MASON CITY – An out-going city council member in Mason City snubbed an award of recognition from incoming mayor Bill Schickel after she previously made a serious accusation of possible mis-approporation of funds against him.
Prior to the city council meeting held December 19, awards were prepared for presentation to Eric Bookmeyer, Travis Hickey and Janet Solberg for their 8 years of service as mayor and council members, respectively. NIT has learned the plaques “were personally paid for by Bill Schickel” who had been elected mayor in November.
At the end of the December 19 council meeting, Schickel interrupted then-Mayor Eric Bookmeyer in the middle of a sentence – clearly irking the easily-flappable young man – for time to make a “special presentation”. Slapping his right hand down upon the desk in front of him, Bookmeyer responded “please.”
for Travis Hickey:
8 years, 2 garages and
one plaque under his belt.
Schickel, asking his new right-hand man John Lee to join him at the public podium, then presented a plaque to Travis Hickey, thanking him for his “plain talk” as the “accountability councilman”. Meanwhile, Mayor Bookmeyer appeared to wander around aimlessly behind the city staff seated at a nearby table, looking around the room.
To his credit, NIT learned recently that Hickey rarely missed a city council meeting, perhaps missing as few as two meetings over 8 years.
Schickel then presented Bookmeyer with a plaque. As Bookmeyer looked around the room, Schickel gave several accolades to Bookmeyer and said, “the courage of your convictions is to be admired by all of us.” His family then appeared at the council meeting; Bookmeyer said that was the first time they had ever attended a meeting.
The pride of Central Heights.
Councilwoman Janet Solberg was absent from the meeting for undisclosed reasons and was not present to receive her plaque. She had been absent from a number of recent council functions. Schickel took her award with him back to his seat. Solberg, during the recent City elections, had accused Schickel of being involved in the possible mis-appropriation of funds that caused a City neighborhood’s roads to never be paved.
NIT was told Solberg’s plaque “was placed in her box at City Hall.”
14 thoughts on “Janet Solberg snubs plaque from Bill Schickel”
Perhaps he should have deep fried it and covered it in chocolate. She would have taken it in a second!!!!!!!
If any public offical ever had an original idea or plan that was not drilled into their head by a money making scheme and a $$$$ benefit for them by a shyster group or corporation out to fleece the taxpayers I for one would be doubtful – follow the money trail that’s all what the demorats and elected public officials and their non elected base is all about — MORE MONEY MORE MONEY – SCREW THE PRIVATE WORKING CLASS. CROOKS.
You’ve got to be kidding. The republicrooks are the ones stealing everybody else blind, and you know it. Did you somehow miss the entire last session of congress? The republipervs were in charge of the whole thing, and the first thing they did was pass all kinds of laws to steal from us and pay off themselves and their billionaire buddies! Follow the money is right!
your just a lost individual
Typical libraterd, blaming everyone else because he can’t earn a living because he is to lazy to work.
Typical pervert republicrook, can’t figure out that not everybody can afford to buy a job for their deadbeat kids.
So, you admit you are a piss poor parent who can’t support his children. You probably put them all on welfare so everyone else can do your job.
Schickle probably paid for them with the kickbacks he received from Gateway.
Hopefully she will just, disappear.
why wouldn’t she snub the mayor she snubbed all the citizens of ward 4 for 8 years., she refused to return phone calls, answer emails and etc. she wanted in office to take care of things in central heights and didn’t give a shit about the rest of the ward. good ridenence
Matt didn’t pay people for votes! Goes right back to The 2500 Who Vote. Not hard To figure That out.
Solberg Is hideous.
And hickey May have that mission accomplished But He STILL CANT PLAY BASEBALL!
Matt is the biggest hypocrite of all. Especially when he took $30,000.00 of taxpayer money for his project. He couldn’t secure the loan from the bank until the council approved his project. Matt bashed businesses and council for years and then he takes a deal.
I think Matt is jealous because he couldn’t beat Janet and most recently John. Must be a hard pill to swallow.
OH LOOK! HERE COMES A FLOCK OF “whaa-whaa’s”