Opinion Pa Chronicl 1ge9 | Friday, April 18, 201 CLC Trustees’ fine dining hard to swallow In reeent weeks the CLC board of trustees has come under fre, after a “Daily Herald” article reported sis members hud. spend $110,000 on travel and food expenses over Ihe past 180 Years was published in the "Daily Heal.” Bard members deny any ‘wrongdoing and have made f series. of comments ha ‘Suggest they are simply “do- ing their ob." "Taking 2 tok at expense reports for the tastes ale tained by the “Daily Herald through an open records re- ‘quest the cost of lading for these eight trustees over the past nwo yearsat $40,408.81 Should speak fo ise "This sim oF money could buy CLC student's 34 ret hours under the cur rent tuition rates. 1 would pay for 36 people 10 be ull time students) atthe college ‘Contributions (0 this emendous lab come from a numberof says a dowmtosm hotels. in Chi: ap, an act haters ‘According to. MapQuest, the ity ts over an hoa drive from Grayslake. Dav ing home. forthe evening inscad of saving in an ‘overpriced futur’ suite is {bate choi conden the mitecs are not the ones footing the il en members have alo teat reimbored fee over night Says in Lombard, St (Clarkes and Schaumburg "The report als note that another SI5318¢19 Was Sponton airfare and bagzaze fen ante rsecstrveled to moe egal t0 1b for things sich a tent credit exbility and funding ‘While the stdon'sof CLC andapayers of ake Cou iv aprecate these efor they certainly dono appre sete we of he wales fund board members fights cecially when they a downstate co Spring 2 vas the cas for Tse ill “Gain on two spurte > ‘cconting to 9 stad by the Neon Asreation oF Coiege Sores nthe ll Ser of 26.3 tens Spent average of $370 on Shae rere recommeded by Tet Strstor These nmber ob Siounly acute depending pon a sgn couse ad Sah op of herclse Shs bil forthe esa ana bsg es ould purchase «Semesters ‘orth of ecuree mata for a eaens Despite the fet that these ps overall accout fr early a orth of the (i wage of taxpayer finds sever nse e- Hee ta thee presen cfs in achieving ein lobbying fons Neer mind at tho ae Did mami of the al hose sie rsponiity isto lobby on behalf he college "YE eter il ake up Board spending Hece’s wat tax cos sent onthe Cllge of Lake County are were used for over the past Wo yeas, Fighesst5 18.0" eae Smonepefee See yet od $1008:14 Mileage: $7,148, (abs/Shutes Tins: 35701 5¢ ter I Pahing __suaness Tos 1600 Soak S502 ‘__ 51695 ‘wrcomnies S78 by the board on these trips ‘otaed in $10,409.18 ond ning cost. ‘When asked about a specific request to be com: penssied for a receipt for appetizers” trom the Drake Hovel’s Cog, d'Or that cost, faxpiyers S128, Trustee Rich Anderson defended his spending Ea TT a Tra “spend money and I ‘out working’ on behalf the college," Anderson sai "Some of these places a ‘expensive, Should. we ony ‘at at McDonald's" BOARD / page 10