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City Budget Talks–Round 2

Tomorrow (Thursday) night will be the 2nd meeting for the City of Batavia’s 2016 budget. If you have any questions or concerns, the meeting is at 7pm, City Hall. From last week’s meeting: Not touched (assumed to be a given): … Continue reading

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Rate Hikes on the Horizon

To be discussed Tuesday, October 13, 7:30pm City Hall are proposed significant rate hikes for water, sewer, stormwater, and roads. This immediately follows a proposed electricity rate hike of 5.88% + $1.25 increase in monthly fee (discussion postponed last week). … Continue reading

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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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Apologies

We extend our apologies to those who have found that some of our flyers have not remained on their targeted driveways. There have been a few complaints misdirected to the GRO candidates who were not responsible for this effort. Unlike … Continue reading

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Houston St. Streetscape Stirs Controversy

A Daily Herald article (1/20/15) begins, “What was supposed to be a discussion of a design for a path along Batavia’s Houston Street near Depot Pond on Tuesday turned into a quarrel over whether a design firm was trying to … Continue reading

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Kane County Chronicle Won’t Back Referendum

The Kane County Chronicle published an editorial Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, “Our View:  D-101 referendum difficult to back”. They cite too high a price tag, skepticism that it can be done without raising taxes, and the disorganized way it was … Continue reading

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Electricity Lawsuit

Law firm Childress Duffy will soon be filing a class action lawsuit on behalf of Batavia’s electricity ratepayers. A community meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21, 6:30pm at the Batavia Public Library for more information and the opportunity … Continue reading

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