Seems some people are trying to cover their asses;

What does all this mean? Well, it means that after receiving the May 6 email, Alderman Kooiker and Alderman Weifenbach went to the mayor and insisted on a real investigation, which we now know has resulted in Fish Garbage Service facing a civil lawsuit, significant security changes at the landfill, an employee who has been dismissed, and an on-going criminial investigation of the entire matter with the investigation going back seven years (statute of limitations), indicating that the situation at the landfill had been going on for many years and costing the citizens of Rapid City many dollars.

When Alderman Weifenbach asked about the problem years prior, he did not have an email evidence trail. And, so when he was told there was nothing going on at the landfill, he had no evidence other than his word that he brought it up. Enter Alderman Sam Kooiker who hears from a different source and makes the email inquiry.

This, of course, makes the public works director and the mayor look very bad, since this has been going on under their noses for years. And, they chose to do a half fast investigation by asking the (now fired) employee if he was a crook, and took his word for it when he said “nope.”

2 Thoughts on “More on the Sam Kooiker censure (H/T – Fleming)

  1. Plaintiff Guy on February 20, 2010 at 11:24 am said:

    Still, RC politicians are less criminal than SF mayor. I’d not be surprised if there wasn’t an FBI investigation asking where he spent 330 million of strongbox mayor power. Makes Blogonovich look like a saint. Councilors were asleep on their watch. Should have been a trump-like ‘You’re Fired’ recall years ago.

  2. Just talked to Hos who is out in RC for business, she said the Journal is all over this story. They basically said Kooiker has been ‘martyred’ I have a feeling heads are going to roll on this one.

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