Need to mention the ongoing saga of the town council fights. ----------> http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070107/REPORTS/70107073 <---------------------------- --> search for various people's names at zoominfo.com > View all references > CACHED!! <-- --> http://www.in.gov/pac/advisory/2003/index.html <-- This is the timeline I've figured out so far: Jan. 1, 2001: ??: Elizabeth McCombs elected to the council, Charley Shields loses. ?? http://www.wndu.com/news/headlines/7423196.html Jan 1, 1995: Julia Kuritz joins the Town Council. Jan 1, 1999: Julia Kuritz begins her second term on the Town Council. Oct 10, 2002: Lou Valderas resigns from the Council. Jan. 1, 2003: Dorothy Paul joins the Roseland Town Council, replacing Julia Kuritz. Jan. 1, 2004: David Snyder joins the Roseland Town Council. July 16, 2004: Dorothy Paul and David Snyder marry. Jan. 9, 2004: Michael Swanson appointed town marshal. Jan. 24, 2005: Police execute a search warrant at Roseland Town Hall, investigating conflict of interest allegations against David Snyder Mar 24, 2005: Michael Swanson is arrested and charged with stealing $10,000 in drug money July 20, 2005: The Snyders, using the fact that they constitute a 2-verus-1 majority, vote Dorothy Snyder to replace Charley Shields as president. http://indianalawblog.com/archives/2005/07/ind_government_1.html http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1458074/posts July 21, 2005: Dorothy kicks Pizza King owner Greg Laskowski out of the town council meeting, after which he files a lawsuit against Dorothy and the city. http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070112/News01/701120335 Aug. 6, 2005: Sam McCombs receives 9 citations for various signs in his yard, from "Support Our Troops" to "Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Pray for Us". In response, he filed a lawsuit. The lawsuit was eventually settled. http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070823/News01/708230326/0/Biz May 2, 2006: In a run for the state legislature, Dorothy Snyder loses to Ryan Dvorak http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060430/NEWS07/604300315 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060503/NEWS07/60503078 May 11, 2006: A small brawl started when Kelly Catanzarite refused to be thrown out of the meeting by Dorothy. http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060512/News01/605120320 July 27, 2006: Mike Howell replaces Larry Miller as town marshall. http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060727/News01/60727010/0/NEWS01 Aug. 24, 2006: Louis Krueper arrested http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060909/News01/609090397 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060831/News01/608310403 Aug. 29, 2006: Snyder's property is graffiti'd with "move out" http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060831/News01/608310403 Aug. 31, 2006: A town coincil meeting atendee is arrested for saying "amen". http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060831/News01/60831015 Sep. 30, 2006: Police pay raises are cut, in order to fund a part-time assistant to help David Snyder with zoning issues. http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060930/News01/609300337 Nov. 7, 2006: Elections are held, and Ted Penn wins Dorothy's seat with 85% of the votes. They also reject a ballot measure to increase the size of the council from 3 to 5. http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061108/NEWS07/61107050 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061110/News01/611100378 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061108/NEWS07/61107026 Nov. 10, 2006: Five people are thrown out of the council meeting, 2/3rds of the audience leaves, and Charley Shields leaves with them http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061110/News01/611100378 Jan. 1, 2007: Ted Penn joins the Roseland Town Council, replacing Dorothy. Jan. 5, 2007: Snyder is arrested and charged with intimidation and battery after a physical struggle with Penn in town hall. http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070106/News01/701060338 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070109/News01/70109011 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070110/News01/701100333 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070111/News01/701110374 Jan. 16, 2007: Snyder family removed from the zoning and development commission http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070116/News01/701160336 Jan. 30, 2007: Officer Craig Toner resigns from the police force, after Dorothy ordered him to remove town council member Charley Shields from the meeting. http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060201/News01/602010387/CAT=News01 Feb. 14, 2007: David Snyder's real estate license is suspended, due to missing child-support payments http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070214/News01/70215004 Mar. 6, 2007: The clerk-treasurer decides to work from home, citing a hostile work environment, and names Dorothy Snyder as her chief deputy and authorized her to conduct town business in the interim. http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070306/News01/703060377 Mar. 12, 2007: Council meeting ends early, after Penn refuses to allow Dorothy to act as deputy town clerk during the meeting. http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070313/News01/303130001 Apr. 13, 2007: Clerk-Treasurer Cheryl Gridley's salary discontinued, since she was apparently not doing her duties. http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070414/News01/704140322 Apr. 16, 2007: Dorothy Snyder arrested for recording during the meeting, in contravention of a law the council passed earlier, restricting recording to the news media. http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070426/News01/704260333 Apr. 20, 2007: Charley Shields gains access to the town's bank account, and finds out the town is deeply in debt. http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070420/News01/704200334 May 2, 2007: The town council sues clerk treasurer to Cheryl Gridley to try to remove her from her position. http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070504/News01/705040319 July 26, 2007: David Snyder sentenced to 90 days in jail for not following a judge's orders regarding child support payments, and then released early. http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/8728267.html http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070727/News01/707270356/0/LIves Aug. ?, 2007: Police officers' pay reduced to $6/hr http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/9323947.html Sep. 14, 2007: David Snyder arrested at town meeting, after being kicked out of the meeting after a dispute with Council president Charley Shields. http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/9793807.html (videos) http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070925/News01/709250333/1130/Sports01 Sep. 24, 2007: David Snyder is briefly put back in jail, after judge finds fault with him for saying he was looking for a job, but had only filed one application since August http://www.sbtinfo.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070924/News/70924052/1130/Sports01 http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070925/News01/709250333/1130/Sports01 http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/8728267.html http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/9960226.html future: David Snyder is not seeking re-election. Charley Shields sought re-election, but lost in the primaries. Three people (Elizabeth McCombs, Robin Ackerson, Mike Gillam) are running for the two open seats. http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/7429211.html http://bimedia.ftp.clickability.com/wsbtwebftp/sj-in.html http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070508/NEWS07/705080317 http://www.nd.edu/~ndmag/sp2007/snyderville.html "Welcome to Snyderville", a documentary about the contentious council meetings in the spring of 2006. Part 1/2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQKC7kfIURw Part 2/2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_z0Rfkxprg To add in: Clerk-treasurer, circa Jan 2002: Renee Gatchell Town attorney, circa Mar 2002: Peter Agostino Town attorney, circa Aug 2004: Glenn Duncan Town attorney, circa Jan 2005: Glenn Duncan Town attorney, circa Nov 2006: Ed Hearn Town attorney, circa Dec 2006: Ed Hearn Town attorney, circa Jan 2007: Jamie Woods Town attorney, circa May 2007: Michael Lipsky Town marshall, Jan 28, 2002 - ?: Bill Goss Town marshall, until July 27, 2006: Larry Miller http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060727/News01/60727010/0/NEWS01 Town marshall, circa Nov 2006: Mike Howell Jan 2, 2007: Mike Howell http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070102/News01/70102028 Town marshall, circa Jan 2007: Larry Miller Town marshall, circa Sep 2007: Jack Tiller Town presecutor, circa Aug 2001: Chris Toth Town prosecutor, circa Oct 2006: Michael Dvorak Zoning issues: 2006-10-24 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061024/News01/61024020 2006-11-03 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061103/News01/61103030 2006-11-04 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061104/News01/611040320 2006-11-28 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061128/News01/611280342 2006-12-08 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061208/News01/612080370 2007-01-17 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070117/News01/701170336 Budget issues: 2007-08-17 http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/9229911.html 2007-09-11 http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070911/News01/709110332/1052/News01 2007-09-12 http://www.wndu.com/news/headlines/9750492.html 2007-09-13 http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070913/News01/709130320 Elections: 2007-09-17 http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/9838286.html Penn has a three-year term, but both Snyder and Shield's terms are up at the end of this year. Relationships: Russell Snyder, father of David Snyder Julianne Mayfield, ex-wife of David Snyder, lives in Texas Bob Engel + Cheryl Engel, married Michael A. Dvorak + Kathleen B. Dvorak, married Who they are Greg Laskowski, owner of the Pizza King Samuel A. McCombs, former council president ("Lawsuit filed over sign", Aug 3, 2005, Tribune) Elizabeth McCombs, former clerk-treasurer Ella Riffle, three-term clerk-treasurer Roseland Citizens Association - created in 1968 because residents felt the council wouldn't listen to the complaints of residents - created by Ella Riffel - president, circa March 2002, was Pat Szigeti - Charley Shields was one of its founding members - David Snyder was a member - Dorothy Paul was its secretary Lawsuits: Greg Laskowski v. Dorothy Snyder and the town of Roseland (July 2005) Dorothy kicked Laskowski out of the July 21, 2005 council meeting. http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070112/News01/701120335 Samuel McCombs v. Dorothy + David Snyder (Nov 2006) Over a "Support our Troops" sign. http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061013/News01/61013020 Cheryl Engel + L.A. Industries v. David + Dorothy Snyder http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060713/News01/607130322 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060825/News01/608250331 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060921/News01/609210327 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061207/News01/612070332 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070202/News01/702020342 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070807/News01/70807099 David Snyder's loss of real estate license 2007-01-09 http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070109/News01/701090345 2007-02-14 http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070214/News01/70215004 Gridley <=v.=> Penn 2007-06-19 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070619/News01/70619084 2007-05-20 http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070520/News01/70520047 Roseland v. South Bend The issue started in the mid-1960s when the city purchased the rights of Clay Utilities to run water-sewer lines through town to service Clay Township residents. In the suit, the town alleges that the city reneged on an obligation to complete water-sewer hookups in Roseland. Howard Johnson Inn v. Roseland Wikipedia summary: Size of town council (it's always been three, but there was a ballot iniative to increase it) When each town council member was elected, and how long their terms last. Events in David Snyder's child-support issues... - real-estate license lost - arrested in July 26, 2007 - arrested in September 24, 2007 Significant events at the town council - Jan 5, 2007: David Snyder arrested after a physical confrontation in city hall with Ted Penn The documentary "Welcome to Snyderville" Tensions between individuals David Snyder's statements that he's being singled out by the Dvoraks http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070214/News01/70215004 "Violated open door policy multiple times" http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070715/Lives02/707150500 Research: - is there a way to find the result of Roseland municipal elections? In particular, are the results stored at any courthouse or somewhere OTHER than Roseland? http://www.citiesandtowns.org/content/pdfs/2007_Town_Election_Guidebook.pdf - terms last 4 years, except for a few exceptions - terms can be stagged, as they are here Possibly South Bend, the seat of St. Joseph County, the county that Roseland is in? http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/departments/Archives/index.htm http://www.in.gov/judiciary/stjoseph/ http://www.southbendin.gov/city/departments/legal/forms.asp --- zoominfo --- Lou Valderas http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=95005440 http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=148584650 Charley V. Shields Charles Shields Charlie Shields http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=100933678 http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=1141620473 Dorothy Snyder Dorothy Paul http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=576993827 http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=382244225 http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=173094980 http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=862565586 David R. Snyder http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=536876673 http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=215827303 Ted Penn http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=1161864777 http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=1154925042 http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=1189462822 Greg Laskowski, Roseland Pizza King http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=464798260 Elizabeth McCombs http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=1197597440 Sam McCombs http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=812878581 http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=984181365 == Questions == - why did Lou Valderas resign? http://southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060621/OPINION05/60621005