Friday, March 22, 2013
Completing Irene Road, I-90 interchange would cost $10 million | Belvidere Daily Republican
Written by Bob Balgemann
It (TOLLWAY) gave the county and city a special deal on the southeastern ramp at Irene Road. All they had to provide was engineering, which is costing a total of $230,000, and the needed property, which is costing a total of $247,000. The authority is taking care of all construction, including the bridge over the tollway.
The total project cost would be $9.9 million, based on 2013 dollars, or $4.95 million each for the county and city of Belvidere
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Belvidere High School teachers votes “no confidence” in principal and assistants
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Monday, March 18, 2013
Money clock ticking on mural's ugly fixes in downtown Belvidere - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star
CONTROVERSY OVER MURALS
Officials entered a contract with artist John Berry last year and agreed to pay him $42,500 to create two murals and repair some that were chipping and fading. Leaders felt it was important for the “City of Murals” to retain and eventually market its brand.
Aldermen are displeased with Berry’s touch-up work on the Pepsi mural, which depicts three Walldogs painting a downtown scene. They demand that he pay the city $9,150 to allow the Boone County Arts Council to restore the artwork to its initial design.
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
Possible County Board Action on the procedures on the Wind Tower hearings at the ZBA
Everyone interested in the Wind Tower issue should be aware of a possible county board action regarding this matter.
First:
This item has apparently been placed on the agenda under Item 9.3
This is available at: http://www.boonecountyil.org/sites/default/files/CBAgenda%2003-20-2013.pdf
Second:
The following three emails were sent regarding this item:
Friday, March 15, 2013 11:40 AM
County Board members:
Please note the legal opinion from the State’s Attorney regarding wind tower ZBA hearing procedures.
Bev Koppen (for Ken Terrinoni)
From: Ken Terrinoni
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 11:16 AM
To: Bev Koppen
Subject: FW: WECS ordinance
From: Michelle Courier
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 2:57 PM
To: Ken Terrinoni
Subject: WECS ordinance
Please distribute the attached to the County Board members. If you can send it to them this afternoon, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Michelle J. Courier
Boone County State's Attorney
601 N. Main, Suite 302
Belvidere, IL 61008
(815)547-8199
Chairman Walberg proposed the following procedure to handle the question:
County Board members:
In light of the opinion just received from the State’s Attorney, I would like to have added to the Board agenda a discussion of the pending application from the County Board currently at the Zoning Board of Appeals. I would like to allow each Board member 2 minutes to comment on the application, and an additional 2 minutes after everyone has had the opportunity to speak. I believe this is the best way to determine the feeling of the Board about the pending application.
Bev Koppen (for Chairman Bob Walberg)
Bill’s Response stating that any limitation of discussion of the matter by email is not personally acceptable.
Bev Koppen; County Board
Inbox, Sent Items
Friday, March 15, 2013 4:43 PM
I agree to place this on the agenda--I do not agree to limit anyone's speech especially in this manner. I plan on making this email known to the public. Decisions should not be made via emails especially anything dealing with the pending Wind Farm ordinance. BILL PYSSON
Third and lastly, A Summary: “As Bill sees it”
The problem is how to properly handle the so called LeRoy Township compromise--if the county board is going to eventually consider that as a setback ordinance ---does it need to go back and have the change advertised and have a formal, full fledged hearing? Here again is the LeRoy proposal: http://www.boarddocs.com/il/boone/Board.nsf/files/95TTQR76094D/$file/letter%20from%20Leroy%20Township.pdf
The setback proposal currently at ZBA is : http://www.boarddocs.com/il/boone/Board.nsf/files/95TTSR770022/$file/current%20proposed%20WECS%20setback%20revision.pdf
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