3,225 votes. That’s how many don’t count according to newly sworn in Alderman Melisa Brown. That’s how many do not count according to her logic in going along with Mayor Dennis Waldron to select Calvin Jones to fill the mayor’s…
Category: City Business
Time to Vote: Beware Lies and Misrepresentations
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• •With early voting beginning tomorrow, we wanted to give you just a little bit more insight on the site that has been actively campaigning against the current administration, despite the accomplishments made following very very tough decisions. First, we will…
Saturday News Roundup, Version 2.014
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• •Has Spring Finally Sprung?
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• •Kudos to Board for Wise Decision
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• •During the past year, people have directed criticism at city officials because there was not a full-time city administrator. Â But there was someone at the helm all along. Bruce Richardson, the assistant administrator / city recorder, had been appointed to…
City Wide Trash Service?
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• •At the Board of Mayor and Aldermen workshop this past week, a special guest addressed our elected officials about the possibility of bringing in a city-wide trash service. Â Right now we have probably a dozen (give or take) private companies…
The Show Must Go On, but No Fireworks or Burning
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• •Raisin Cookies and the 2012-13 Budget
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• •The List Might be Some Interesting Reading
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• •A long time ago, my old hometown newspaper would publish the names of delinquent taxpayers. I was always embarrassed that my uncle made the list every single year. I don’t know why he never paid his taxes on time, but…
Why Do We Park On A Driveway And Drive On A Parkway?
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• •So the Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted tonight to defer a vote on an ordinance that would ban parking in your yard. Understandably, people were upset. I live in a part of Lake Forest where there are LOTS of…