Well now. (65 ILCS 5/8‑12‑2) (from Ch. 24, par. 8‑12‑2) Sec. 8‑12‑2. (a) Pursuant to the authority of the General Assembly to provide for the public health, safety and welfare, the General Assembly hereby finds and declares that it is the public policy and a public purpose of the State to offer assistance to a…
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Third Ward Open Thread
City Property Tax Hearing December 14
Picking up the city’s slack in posting legal notices online: NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR THE CITY OF DEKALB, ILLINOIS I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for the City of DeKalb, Illinois for 2009 will be held on Monday, December 14, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in the…
You May Raise My Taxes When…
Is it wrong to prefer a Council meeting without Wogen and Simpson? I’ve decided there’s no immediate need to get rid of Wogen unless he starts showing up again, or if the 3rd Ward wants the mayor to appoint somebody to the spot. And Simpson can take as much time off as he likes unless…
Bring a Broom…
Any questions, please post in comments.
4th Street TIF? Not on Your Life
Chronicle: “Fourth Street plans continue at monthly meetings”: [Brian] Scholle, an insurance agent whose office is on South Fourth Street, is spearheading the initiative to redevelop South Fourth Street, which he stressed will require a lot of patience. “South Fourth Street has to be the next area that’s on the city’s radar,” Scholle said. Creating…
Clean Up in Aisle/Ward Three
DeKalb Citizens for Transparency AKA The Mop & Bucket Brigade PRESS RELEASE What: “Clean-up DeKalb City Hall” Rally and March* When: Monday, November 23, 2009, 5:15-6 p.m. Where: Begins at Lincoln Highway and First Street; ends at City Hall Why: “Attention, attention…we need a clean-up in aisle. . .I mean, Ward Three.” In the wake…
Northern Star Comedy
The first two sections of this seem very close to the City of DeKalb. Enjoy! Time to Get Ethical
Appalling Comment #101,382
There was so much not to like at Monday night’s meeting I let this slip past until now.
Rally for a Better City Government
We demand: Commitments to the highest standards of ethical conduct at all departments and levels of city government. This includes: full adherence to state ethics statutes, with full and repeated public disclosures of financial interests by elected officials, city employees, family members of city employees, former city employees, and board and commission members; ethics ordinance(s)…