Agenda for Belvidere Township Meeting for Tuesday, August 28, 2012

AGENDA

BELVIDERE TOWNSHIP

MEETING OF THE TOWNSHIP BOARD

8200 Fairgrounds Road

August 28, 2012 – 5:00 P.M.

I. Call to Order / Roll Call

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. Public Input

IV. Approval of Prior Meeting’s Minutes

V. 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

a. Orth Road Contract

b. Setting of Salaries

c. Harvest Fest Request

d. Wind Turbines

VIII. Legal

a.

b.

IX. New Business

a.

b.

X. Treasurer’s Report and Approval of Bills

XI. Closed Session

XII. Adjournment

* Please note in order to take final action on an item it must be specified on the posted agenda 48 hours in advance of the meeting

Three Boone County business apply for video gaming licenses - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

Why is Belvidere City Council discussing this matter?   Why is Boone County Board not discussing this? Two of the applications are under county jurisdiction; the other in Poplar Grove.

By Jennifer Wheeler

RRSTAR.COM

Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois Post 1461, 1310 W. Lincoln Ave., unincorporated Boone County; Pleasant Street Tavern, 6828 Pleasant St., Garden Prairie; and Mortimers Roadhouse and Grill, 105 W. Grove Ave., Poplar Grove, have applied for the machines, according to the Illinois Gaming Board website…..

All Belvidere businesses and unincorporated Boone County “adult entertainment establishments” prohibit housing the machines, according to the Illinois Gaming Board website. It remains unclear whether any bars fall into “adult entertainment establishments.” Poplar Grove, Caledonia, Capron and Timberlane have not taken action.

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Bain Documents: Romney Offshore Investments Used 'Blockers' To Avoid Taxes

In the financials for the Bain Capital Asia Fund, for instance, the audit describes the establishment of blocker corporations to hold more than $92 million in contributions from the fund.

Some experts have pointed to the blockers to help explain how Romney has been able to amass between $20.7 million and $101.6 million in a tax-free IRA, many times more than the typical amount an IRA can hold. Romney has not responded to questions about his IRA.

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Cardinal Dolan to give benediction for RNC

Read the entire article by clicking on the following:  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/nyregion/new-york-archbishop-will-give-closing-prayer-at-gop-meeting.html?_r=1

Current status of mulch fire injunction/case

As noted below pre-trial set for August 28, with a new (undetermined) judge.  The motion to dismissed denied.  Attorney Van Evera represents the defendants. Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) is granted.

UPDATED 8-24-2012

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Obtain the latest update of the above record by going to:  http://www.judici.com/courts/cases/case_history.jsp?court=IL004015J&ocl=IL004015J,2012CH319,IL004015JL2012CH319P1

Northwest Herald | Woodstock business to lease street parking

Interesting—rent out the street for parking.

By CHELSEA McDOUGALL

At Tuesday’s meeting, Harding withdrew a petition to tear down a neighboring house for a parking lot. Council members, at a meeting earlier this month, were less than thrilled with razing the more than 100-year-old house.

The council settled on offering Harding on-street parking, but it wasn’t without some trepidation.

“I have some problems with dedicated parking spaces,” Mayor Brian Sager said. “But I’m willing to consider it if the petition is off the table relative to demolishing the house.”

The ordinance that city staff will draft will include a lease agreement with Harding for eight spaces. Rent for the parking will be “reasonable.”

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Northwest Herald | Feds indict Crystal Lake veterans advocate

This article has a good listing of all the charges and allegations.

By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO

John C. Blanchard of Crystal Lake and four employees of National Association of Systems Administrators Education Corp. and Liberating Solutions Corp. were indicted on six counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud and 10 counts of providing material false statements and documents.

The charges focus on NASA Education’s securing of government contracts, and the company’s relationship with Liberating Solutions, a Crystal Lake business that has done contract work for federal and local governments.

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