Apparently former Elmwood trustee John Stanek made a $2500 offer to settle the defamation lawsuit brought against him by Supervisor Deri Smith, but without admitting any wrongdoing.

At stake is a lawsuit filed by Smith against Stanek, former Elmwood Supervisor Noel Flohe, and Don Barrows. The suit alleges that the three conspired to publish materials alleging misconduct in office by Smith that they knew were false and defamatory. As this Record-Eagle story points out, Stanek and Flohe were behind the recent recall campaign against Smith; both were ousted from their posts in the 2004 election.