By: Diane Benjamin Both Jamie Mathy and Kimberly Bray were absent. Jenn Carrillo called in because she was sick. Public Comment started with a guy representing the same group that presented in Normal demanding both cities create a climate change plan for extreme weather. See 5:35. He claimed Normal agreed to work with them, I […]
By: Diane Benjamin Public comment only had two people, one was a member of the Connect Transit Working Group. See her comments at 13:30. She was excited about the upcoming report. It will be interesting to see how many members agree with her. Those who don’t agree need to issue their own report. She mentioned […]
By: Diane Benjamin Chris Koos’ bike shop sells electric bikes. https://www.vitessecycle.com/product-list/bikes-1000/ebikes-electric-bikes-1038/ These bikes can reach speeds of 30 MPH, but they are not banned on Constitution Trail. Signs on the trail say “No Motorized Vehicles”, so why are electric allowed? Safety doesn’t matter? Aren’t some bikers on the trail already a hazard? How is “electric” […]
By: Diane Benjamin The Normal Council meeting last night edged close to boring. Trustee comments at the end were more interesting than most of the meeting. Both Karyn Smith and Stan Nord brought up the empty seat for Normal on the Connect Transit Board. No response from Koos. The American Legion will be installing a […]
