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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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Tagged batavia, bonds, city council, flooding, Frydendall, Larson Becker, redevelopment, taxes, Washington
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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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Tagged batavia, bonds, city council, Frydendall, Larson Becker, redevelopment, Shodeen, taxes, tif, Washington
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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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Tagged apartments, Baptist, batavia, city council, development, Shodeen, Washington
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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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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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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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Tagged batavia, city council, houston, median, Rt 31, streetscape
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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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Aldermen Serving the People
The outcome of the Houston St. Streetscape project has been encouraging. The aldermen rejected the latest proposal by Altamanu (the designers of River St., including the arch) in favor of the design that they had approved in October, with the … Continue reading
Batavians for Responsible Government 