Mayor accuses opponent of ‘bordering on slander’ at council meeting

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The race for Galesburg Mayor has taken a contentious turn.
Mayor John Pritchard use his opportunity for comments at the tail end of last night’s Galesburg City Council meeting to call out his opponent in the April race, Walt McAllister.

Pritchard referring to comments McAllister made at a forum hosted by the Knox County Tea Party on Feb. 27, regarding the sale of the Old Central Fire Station to MAK Properties.

Pritchard recalled McAllister saying the building was sold “for much less than the building was worth and that the buyer “stole the building” and likened these comments to slander.

WGIL could not find evidence of McAllister making these comments but Pritchard says he has audio which he’s promised to provide.

Pritchard said the building was sold at $115,000 the highest appraised price with the city council approving it.

McAllister stopped by the media table on the way out of last night’s meeting to counter Pritchard, “I never said that.”

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