Fairfield board looks to bypass Trustee Taletha Coles on spending, sets up another confrontation

The last time Fairfield Township Trustee Taletha Coles and her township board members were in the same room, it ended after a dozen bizarre minutes of the trustee pacing around the room

Fairfield Township Trustee Taletha Coles, standing, paced the conference room Oct. 28, as the township board looked to cut her budget. On Wednesday, the board took a new approach to getting their version of a 2022 budget through. (Photo: Dave Bangert)

The last time Fairfield Township Trustee Taletha Coles and her township board members were in the same room, the Oct. 28 session ended after a dozen bizarre minutes, in which the trustee paced circles around the conference room in her Wabash Avenue office, berating board members.

Upshot on her end of that conversation (paraphrased): You’re not the boss of me. (For proof against exaggeration: It’s in the video posted below.)