Winfield Village President Deborah Birutis is following closely in the foot steps of her failed predecessor, former Village President Rudy Czech. In a very short time, Winfield has had its’ share of poor and out-of-touch village presidents, each one shared one strong common trait– they were abandoned, chewed up and spit out. Mr. Czech unwisely detoured around the exit ramp and ran for a second-term – Only to be shoved into oncoming traffic by his former supporters, Winfield United.
Deborah Birutis is failing, and not just here or there, she’s failing everywhere, downtown redevelopment, new revenue sources, road and infrastructure improvements, rebuilding fund balances, maintaining a working partnership with critical stakeholders in the village, and most importantly, in forging connections within the community. Birutis is failing because fundamentally she is neither smart nor articulate; her intellectual dishonesty is evident by its audacity and lack of shame.
She has a self-narrative, much of it fabricated, cleverly disguised and written by Winfield United. She doesn’t have the personality which draws upon the rest of us or resonates in a positive endearing way with the majority of the residents.
It’s not so much she’s untaught in the field of economics, is politically challenged and woefully small minded for the task at hand–all contributory of course. Ms. Birutis’ profile is fuzzy and devoid of content. Moreover, she doesn’t command the respect of the residents and is firmly entrenched with Winfield United’s damaging ideology. Her notion of what direction the community should follow is illogical and just doesn’t add up. Her descriptions of Winfield do not make sense and do not correspond with the realities the town is facing.
In the meantime, a much different picture of Ms. Birutis has emerged from the one Winfield United passed around prior to the 2009 election. She’s indifferent and hostile to the development community, alienated the police department, she has offended DuPage County, deceived the residents about the financial state of the village and ignored entire groups of residents all to serve Winfield United, which is acting on its’ own for its’ own power.
Ms. Birutis’ lack of financial competence was predicted and it now has put the community into a deep hole. Ms. Birutis’ agenda undermines the very confidences that will be essential to restoring economic growth in Winfield. We are hostage to Ms. Birutis’ ideologue that wants to push the Winfield United agenda instead of being committed to protecting the vested interests of the residents.
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