What's good for the goose...

At last Monday night's Village Board meeting, Trustee Lisa Stone again ridiculed members of the Board and Village Board President Elliott Hartstein about what she thinks are excessive rules in the village.

In fact, at one point she indicated that those who may have violated any of the village rules be exonerated. She has previously voiced objection to rules put into place by the Village Board -- even though she voted for them.

There's more than a little irony here -- it's a flip-flop in positioning.

This is the same Lisa Stone who on March 1 indicated to village staff a need for more rules and enforcement.

This flip came as a result of a complaint sent to Stone about traffic problems near Stevenson High School. The resident indicated that the drop off and pick-up of students before and after school poses traffic problems,

In an email obtained via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regarding a letter from a resident who lives in the Tenerife subdivision across from Stevenson High School, Stone tells staff that: "...While enforcement is great, sometimes just having the signs and rules will dissuade many people from breaking the law. An occasional enforcement also affirms our village rules. Lack of ability to enforce is not a reason to not set the rules..."

This is the same Lisa Stone who, as noted, thinks there are too many rules when they appear to work against here, but if she needs rules to make her "look good" in the eyes of a resident, the by golly, let's slap another rule on the book and let's make sure the police are there to enforce them.

Interesting -- let's have the police enforce more rules and laws to please Miz Stone, but when the Village Board President wants rules enforced, she runs the red light, disobeys the speed limit and then cries foul.

What has run afoul here is the lack of a single standard. Instead, it appears that Stone wants her cake and eat it too and does not care how it is regurgitated on the village board, staff or residents.

It's another case of Stone using village time and resources to further her cause -- whatever it may be.

The reality is this -- what's good for the goose is good for the gander. Maybe she does not recall the conversation or email -- that would be too convenient.

What she needs to recall is that there are rules, regulations and laws in place by the village. Yes, to some they maybe extreme.

But through it all, it's equal justice for all.

This isn't Old Country Buffet, you don't pick only the ones you like.

(c) 2010