Talk:Sleepy Hollow, Illinois

Financial Troubles section
As discussed at Conflict of interest/Noticeboard:

The section as it currently exists has multiple problems and likely needs a complete overwrite. Here are just a few:
 * The article written by McDaniel-Hale is an opinion and should not be used to support any factual claims.
 * All the money in reserves and contingency funds had been used up. Street lights were not being replaced, mowing of parks had stopped, and outside contracting had been limited as much as possible. Not supported by the reference
 * By allowing sheds and fences, the village would be able to generate revenue through permit costs. Same OR
 * As of late 2016, Sleepy Hollow had created a plan, allowing them to maintain financial control without choosing any of the options from March. Street lights were replaced with new energy-efficient models. Same OR
 * A car dealership and gaming cafe were set to open in 2017 on Route 72. Why is this included in the section about financial troubles? Is it because the town's reserves will grow due to issuing permits? The reference cited here doesn't support that, so it is currently WP:SYNTH
 * References to primary sources (meeting minutes) should be removed and replaced with independent reliable sources.
 * According to WP:DUE, content should be given the same weight as can be found in reliable sources. The reliable sources used in this section say that the town was running into financial troubles, and that they proposed raising taxes, and that this proposal passed a vote. I'm not seeing any indication that this needs to be an entire section, a sentence or two would suffice.

Mokadoshi (talk) 06:05, 29 April 2024 (UTC)