March 14, 2013 Candidates’ night scheduled for Belvidere school board, mayoral races - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

This in fact is the new school board—Will they accept the old board’s decision or make their own regarding school closing?

host a candidates’ night at 6 p.m. March 14 at the Boone County Community Building, 111 W. First Street in Belvidere.

During the candidates’ night, each person will explain why they are seeking election and answer audience questions.

There are six people seeking five spots on the Belvidere School Board, including candidates Stacy McGowan, Lee Baird, Robert Torbert, Karla Maville, Kelly Diamond and Larry Cunningham.

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Candidate’s Night Tuesday March 26, 2013

BCJ: Taken for Irene Rd—I 90 Project

The following article is taken from the Boone County Journal which is available free of cost at merchants across the county and at: http://www.boonecountyjournal.com/news/2013/Boone-County-News-03-08-13.pdf#page=1

Two Belvidere Township meetings on Tuesday March 12, 2013

AGENDA

BELVIDERE TOWNSHIP

REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWNSHIP BOARD

8200 Fairgrounds Road

March 12, 2013 – 5:00 P.M.

I. Call to Order/Roll Call

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Public Input

IV. Discussion and potential action on approval of Prior Meeting’s Minutes

V. Discussion and potential action on Transfers

VI. Reports

a. Supervisor’s Report

b. Highway Commissioner’s Report

c. Assessor’s Report

d. Clerk’s Report

e. Trustee’s Report

VII. Unfinished Business – Discussion and Potential Action May Occur on the following items:

a.

b.

c.

d.

VIII. Legal

a.

b.

IX. New Business

a.

b.

X. Discussion and Potential Action on Treasurer’s Report and Approval of Bills

XI. Closed Session

XII. Action on Closed Session Items

XIII. Adjournment

Next Meeting: March 26, 2013 @ 5:00 P.M.

AGENDA

BUDGET REVIEW

BELVIDERE TOWNSHIP

MEETING OF THE TOWNSHIP BOARD

8200 Fairgrounds Road

March 12, 2013 – 6:00 P.M.

I. Call to Order / Roll Call

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Public Comment

IV. Budget Review and Discussion

V. Adjournment

Winnebago County opens it checkbook to the public

If you go to the website:

http://onlinecheckbook.wincoil.us/

You can see each of Winnebago’s departments and what taxpayers are paying.

Franks: Suspend House’s business until pension crisis resolved | Belvidere Daily Republican

Written by kbatzkall

Addressing our pension crisis is of paramount importance and for the time being, we must suspend all other business before the House of Representatives until we have solved it,” he said in a statement.

“All sides of the debate have succeeded in little besides prolonging the brinksmanship and reaping the wrath of bond-rating agencies, while costing taxpayers $17 million a day in additional debt.”

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House votes to fund government through end of fiscal year - The Washington Post

 

 

 

By Rosalind S. Helderman,

Mar 06, 2013 07:10 PM EST

The Washington PostUpdated: Wednesday, March 6, 1:10 PM

The measure passed by the House on Wednesday would provide new flexibility to the Pentagon to manage the sequester’s deep, automatic spending cuts, but would otherwise leave the reductions in place for the year.

House Democrats pushed to be allowed to vote on an alternative that would replace the sequester with a mixture of higher taxes and different spending cuts. A total of 137 Democrats voted against the bill to register their unhappiness with allowing sequestration to remain in place. Fifty-three Democrats joined 214 Republicans in voting for it. Fourteen members did not vote.

“This has an impact right at the kitchen table for the American people,” said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), detailing some of the impacts of the broad spending cuts.

Senate Democrats and Obama have signaled that they will seek some amendments to the Republican-authored bill to help blunt the impacts of the $85 billion in cuts this fiscal year for domestic programs as well.

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