Comment on Algonquin Township trustees reject road district's request to transfer money for legal fees

The Algonquin Township Board unanimously rejected Highway Commissioner Andrew Gasser's request to transfer $8,000 into his $150,000 legal fund to allow the road district to pay a $40,000 lawsuit settlement without going over budget. Trustees berated the road commissioner for agreeing to settlement terms one official characterized as "dubious". "Commissioner Gasser was well aware of his self-imposed and board-approved budget at the time this proposed settlement was drafted," Trustee Rachael Lawrence said.