A new flyer has landed in the mailboxes of many Dearborn residents questioning Council President Tom Tafelski’s ethics.

With just a day to go before this year’s general election, a new flyer has landed in the mailboxes of many Dearborn residents questioning Council President Tom Tafelski’s ethics.

Like the unnamed people behind “Let’s Reclaim Dearborn”, a group that sent out emails saying Councilwoman Nancy Hubbard backed a slate of candidates (only later to remove her endorsement in later mailings because she did not), this latest mailing about Tafelski says it isn’t “authorized by any candidate.”

The mailing calls Tafelski “TaFALSEski” and urges recipients to Google Search Case Case No. 05-71547 and then to call Tafelski at 313-943-2405 (his council office phone) and “tell him not to talk about ethics.”

The mailing appears to be directed at Tafelski’s actions where he called into question the ethics of Dearborn’s legal department.

Tafelski has said he planned to file an ethics complaint against Dearborn City Attorney Debra Walling because he said she engaged in “political activity” while on the clock for the City of Dearborn, which is not permitted by the City Charter.

Just last month, two candidates running for Dearborn City Council accused each other of being ethically unfit to be a public official, pointing to what they say are past misdeeds

Candidate Steve Dobkowski Jr. cited police reports he obtained that show candidate Michael Sareini being involved in three assaults of women in his family, dating back 23 years. Sareini accused Dobkowski of a “political ploy to get attention.”

Clearly, the gloves have come off in this Dearborn election for city council. While it will be interesting to watch, Dearborn residents love their incumbents (and the names of certain families) so don’t look for much change in the council when the results are finally tallied.