Monterey Bay Contractor Gets Stuck In City Hall Muck

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Wow. Will the scandals and cover-ups at Janesville city hall ever come to an end?

New revelations about interactions between a contractor and city officials regarding restoration work in Monterey Bay show a carefully plodding administration withholding important information with an intent to deceive.

According to FOIA documents gathered by a local Facebook page, The Rock, Janesville officials tried to either plead ignorance or pretend like they're not obligated to offer any information about the levels of toxic contamination they were aware of unless asked, instead hoping a contractor would unwittingly bury under acres and acres of muck first.

The Janesville Gazette editorial predictably attempts to soften the city's responsibility in this disturbing episode by blaming both sides. However, the contractor appears only guilty of seeking more information and additional testing to clear the air.

City officials involved in the cover-up are wasting no time to snuff the scandal out by respinning the storyline while a slew of documents tell a story of indifference in the city's responses to the contractor. Even the Wisconsin DNR, other than washing their hands clean of any responsibility, appears unwilling to commit or disclose any information regarding the Monterey controversy.

As a writer with a strong opinion, I don't want to color the work of the excellent citizen investigative journalism provided by the Rock on this issue. So, I encourage any of my readers who care about Janesville and the pattern of behavior in our local government to visit The Rock Facebook for more information on this extremely important matter.

For those new to this concerning issue, I suggest scrolling down the Rock's Facebook page to at least the Sept. 6th post titled, "The problem in Monterey Bay" and work your way up to bring you up to date.

Read it for yourself. You decide.