Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Boone County seeks bids on 36 acres of land for development

The following bid notification has recently been publish on the Boone County Government web site:  http://www.boonecountyil.org/  The property is at Illinois Rte 76 and Woodstock Roads, an area immediately adjacent to the southern boundary of Poplar Grove.

As of yet I have seen no advertizing of the property in the papers.  If someone see it,  please advise me.

 

County Land Bid

Chrysler’s Belvidere crew officially employed by Fiat - - BusinessRockford.com

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The Boone County recorder’s office recorded a sale June 12 of the 280 acres at 3000 W. Chrysler Drive in Belvidere from Chrysler LLC to New CarCo Acquisition LLC for $45.4 million

Chrysler’s Belvidere crew officially employed by Fiat - - BusinessRockford.com

Rockford seeks $2M in concessions from fire, police unions - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

The slumping economy is fueling much of the city’s budget woes. Sales, use, income and other “elastic” taxes that swing up or down with the economy are expected to miss the mark this year by $2.2 million, or 4.2 percent of general fund revenues

police and fire unions to help close a $2 million budget gap.
“The exempt employees have taken furlough days and been subject to other cuts,”

Rockford seeks $2M in concessions from fire, police unions - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star