Big Trouble in Little Kronenwetter, Part II

A squabble over debt issuance and data behind the exodus

In November 2020, when people around the world were settling in for a long COVID winter as cases spiked, Kronenwetter Village Board Member Ken Charneski was sending some furious emails.

They started out cordial enough. Charneski on Oct. 1 started asking then finance director/village treasurer Alicia Richmond about village debt. It started with questions…