packed house filled the fire station Monday night with some passionate statements made by Boone county firefighters and the general public.
"This is not behavior that I've ever seen with this fire department, so that is what I think is really disheartening", said Charmain Cornwell, who lives in Boone County. "I mean this is almost an embarrassment to Boone County. I mean this just doesn't need to happen".
By the end of the meeting, Boone County Fire Protection District #2 Board President Jim Marrs read a statement on behalf of the board, saying that they have accepted Stark's resignation.
"The board expressly disavows the language expressed on the sign and in no way does the board agree with the crude and politically incorrect remarks on the sign", said Marrs.
Kevin Stark did not attend Monday night's meeting, instead, his son appeared and spoke on his behalf.
Above is from: http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Boone-County-Fire-Protection-trustee-resigns-over-insensitive-private-sign-475285873.html
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