This Wednesday, the Thornton Township building was closed amid an ongoing dispute between board members and Supervisor Tiffany Henyard. Henyard has announced that she will take legal action against the absentee trustees following weeks of infighting and the boycott by two trustees. When asked whether the building’s closure was related to insurance issues, Tiffany replied, “Yes, that is true,” Henyard said. “The fact is the board of trustees, Carmen Carlisle and Chris Gonzalez, did not come to any board meetings for 60 days, causing us not to have insurance.”
Henyard verified to ABC7 that protocols established during the COVID shutdown are currently in effect, enabling township employees to work remotely to prevent layoffs following a conflict between Henyard and the two consistently absent members of the Thornton Township board, Carmen Carlisle and Chris Gonzalez. The trustees claim they are boycotting to stop Henyard from appointing a trustee who would be the tie-breaking vote. Henyard argues that the two could obstruct this if they participated in the meetings. Numerous services continue to be unavailable since the township lacks liability insurance and is unable to cover its expenses or impose taxes due to a deadlocked board. Residents of Thornton Township expressed their concerns about the closures on Wednesday morning.
