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architects-to-move-forward-with-Ridgeland-Common-plans/</ref>  and which had focused on the renovation of the ice rink/swimming pool complex.  In February, 2013, Golden, posing as “Richard Kullman” in order to gain access to the inner sanctum of the local park district while ensuring that the story being about the park and not himself, created what became known as the “Kullman Kaper”  and began a media frenzy.  He organized and held a rally, generated numerous letters to the local press and emergency government meetings, and stimulated the creation of an online petition.<ref>Manchir, Michelle (2013), “Oak Park residents oppose plan to remove sled hill and dog run”, <i>Chicago Tribune</i>, March 6, p. 5</ref>  <ref>Manchir, Michelle (2013), “Plans to close dog park angers some pet owners,” <i>Chicago Tribune</i>, March 12, p. 7</ref>  The feckless “Green Committee” had one such emergency meeting, to which it invited an artificial turf contractor make a predictable presentation.  The new executive director caved in to the desires of the paid soccer officials sitting on the park board and the destruction of the park began in April.

architects-to-move-forward-with-Ridgeland-Common-plans/</ref>  and which had focused on the renovation of the ice rink/swimming pool complex.  In February, 2013, Golden, posing as “Richard Kullman” in order to gain access to the inner sanctum of the local park district while ensuring that the story being about the park and not himself, created what became known as the “Kullman Kaper”  and began a media frenzy.  He organized and held a rally, generated numerous letters to the local press and emergency government meetings, and stimulated the creation of an online petition.<ref>Manchir, Michelle (2013), “Oak Park residents oppose plan to remove sled hill and dog run”, <i>Chicago Tribune</i>, March 6, p. 5</ref>  <ref>Manchir, Michelle (2013), “Plans to close dog park angers some pet owners,” <i>Chicago Tribune</i>, March 12, p. 7</ref>  The feckless “Green Committee” had one such emergency meeting, to which it invited an artificial turf contractor make a predictable presentation.  The new executive director caved in to the desires of the paid soccer officials sitting on the park board and the destruction of the park began in April.

    

    

===Lobbying for Intergovernmental Cooperation===

====Lobbying for Intergovernmental Cooperation====

Despite the self-serving claims by local elected officials of trying to work together,<ref>http://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/12-10-2013/Intergovernmental-cooperation-is-a-reality-with-IGOV/</ref> intergovernmental cooperation to save the environment and to save taxpayer dollars has been an abysmal failure in Golden’s hometown of [[Oak Park]], Illinois.  Golden has suggested numerous means of attaining such, with limited success against the entrenched bureaucracies rampant in [[Oak Park]].

Despite the self-serving claims by local elected officials of trying to work together,<ref>http://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/12-10-2013/Intergovernmental-cooperation-is-a-reality-with-IGOV/</ref> intergovernmental cooperation to save the environment and to save taxpayer dollars has been an abysmal failure in Golden’s hometown of [[Oak Park]], Illinois.  Golden has suggested numerous means of attaining such, with limited success against the entrenched bureaucracies rampant in [[Oak Park]].