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Public hearing Batavia Downtown Plan TONIGHT
From the City’s website: “PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to all persons concerned that on the 17th day of April, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., the Plan Commission of the City of Batavia will meet and a Public Hearing will be held pursuant to Chapter 5.2 and … Continue reading
Garbage Contract
Tomorrow night, Tuesday 4/11, 7pm, the Batavia City Council Committee of the Whole will be discussing a new 5-yr waste-hauling contract. The contracts they will be discussing do not include stickers or “pay-per-tip” service, where you only pay for the garbage … Continue reading
City Budget, Tax Levy, Pay Raises
Update: Everything passed. Aldermen Callahan and Meitzler held firm against the pay raises. Tonight (12/7) at 7:30pm, The Batavia City Council is set to approve a budget, tax levy, and 2.5% pay raises for non-union employees. Based on last week’s … Continue reading
New Year, Same Old Story
Your taxes are going up. The School Board, as usual, increased their property tax levy the maximum amount. Enrollment is declining but taxes keep going up. The City Council increased taxes as well. The gasoline tax increased by 1 cent, … Continue reading
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Tagged batavia, budget, city, elections, levy, school board, taxes
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Big City Salary Increase?
Update: This item was removed from the agenda at the meeting. On the City Council agenda tonight is a salary increase for City Administrator Laura Newman. It was originally scheduled for discussion at last week’s Committee of the Whole meeting, … Continue reading
City Branding
Tuesday night, 7:00pm (NOTE: time is 7pm, not the usual 7:30pm), the Batavia City Council Committee of the Whole will be hearing a follow up presentation on branding from Sparc, Inc. The City had budgeted up to $50,000 for this … Continue reading
City Budget Hearing Tonight
The City of Batavia will have their budget hearing tonight, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 7:30pm. It was first unveiled last Thursday at a meeting not recorded by BATV. Highlights: more tax increases $300,000 in property taxes for sewers (tax impact <$15 … Continue reading
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Tagged batavia, budget, city, gas, property, sewer, tax, water
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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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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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Batavians for Responsible Government 