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Public Hearing–Batavia City Budget
Update: The property tax increase was lowered to $300,000 from $500,000. The leaf and brush fee will rise $1, to $5/mo. The ban on video gambling has been lifted and will now be allowed in Batavia. Monday night, Nov. 21, … Continue reading
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City Council, School Board Meetings
For your convenience, there are contact buttons at right if you wish to send comments to your elected officials. City Council Monday night (9/19)–City Council will vote to purchase the last private property for the Shodeen apartments project, Fisher’s dental … Continue reading
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Tagged batavia, bps101, budget, city council, Fisher, property, purchase, redevelopment, school board, Shodeen, Washington
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Flooding Studies, Limited Funds
At the Aug. 23 City Council COW meeting (item 5 on the agenda) there was a presentation on a study done on the east side of Batavia in response to flooding issues. A quick summary of the Presentation and Report … Continue reading
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More Property to be Purchased for $1.25 Million, Redevelopment Agreement to be Signed
On the Agenda for the Batavia City Council meeting Tuesday, September 6, 2016, 7:30 pm, is the Washington-Wilson Redevelopment Agreement, and the purchase of 2 properties related to that project. One property is the Frydendall property, previously discussed, but the … Continue reading
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Responsible Government?
If a survey were to be done of Batavia residents, it is likely most would favor the redevelopment of the Baptist church property at Washington and Wilson, AS LONG AS the redevelopment were done in a responsible way. So what … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 n washington, baptist church, batavia, city, council, development, parking, redevelopment, responsible, Shodeen, tif, traffic, Washington, wilson
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Private Property Purchase for over 2x Value?
The City of Batavia seems determined to put a massive development on the corner of Wilson and Washington. The first step is to buy the remaining 2 private properties in their target area. Tuesday, August 9, the City Council COW … Continue reading
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Tagged 6 story, batavia, city council, development, Frydendall, parking, Shodeen, Washington
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6 Story Mixed-Use Development for Downtown Batavia?
The Batavia City Council is considering a proposal for a large building project by One North Washington, LLC, a creation of Shodeen, a Geneva developer. The 6 story building would have 2 levels of parking, retail/commercial space at ground level … Continue reading
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City Council Cares
On Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, the Batavia City Council did something remarkable for a unit of government: at the public hearing on the budget, they listened to the people and voted to cut a final $150,000 from the budget so … Continue reading
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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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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Batavians for Responsible Government 