Monday, January 14, 2013

Visit to Boone County Animal Services

The Department has two vehicles, the Tahoe has 217k miles and will be replaced with Tahoe from the Sheriff’s Department which the Sheriff’s Department will receive $11,000.

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The Front of the building

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Reception Desk

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Examination Room, the sink is non-functioning and efforts are being pursued to repair/replace.

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Public/employee rest room—it complies with handicapped accessibility.

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Offices 1 & 2

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Storage Room

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Wash Area:  a voluntary group is purchasing a new washing device and donating it to the county.

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Kennel area:  Outside pen/run

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Note the deteriorating concrete block.  It appears to be painted at one time and now the individual block is falling apart. The left side, blocks are extremely broken-up—See the next picture.

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Here is blow-up on that left side.

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This is a picture of left corner taken from the outside pen.  Note the degree of loss on the corner blocks,  One block has one face completely gone.

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Left outdoor pen/run

 

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Inside Kennel—Right Side based upon outside view

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Air-Conditioning Unit

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Inside kennel floorsClick on the photo to enlarge.

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Storage Garage: Very Tidy.  Extra supplies as well items need in case of a natural emergency

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Freezer for animals which were euthanized.

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Saturday, January 12, 2013

Impeach Bob Walberg Facebook account

I JUST SAW THIS SITE ON FACEBOOK.  THIS IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT OF ANY OF THE VIEWS SHOWN

Impeach Bob Walberg 

Click on the caption above and you should be able to get to the page with your Facebook password.

 

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Go to your facebook account and see if you can find it.

Friday, January 11, 2013

BCJ: Veterans Assistance Commission Referendum

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The above article is available on-line at:  http://www.boonecountyjournal.com/news/2013/Boone-County-News-01-11-13.pdf#page=1 and free of cost at merchants across the county.

Here is the exact ballot wording being proposed by the Boone County Board.

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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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Click on the following for more details:  Sex-Based Discrimination

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.

Click on the following for more details;  Boone County’s new congressman pledges to be accessible | Belvidere Daily Republican

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