Y our Hometown News Since 1840 www.Washingt onTime sReporte r.com Vol. 171 No. 35 WedNeSdAY,AUGUST 31, 2011 • Around Town • Labor Day deadlines • 9/11 Remembrance Walk A2 A7 A8 These eatures you’ll fnd only in this week’s print edition othe Washington Times-Reporter. For details, see page A3. Downey to receive more than $60,000 BY BRANdoN ScHATSiek TimesNewspapers Ater the sudden resig- nation othe newly hired Washington City Adminis- trator Richard Downey on Aug. 15, residents are let with plenty ounanswered questions regarding his departure. In documents re- ceived via a Free- dom oInorma- tion Act request, the Washington Times-Reporter has learned the city has until Sept. 1 to pay Downey, in one lump-sum, the amount oseven months severance pay o$58,333. Downey’s original em- ployment contract with the city stated ithe city terminated the contract then Downey would be paid six months payin a single lump- sum payment, not the seven he will receive. When asked whythe extra month opay will be given, City At- torney Ken Black said, “I can’t comment on that.” When asked why sever- ance pay was given when Downey was the one who “regretully tendered his resignation” according to the press release rom the city , Black again deerred comment and said, “All we can do is provide you with the documents and you can draw your own conclusions.” Also as part othe resignation agreement, Downey can still receive ull amily health insur- ance coverage or the next six months in accordance with the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Recon- ciliation Act o1985 ihe elects to do so. He will also receive the sum o$3,000 “in ull sat- isaction oany relocation expenses or other expens- es” he incurred rom leav- ing Washington. He also does not have to pay back any moving costs incurred in moving rom Rock Falls despite the employment contract saying he would ihe terminated his con- tract early. When asked why Downey wouldn’t have to pay back a pro-rated portion omoving costs when he came to Wash- ington like the employ- ment agreement stipulat- ed, Black again said, “No comment.” Downey’s original em- ployment contract with Rhardwny Seven months pay or resigning city administrator , not the six his employment contract states BY MAcAeLA BeNNeTT TimesNewspapers Three years ago, manySunnyland residents were disappointed when Keil’s, a amily-owned restaurant and bar, was sold and closed. Those same residents en- joyed the restaurant’s grand reopening on Aug. 23. Many othe returning customers were close riends with the res- taurant’s owners, Angie and Greg Keil. In addi- tion, there were manyfrst-time patrons who were drawn to the restau- rant or its riendly and amily-oriented atmosphere as well as the homemade recipes created by Greg. Greg and Angie pride themselves on a amily- oriented restaurant, and it was their own dedication to amily which caused them to temporarily close their doors. “We had done it or 15 years and we decided that we would like to sell the busi- ness … the main reason was so we could ocus on our amily,” said Angie. The amily took three years oto ocus on their amily and explore other ventures, but to the relieoSunnyland residents, theycouldn’t stay away rom the restaurant once the location became vacant. Keil’s, which is located at 306 S. Summit in Sunny- land, oers a large variety otraditional American ood. Many othe patrons on open- ing night recognized their ried chicken, pizza, burgers and ries, as well as their seaood and barbeque. In addition, Keil’s oers a ull bar slightly removed rom the main dining area. “Cooking and the res- taurant business is myhusband’s passion, so he couldn’t stand or the build- ing to sit empty and dete- riorate, so we decided to get back into it,” said Angie. Once the amily an- nounced its decision, the community instantlyresponded with ‘It’s like Cheers ’ Keil’s is back and open or business W ashington ocials play role in Palin ’ s stop at Reagan Museum Washn gtn cty cunl Alrman Jm Gpss r a phtgraph wth Sarah Paln anhr husban, T, utsthRnalRagan Musum n theura cllgampus Aug. 13. Ganhs sn Tylr wrtppf abut thvst by Washngtn Mayr Gary Manr. GanT ylr gavthPalns a map thAlasan pplnmaut atual pplnusn Alasa. Gwrn thpplnr a w yars n th70s. PHOTO COURTESY OF JIM GEE BY BRANdoN ScHATSiek TimesNewspapers Despite the hundreds ocities she has vis- ited since speaking at Five Points Washing- ton in April 2010, Sarah Palin didn’t orget about Washington Mayor Gary Manier and his open invitation to come back to his neck othe woods anytime she wanted to. Ater visiting the Iowa State Fair as part oher One Nation tour Aug. 12, Palin stopped at President Ronald Reagan’s boy- hood home in Dixon the next day beore ar- riving at Eureka College later that Saturdayaternoon. How she eventually made it to Reagan’s See doWNeY PAGe A5 Panthrs pumml Pra cntral Lns PagB1 A8
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