Contributed Rubber stamp governance – lasting consequences Joel Hoiland, District 3 alderman May 6, 2026 May 6, 2026 Updated May 6, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In just two meetings – April 13 and April 27 – the Lake Geneva Common Council didn’t just make decisions. It established a pattern.kAmp?5 A2EE6C?D[ >@C6 E92? 2?J D:?8=6 G@E6[ 567:?6 E96 7FEFC6 @7 2 4:EJ]k^AmkAm%96 pAC:= af C64@C5 >2<6D E92E A2EE6C? F?>:DE2<23=6] p4C@DD :DDF6 27E6C :DDF6 – A2C<:?8 A@=:4J[ w:==>@@C A=2??:?8[ EC@==6J 56G6=@A>6?E[ =2?5 24BF:D:E:@?[ 2?5 6G6? C@FE:?6 25>:?:DEC2E:G6 >2EE6CD – E96 D2>6 @FE4@>6 C6A62E65 :ED6=7j >@E:@?D 2D<:?8 7@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?[ >@C6 DECF4EFC6[ @C >@C6 7:?2?4:2= 4=2C:EJ H6C6 56762E65 a–d[ H9:=6 E96 >2:? 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