BDR: Stories for county and Belvidere township

Written by Bob Balgemann

• As promised, Belvidere Township lowers tax levy for 2013to lower the upcoming levy, or property tax, by 22 percent for the town fund and by 24 percent for the road fund.
• Slattengren to retire in 2013 John Slattingren, longtime executive director of the Boone County Council on Aging, is retiring next year.
• Pro-union legislation --Ultimately the board voted 9-3 to have Walberg send a letter to the state Legislature, asking for a no vote on the measure. Dissenting were Freeman, Bill Pysson and Cathy Ward.

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still another story:  County may seek opinion of how comprehensive plan is doing  Go to the following to rad that story:  http://www.belvideredailyrepublican.net/news/county-may-seek-opinion-of-how-comprehensive-plan-is-doing/