Mayor William Chesen on 9.23.2009 appointed his cronies Larry Magee and Sturg Taggart to fill the seats of the elected Alderpersons he has “suspended.” The Mayor claims he has an agreement that these persons will serve in this capacity for a maximum of 90 days and they will not run for those positions if a [...]

Mayor Chesen  will make another try at turning the losers into winners on 9.23.2009 at another special council meeting at 2:00pm in the afternoon. The agenda is similar as Monday’s aborted meeting except on this agenda the Mayor lists who he wants to “temporary” appoint. He wants to appoint Larry Magee  who lost to Penny [...]

In a last ditch effort to get out of this FUBAR before a court hearing tomorrow on his political maneuvers, Mayor William Chesen tries to hold a special council meeting at 2:00 pm on 9.21.2009. At the meeting ( it was not a council meeting due to lack of quorum) the mayor puts on the [...]

“I think you’re well aware everything we are dealing with is unprecedented.”stated Kyle Gulya of van Briesen & Roper. Mr. Gulya was brought into this political fight when City Attorney Dan Draper wisely decided to relinquish his seat with regard to suspension and quorum matters in Mayor Chesen’s latest maneuver to get even with his [...]

Mayor Chesen’s plans to appoint replacements for the suspended Aldermen on 9.14.2009 at 5:30pm.at city council chambers in the city of Lake Geneva. These persons, who he hand picks, will then decide if the fate of his political opponents he has  been at odds with the past year. The appointments are: Larry Magee former alderman, [...]

Like something out of a South American country, Lake Geneva Mayor William Chesen “suspends” all his political opposition from elected office. He does so on various “verified charges” that he alone “verifies”. On the eve of 9.11 Mayor Chesen serves “suspension” notices to Aldermen Penny Roehrer, Arleen Krohn, Thomas Spellman, and Mary Jo Fesenmaier. He [...]

On 8.24.2009 Lake Geneva Wisconsin’s Mayor, William Chesen’s plan to game the system and get his buddy, and the former Mayor Shelly Shepstone a seat on the city council blew up in his face like a fourth of July firecracker. Alderman Gary Dunhan, from the first district, decided to vacate his seat which he was [...]