Monday, May 4, 2009

Public hearing on wind farm scheduled for next Monday | Daily Chronicle

 

The May 11 public hearing is the third to be scheduled on the wind farm proposal. A Feb. 19 public hearing was canceled because of inadequate space when about 400 people showed up at the multipurpose room of county health facility. The rescheduled hearing on March 21 lasted nearly 19 hours.

NextEra submitted its application in January for the permit, but hearing officer Dave Dockus denied that application in March. Among his concerns were a lack of both a property value guarantee plan and a sufficient decommissioning process

Public hearing on wind farm scheduled for next Monday | Daily Chronicle

First probable case of swine flu in DeKalb County discovered | Daily Chronicle

 

The "probable" designation means the man tested positive for the influenza A virus and negative for the seasonal virus

First probable case of swine flu in DeKalb County discovered | Daily Chronicle

CDC: Belvidere boy, girl have swine flu - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

Lab results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that an 11-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl from Belvidere have tested positive.

CDC: Belvidere boy, girl have swine flu - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

Belvidere mayor: Next 4 years to be most challenging - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

The obvious thing is not simply the economy—it is Chrysler—the economy will probably come back given enough time—but will Chrysler (or whatever we call the company) ever be  again?

“The economy is going to have a huge impact on what we are able to accomplish, but we’re not going to let that stymy our efforts

Belvidere mayor: Next 4 years to be most challenging - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

Policy for the policymakers? Boone County Board of Health, shouldn’t you follow county policies? Should taxpayers pay for your alcoholic drinks?

I wish to thank County Board Member, Pat Mattison, District 3, R,   who obtained the references used in this posting.

It certainly appears that the Boone County Health Department is exempt from its and the county’s policies.

(As previously questioned by the news media and this blog) Did Boone County Board of Health ever advertize the vacancy for the Health Administrator (or Assistant Administrator)? The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy statement for the county requires that positions be advertized in “ a newspaper of general circulation in Boone County”.  (See below) Did the Board of Health do this?  Not to my knowledge.

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County employees are not allowed reimbursement for alcoholic beverages. (See county policy, shown below) But when members of  the Search Committee, Boone County Board of Health had their interviews with two Health Administrator candidates at Giovanni’s Restaurant in Rockford,  they  billed for alcoholic drinks.  (Bills are shown below.)  And they were really good tippers—over a $90 tip/20% service charge on each day.  The final photocopy is the list of members and staff present at the “Closed Session” at Giovanni’s.   I attended the May 4 meeting of the Board of Health and asked that the board reconsider these reimbursements  for alcoholic beverages.  I am sure that you know some of these people, perhaps you can ask the drinkers to pay their own tabs.

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New governor turns to old friends, colleagues :: The SouthtownStar :: News

An interesting evaluation of  Governor Quinn’s appointments and continuation of Blagojevich’s budget team.

Since taking office Jan. 29 after Blagojevich's impeachment, Quinn has made about 20 major staffing decisions, from the person who handles his daily schedule to the head of the Transportation Department.

Fifteen of the people he hired have previously worked for him

Click on the following for the rest of the story:  New governor turns to old friends, colleagues :: The SouthtownStar :: News