Updated: 11 BID Board Members Resign in Wake of Controversy
Almost all of the Waukesha Business Improvement District Board of Directors will need to be replaced as 11 of its members resign after former executive director's accusations of harassment and bullying.
Eleven members of the 13-member Waukesha Business Improvement District Board of Directors have stepped down from their leadership roles as accusations of bullying, harassment and ineffective communication styles came from its executive director, who left her position earlier this month. The only board members remaining are Bill Huelsman and Natalie Walters, said Mayor Jeff Scrima. As a result of the resignations, a move by Alderman Eric Payne and Alderwoman Kathleen Cummings to replace the entire BID board was removed from the agenda of Tuesday's Common Council meeting. Dozens of downtown stakeholders spoke at the beginning of that meeting — with some urging the council to replace the BID leadership and others vehemently denyings …
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Don Smartt
7:31 pm on Sunday, September 23, 2012
Wow! Witnessing the damage being done to all involved....is a potent reminder to one who works daily in the vineyards promoting and nuturing the 'good news' about downtowns that a community that fails to find the right balance between those who live in downtown (something many communities strive for and fail to achieve) and those who require a return on the investment they have made in the … more ›