Brady Says Gov Should Fill Board Slots SPRINGFIELD, IL (wqub) - An important state board has not operated at full capacity for nearly two years. And one state Senator is blaming the Governor. Amanda Vinicky reports:

Republican State Senator Bill Brady says Rod Blagojevich ... the Democratic Governor who's agenda is to expand health care ... is actually standing in the way of helping people access doctors.
Brady says that's because Blagojevich has not acted quickly enough to fill open positions on the Health Facilities Planning Board.
That board has to give approval before any new medical facility can be built in Illinois.
Brady says leaving seats vacant has resulted in the board's being slow to act.
He says that can be expensive.

"Every day we delay investment in these facilities, the cost of these facilities goes up. And someone's going to have to pay that greater cost."

Brady ... who's from Bloomington ... says that also means there are fewer medical facilities where patients can go.
A spokeswoman for Blagojevich says the administration's interviewing potential new members. She says it takes a long time because the board's so important, extra caution must be taken. She also says there are strict conflict-of-interest rules to follow.
The planning board is supposed to have five members. But it's been down at least one since November of 2005. And since September, there have only been three.
Dozens of projects are pending the board's approval. I'm Amanda Vinicky.
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