The discussion about the city’s issuing bonds on behalf of DeKalb Public Library for its expansion starts at the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday. In order to secure the $15.5M needed for the expansion, the Library has a plan of financing for City Council consideration. The Library will use $1M in Library fund…
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Facts Relating to the Library Expansion Price Tag
DeKalb Public Library has finally shared with the Daily Chronicle the expected full cost of its expansion plan: $24 million. This is amazing to me. I was there a few weeks ago and director Dee Coover told me the board had cut back the expansion plan by one-third to adjust to lowered population projections. Does…
Something Odd About the Public Library Construction Grant Program
Because the local library applied for a state construction grant in 2012, I decided to read up on these grants. One result of the research is doubt that all the money from a new library grant “pot” has all gone to libraries — but I am having a difficult time finding out for sure. This…
Mayor Povlsen Calls Opposition to DeKalb Library Expansion Actions “Anti Idiots”
There’s a Facebook group called “You know you’re from Sycamore, Illinois when…”. I just took a screenshot of it in case somebody deletes something later. Anyway there’s a nice photo of the Sycamore Public Library posted along with this description: For those of you who haven’t been back to Sycamore for some time, this is…
Chicago-Kent Center for Open Government Requests Legal Review of the DeKalb Public Library Expansion Process
[Update 1 added 2/23/2012 after the jump.] [Update 2 added 2/24/2010] Click on either image to access larger versions. I’ll note additions to this post, if any, at the City Barbs Blog Facebook page as well.
DeKalb Library Land Purchase is Complete
The DeKalb Public Library closed yesterday on its purchase of land for expansion from Castle Bank, trustee under Trust Agreement #2222 and the sole beneficiary of the land trust, developer Steve Irving. The purchase price is $1,450,000 plus $25,000 for each month/part of month beyond the original target closing date of October 1, 2011, according…
Comment on the Approval of the Library Expansion
People are starting to ask me why I’m against the DeKalb Public Library expansion. I’m not against AN expansion of DPL. I’m against THIS expansion because I disapprove of secrecy, corrupted processes and the lack of proper public participation. I’m against letting the current library board, a group of proven lawbreakers, run the show. Pick…
Depending on City Officials for Truth about Legality of Library Expansion? Please.
It was a toss-up whether to focus on DeKalb Public Library’s ongoing coyness about its expansion plans, or the role of local media in covering for it. How about a bit of both. Today’s WTF moment is brought to you by the Daily Chronicle in “DeKalb officials expand on library land process, say everything appears…
Traffic Studies
A new police station on Route 38 is in the works, and a proposed expansion of the DeKalb Public Library would involve closing a portion of North Third Street. Clearly, each of these projects/proposals if built would impact traffic patterns at their respective locations. Mac McIntyre brought up the need for a traffic study at…
A Closer Look at DeKalb Per Capita Debt
This table was part of Friday’s long post, but deserves some attention of its own. [table id=34 /] You can find the breakdown of the FY2010 overlapping debt in this document, on p. 153. FY2010 ended June 30, 2010. Let’s look at some of the GO bond issues since that date: DeKalb County: $16,000,000, 10/14/2010…