By: Diane Benjamin Jackie Beyer was the only commentator during the public hearing about the budget. If you want to find out why she is holding the bag, watch the video. She also talked about property taxes and how they are making rent unaffordable. Congratulations to the new head of engineering at the City of […]
By: Diane Benjamin Entire agenda: https://d3n9y02raazwpg.cloudfront.net/cityblm/f7169b76-5bbe-11ee-ae13-0050569183fa-d854eb82-3702-4140-9de6-ac3a8e3f379d-1721418738.pdf The Council will authorize spending $6,841,961.14 to resurface the below: . The regular agenda is filled with downtown TIF actions. I wonder if anybody will mention how much the City will throw in? The Front and Center building and People’s Bank aren’t going to demolish themselves and the property […]
By: Diane Benjamin Have you been following the debt ceiling debate? Did you hear Fitch is threatening to downgrade the US credit rating because increasing the debt ceiling was controversial? Fitch is the only credit rating service that has the Town of Normal at AAA. Now you know why. Fitch is delighted with Normal’s new […]
