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SHODEEN PROJECT IS DEAD!
Shodeen pulled out of the agreement for the massive 1 N. Washington apartment complex downtown:
Dam, Shodeen
Tuesday night’s COW (8/24) will have more discussion of the Shodeen project. Last week, Shodeen had not yet secured funding, but has since done so. BUT, the bank wants a letter of support from the Council saying he is not in … Continue reading
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Public Hearing, Shodeen Project — Again
Update: The Plan Commission did not approve point “5. The project design provides for safe and efficient provision of public services. Finding: The project would increase the amount of public parking in the downtown and reduce the deficit of all … Continue reading
City Council Putting Cart Before Horse…Again
One North Washington (Shodeen apartments) is on hold. The 13-year TIF extension was voted down by the School Board, killing the extension, effectively killing the project because Shodeen needs 20-year bonds. BUT the project refuses to die. Now the City … Continue reading
City Council Votes to Extend Shodeen TIF
The City Council COW passed the Shodeen TIF extension 9-4 on 3/3/20. They’re sticking with the project. The apartments will be built if all the taxing bodies agree to the extension, if the legislature passes the extension, and Shodeen gets … Continue reading
Shodeen Apartments Back on the Table
Shodeen’s 1 North Washington project has come back, yet again, to the City Council and is on Tuesday night’s COW agenda. Apparently, Shodeen ran into trouble getting a loan for the apartments because the TIF District is set to expire … Continue reading
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Shodeen, the Final Battle
Update: The Council would not postpone the vote and passed all measures unanimously. Final vote was taken at the City Council meeting. Tuesday night, 2/26/19, 7pm, the City Council COW will take up the matter of the soil contamination on … Continue reading
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City to Pay for Soil Contamination?
Mark Foster, writing for the Kane County Chronicle June 27, 2018, “Batavia works on soil cleanup plan to ready for Shodeen project,” writes: The city staff of Batavia is formulating a plan to clean up the One Washington Place downtown … Continue reading
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Council Caves to Garbage, not to Citizens
The Council voted 7-7 on the massive Shodeen apartments project at 1 N. Washington, with Mayor Schielke breaking the tie again to approve the project. On another topic, there was very interesting conversation at Council. Also on the agenda had … Continue reading
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Shodeen Apartments Tuesday
Update: The COW passed the zoning changes 7-6 (1 previous NO vote absent). However, soil contamination has been found at the site. Lead and “odor of petroleum” were mentioned. The contamination is thought to be expensive to remediate. The City … Continue reading
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