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Rules change on hold

February 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Village Council, Village Manager

Mayor Ron Sandack’s proposal to change the village council rules to require two commissioners to remove an item from the Consent Agenda to the Active Agenda was put on hold at Tuesday’s village council meeting after most commissioners seemed unwilling to jettison the long-standing prerogative. The matter was sparked by Commissioner William Waldack’s Feb. 2 [...]

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Rules change

February 10th, 2010 · 18 Comments · Comprehensive Planning, Village Council, Village Hall

Editor’s note: This post has been updated in order to clarify the series of events leading up to the mayor’s call for a possible rules change. Saying he believes “very strongly” in a one-week waiting period before voting on certain Consent Agenda items, Commissioner William Waldack requested at Tuesday’s village council meeting that four items [...]

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The vote and its aftermath

November 24th, 2009 · Comments Off · Taxes, Village Council

Long-time observers of the village council will be watching closely this evening to see if commissioners have put aside the differences that led to last week’s contentious 4-3 levy vote. The split was unusual and clearly frustrating to some on the dais, as has been reported. In conversations with the DGreport, commissioners offered their interpretations [...]

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Going, going, gone?

August 12th, 2009 · Comments Off · Downtown Redevelopment, Village Council, Village Hall

The village’s Facade Improvement Program funds are dwindling –and they’re not likely to be replenished in 2010 if comments at the Aug. 11 Village Council Workshop meeting are any indication. The council is expected to approve a grant of  $15,000  for improvements to 5150 Main St. at the Aug. 18 meeting, leaving only $26,5000  of [...]

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Quote/unquote

November 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Social services, Village Council

“With holidays approaching — we all know about the economic situation — and I just urge residents who are in a position to help out to check with your churches or local food pantries and just try and help out the residents who are having a tough go of it.” – Commissioner William Waldack at [...]

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