"Ardis said Tuesday it never was nor is it now his intention to attempt to use undue or improper influence. He said he respects the courts and the process.
Ardis never implied the City Council or City of Peoria supports Campbell, he said. It's a letter signed by him, Jim Ardis, as mayor, as an individual.
"I think that the effort to almost micro-analyze the ability of this person to use that letterhead for things like this . . . the appearance of impropriety has almost taken on a life of its own," Ardis said. "There definitely wasn't, as far as I know, anything illegal about it. There wasn't anything to my knowledge unethical about it."
I think the fact that he doesn't see a problem with it is the biggest problem of all. If you're not trying to influence anyone, why are you writing the letter on C.O.P. letterhead? Can he really be this dense?
The Who said it best: "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss".
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