I am reprinting the letter I sent to the Daily Chronicle, word-for-word, copied and pasted from the e-mail message: “Editor, The controversy over the Open Meetings Act regarding the DeKalb Public Library’s possible purchase of the vacant DeKalb Clinic property provides an excellent opportunity for local government to set things right for the people of…
It’s Still On
[Update 8/10: I’ve added my response to the city’s response after the jump.] Click on the photo of the letter if you’d like to view a larger version of it. Click here for the original Request for Review acceptance letter. Click here for the City of DeKalb’s response. Yes, I’ve responded to the response.
The Real Taj Mahal
Just in case any of the local ’empire’ builders are confused . . .
Lincoln Highway Buy-Way
The Lincoln Highway Buy-Way will be Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, August 5-7, with most sales on Friday and Saturday. Click here! The DeKalb Area Women’s Center is taking reservations for sale space all this week, for only $5 for the whole weekend. Call 815-758-1351 or e-mail: dawc@niu.edu.
LUST at First & Locust
On July 22, 2010, the City of DeKalb received a No Further Remediation (NFR) Letter from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for the property it owns at First and Locust streets (AKA “skating rink site”). [A]n NFR Letter signifies that compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements has been achieved, all corrective action (if any) has…
The Library Fund
The DeKalb Public Library’s annual budget is part of the City of DeKalb’s budget and has to be approved by City Council. In Fiscal Year 2008, which began July 1, 2007, a significant change was made in DPL’s budget that went unremarked. That year and each year since, the Library has not been projecting/budgeting all…
Library Investigator
Ah, the good ol’ days, when you didn’t mess with your library and your library didn’t mess with you. BOOKMAN: You took this book out in 1971. JERRY: Yes, and I returned it in 1971. BOOKMAN: Yeah, ’71. That was my first year on the job. Bad year for libraries. Bad year for America. Hippies…
‘MacGyver’ Bombs Found in Rockford
[Update 5:45 p.m.: Authorities have two teen suspects.] No one was hurt when a homemade bomb exploded inside Woodman’s grocery store early Tuesday. Another bomb, undetonated, was found inside a car in the Wal-Mart parking lot later the same day.
Town Council Meeting Protocol Statement
It has been brought to my attention that the Town Council of Fairfax, California, follows a meeting protocol that is printed on every regular meeting agenda and recited at each meeting as faithfully as the Pledge of Allegiance. Long story short, a Fairfax Council member recently viewed portions of a DeKalb City Council meeting on…
Taj Mah-Library
[Updated 7/18 with links to more coverage, at bottom.] Dimensions, features and amenities planned for the new DeKalb Public Library have been lifted from “A Building Program for the DeKalb Public Library,” September 19, 2009. The plan is to build an 89,000 square foot facility that serves 70,000 people, based on projections of 2% growth…