By Josh Sigler
WABASH COUNTY, Ind. – MSD of Wabash County board member Gary Fadil caused a stir amongst board members by calling for a motion that was not on the regular agenda during the Tuesday, Oct. 9 meeting.
Fadil stated that, after receiving the results of the study by Dr. Steve Yager, it was his opinion that the board move forward on a pair of directives from those interviewed in the study.
First, Fadil saw a clear directive that those surveyed wanted to see more opportunities for the children.
Fadil then made a motion to revisit Phase II of the study commissioned by the Community Foundation of Wabash County.
“It’s a free one – you’ve already spent $22,000 for the last opinion survey,” Fadil said. “We’ve paid for what it was going to do to our taxes, and I’d like us to take one more step forward and go back and revisit.”
Member Todd Topliff agreed with Fadil’s direction, but the other three members voted no.
Chairman Kevin Bowman said he was blindsided by Fadil’s action, although superintendent Mike Keaffaber seemed to have prior knowledge that Fadil was going to bring forth the motion.
Bowman cited personal reasons that needed his immediate attention for not proceeding with discussion on Fadil’s motion, and members Matt Driscoll and Todd Dazey voted no alongside Bowman.
Dazey also brought it to the board’s attention that the agenda Tuesday night did not allow for open public comment. Due to board policy, the board had been doing so in error, but Dazey asked Keaffaber to bring to the board an amended policy that would allow for the status quo to remain.