During a recent Annie Glidden North task force subcommittee meeting, I alleged Open Meetings Act (OMA) violations. I want to explain why. What I objected to was the subcommittee’s addition of discussion items to the agenda of a special meeting. During regular meetings, a public body can talk about anything it wants, but that same…
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Another Anniversary
As City Barbs turns nine today, I want to express my pleasure and gratitude to you who have let me know in so many ways that the blog has value to you. I am as excited as ever to begin another year. There’s the fresh smell of grassroots growing in the air and it makes…
DeKalb Township Meeting is Tonight
The 162nd annual town hall meeting of DeKalb Township begins tonight at 7 p.m. at the township offices, 2323 South 4th Street. The agenda is here.
Candidates’ Night Thursday to be Televised
DeKalb City Council Chambers will serve as the setting for a candidates’ night on Thursday evening involving some of the candidates City of DeKalb residents will vote on, and will include a telecast on Channel 14, the city’s public access channel. The newly reconstituted League of Women Voters of DeKalb County (LWVDC) is hosting. Participating…
Submit Agenda Items Now for Illinois Township Annual Meetings
If you have an item you’d like included on your township’s 2012 annual meeting agenda, you must submit it by March 1. Illinois township meetings will be held April 10. For more information, visit the official website of the Township Officials of Illinois.
Hello DARA
The DeKalb Area Rental Association (DARA) formed last summer has recently launched its website, called daranow.com. It’s probably safe to say it’s not a coincidence in timing that DARA was conceived just a few months after the mayor first appointed his Safe/Quality Housing Task Force, and easy to see DARA’s formation at least partly as…
Calling All Cluck Lovers
Want to know more about keeping chickens in the city? Join Hannah Dwyer at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship hall in DeKalb tonight. Ms. Dwyer has been shepherding a proposal through the legislative process to allow City of DeKalb residents to keep up to five hens for their eggs. City council has so far assigned the…
A Couple Meetings that May Interest You
Sustainability Plan Presentation: Tuesday, October 11, 7 p.m. in DeKalb City Council Chambers. Sponsored by DeKalb’s Citizens Environmental Commission, this presentation is designed to introduce the public to the nuts and bolts of creating a citywide sustainability plan. Featured presenter is Aaron Cosentino from the City of Elgin. Cosentino worked with over 100 volunteers to…
DeKalb Area Women’s Center Debate Stage
Bring your cameras Monday night for the 7:00 p.m. debate. The 4th of July is coming early this year in a real town hall! (Just without the fireworks, well, depending on how civil the discourse remains . . .)
League of Women Voters Interest Meeting
Women and men interested in re-organizing a local League of Women Voters in DeKalb County are welcome to attend an interest meeting on Thursday, March 17, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be in the basement of the Kish Corner Family Restaurant, 2496 DeKalb Ave. in Sycamore. Come and enjoy some appetizers that will…