Thursday, January 10, 2013

Belvidere City Council to ponder lower liquor fee for businesses - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

By Jennifer Wheeler

Stores that sell booze  — ranging from gas stations to bars to national restaurant chains — must pay a $20,000 one-time fee within the first year of opening. 

Belvidere City Council to ponder lower liquor fee for businesses - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star

Sex-Based Discrimination

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Boone County’s new congressman pledges to be accessible | Belvidere Daily Republican

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Written by Bob Balgemann

majority of Boone County voters didn’t support U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., in the March 2012 Republican primary election. Neither did the majority of voters who turned out in Winnebago County or DeKalb County.

Among his plans include having town hall meetings and small business roundtables in this area. “I will come out and do the right thing every day,” he said.

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Poplar Grove plans to regulate design of mobile home parks | Belvidere Daily Republican

 

Village officials are working with assistant city-county planner Gina DelRose to regulate the design of mobile home parks.

Now in the preliminary stages, those regulations in the view of Village Attorney Roxanne Sosnowski would be part of a larger ordinance chapter on mobile home parks.

Click on the following to read all of the story: Poplar Grove plans to regulate design of mobile home parks | Belvidere Daily Republican

15 traffic cameras now available on Illinois Tollway system - Chicago Tribune

 

Illinois Tollway customers can now access camera snapshots of traffic conditions from 15 locations along the toll road system, the agency announced today

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

The multiple distortions of wind subsidies | Wind Watch

 

Federal subsidies for new wind-power generation will end on Dec. 31 unless they are renewed by Congress. For the sake of our economy and the smooth operation of the energy market, Congress should let the subsidies lapse. They waste taxpayer money, subvert the allocation of capital, and generate a social cost many times the price tag of the subsides themselves.

Click on the following to read all of this Wall Street Journal Article:  The multiple distortions of wind subsidies | Wind Watch

New Public Hearing Regarding Wind Ordinance Setbacks Section 7.8.7.H

Apparently Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 7:00 PM is the time of the hearing.  See Below.

There may be material errors in some of the setback wording. Check with the Planning Department

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Here is the section of the text amendment subject to the hearing:

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