By: Diane Benjamin I attended part of the Public Hearing last night at Central Catholic High school. Side note: I wonder how much they spend per student in their lovely facility? I bet it isn’t close to what Unit 5/District 87 spend. Somebody should really study that angle. I did a quick Internet search yesterday […]
By: Diane Benjamin 1) East Side Highway meeting tonight: 6:00-9:00 Central Catholic High School 2) If you aren’t protesting your property assessed value – you are a sheep being led to slaughter. I’m sure it says how and where to protest on the letter you received. 3) I finally listened to the video from Monday’s […]
By: Diane Benjamin It’s not unless the County Board KILLS it. There is a public hearing Wednesday October 19, 2016 at 6:00pm – Central Catholic High School. I don’t know why, but it is scheduled until 9:00pm. The last plan I remember is a 4 lane divided highway with divided bike paths. If you ever […]
I’m hearing some members of the McLean County Board are NOT in favor of this bypass. When are you going to take a stand? by: Diane Benjamin The citizens of Waukesha Wisconsin don’t want a Bypass either. But they aren’t laying down and just letting it happen. Of course, Wisconsin is the state that elected Scott […]
by: Diane Benjamin The vote to proceed with a “Study” on the East Side Highway was taken by the McLean County Board on June 15, 2010. Read the discussion of the County Board before the vote to spend $10 million was taken – it begins on page 69 http://www.mcleancountyil.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/56 I asked my representative years ago […]
by: Diane Benjamin At the meeting last night, we were told the highway is needed because of the growth projected by 2035. The growth estimates are questionable and nothing predicted in the past has actually come to fruition, but that’s not the point. Growth. What comes to mind? Maybe more houses, businesses, roads, sewers, schools, […]
by: Diane Benjamin If you continue to let government do anything it wants, spend your money, tax you more when they need it – you are a slave to government! Government’s job is to Protect your rights, not tell you which ones you are entitled to. Tonight, yet another meeting on the East-side bypass that […]
The latest news from CityWatch: “What do you mean the McLean County Regional Planning Commission are federal administrators?” That was the question in response to the recent discovery regarding who the McLean County Regional Planning Commission really is. So, what was the discovery, you ask? It started with an investigation some weeks back when we became […]
