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Prairie State Problem
Update–Report from the meeting: 1) The City Council understands we have a big problem. 2) They’re looking for solutions, and they’re contracting with the attorneys who filed the citizens’ class action lawsuit to go through information. 3) They will not … Continue reading
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Tagged aldermen, batavia, city council, electricity, lawsuit, Prairie State
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School Budget Hearing, City COW tomorrow
There are 2 important meetings tomorrow, Tuesday, 8/25: 7pm–Batavia School Board–public hearing for the 2015-16 budget. They’ve issued another budget in a different format. It contains a bit more information in that it shows % increases in major categories, but … Continue reading
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Tagged aldermen, bps101, budget, city council, electricity, lawsuit, levy, Prairie State, school, school board, taxes
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Judge dismisses Batavia lawsuit
As reported in the Chicago Tribune, 8/17/15 and Daily Herald, 8/18/15, a Chicago judge dismissed the lawsuit filed by Batavia citizens intended to get Batavia out of a 30 yr contract that could end up costing Batavia citizens an estimated … Continue reading
New School Website, New Budget
BPS101 has unveiled their redesigned website. If you want to see the tentative budget for 2015-16, (as of 7/27/15) don’t go to the “District Budget” on the drop-down menu under the “About” tab where it would logically be. Instead, click … Continue reading
Busy Week Ahead: City Council and School Board Meetings
At May’s School Board meeting, John Dryden did a good job of raising the issue of teacher pay increases. Teachers are paid according to a union-negotiated step-and-lane pay scale. For every year of employment they get a “step” raise, and … Continue reading
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Proposed Median on Rt 31
Update: City Council voted to keep the intersection as it had been, without the raised median. Interestingly though, when IDOT painted the pavement markings, they added a left turn lane from northbound Rt 31 onto westbound Houston St., which we … Continue reading
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Belated Reports
From May: School Board Meeting: The school district excels at hiding information. You have to go to Tuesday night’s meeting (or watch it on BATV) to see what’s in the proposed budget for next year. The agenda for May 26 … Continue reading
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Tagged aldermen, bonds, budget, stormwater, utility
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Tax Bills Are Coming
Kane County has issued a document to answer common questions regarding the property tax bills its residents will soon be receiving. Batavia School District 101’s tax extension will increase by 1.24%, while the City of Batavia’s will decrease by 4.80%. … Continue reading
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Tagged batavia, city, kane, school, tax bill, taxes
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Join Us
While the results of the election were disappointing, we will continue on our quest to hold elected public officials accountable to the people of Batavia. Would you please join us? When only 18% of registered voters care enough to vote … Continue reading
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VOTE
Just a reminder: Today, April 7 is Election Day. Please be sure to vote. School board candidates GRO–Gabriel, Rechenmacher, and Olache–are facing some stiff competition from the teachers union and its candidates. The union PAC paid for 3 candidates’ signs … Continue reading
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Tagged aldermen, batavia, bps101, city council, Dinwiddie, Emmett Bonfield, funding, gabriel, GRO, olache, rechenmacher, referendum, responsible, school, school board, taxes, Waubonsee
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Batavians for Responsible Government 