Mayor pushes back on council member’s Facebook video

Posted on July 16, 2020
Koos, a disabled veteran, says Nord’s video is derogatory. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC)

 

By Katherine Murphy

NORMAL–Normal town council member Stan Nord is getting some push back for a video he posted on social media.

Mayor of Normal, Chris Koos, took to Facebook Wednesday to express his disappointment in his fellow council member.

The video on Nord’s page is a description of what he calls a conflict between disabled veterans trying to use Connect Transit to get to the VA Clinic.

Saying the bus system won’t drop veterans at the clinic entrance Nord adds it’s a 689 foot walk from the drop off to the front door.

Mayor Koos, a disabled veteran himself, says Nord’s video is derogatory and simply not true.

The mayor says any disabled veteran needing a ride to the clinic can get door to door service through Connect Mobility at almost always no cost and he is angry Nord would use disabled veterans as a political tool to further his agenda.

Katherine Murphy can be reached at [email protected]

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