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The Village Council will be discussing and revising the Long Range Financial Plan (LRFP) for the Village on Tuesday, June 29th. This LRFP will be updating the existing 2010-2012 LRFP. Start by viewing the 2010-2012 LRFP here. The purpose of the LRFP is to help develop a concise budget for the upcoming year. A summary of the [...] %comments ('***  Comment on this post***', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% The Village Council last night approved an increase in the rates charged for water to Downers Grove residents. We have discussed potential water rate hikes before, however last night, Council’s approval makes these rates effective starting on May 1, 2010. “We need to keep reminding our residents that we are passing on an expense that is coming to us [...] %comments ('*** Comment on this post***', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% During a March 9th Village Council meeting, Mayor Ron Sandack brought up 3 referendum initiatives as suggestions to appear on this coming November’s ballot. Those three referendums were approved to be placed on the ballot during this November’s election. We detailed Council’s discussion of each of these items in a past post. The only initiative that received [...] %comments ('*** Comment on this post***', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% As a reminder, there is approximately 1 week until the Village garbage survey is taken down. The survey will take approximately 7 minutes to complete. To complete the survey, please go here: Garbage Service Survey Residents without Internet access may obtain a hard copy of the survey at the following locations: Village Hall, 801 Burlington Ave. %comments ('*** Comment on this post***', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% This past Tuesday, members of the Village Council discussed the three public referendum initiatives that Mayor Sandack brought up during a March 9th Village Council meeting. There were 3 residents that put forth opinions and suggestions on the suggested referendum initiatives. The three present council members, Commissioner Neustadt, Commission Waldeck and Comissioner Beckman, along with Mayor Sandack held an open discussion regarding the [...] %comments ('*** Comment on this post***', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% Effective on May 1, 2010, the rate with which Downers Grove residents pay for city water could be increasing if the DuPage Water Commission follows through with their budget outline. The Village council met on Tuesday of this week to review the upcoming changes. The Village is a member of the DuPage Water Commission and purchases water [...] %comments ('*** Comment on this post***', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% Last night, Mayor Sandack brought forth three public referendum initiatives for the November ballot that he would like to openly discuss amongst Village Council members, as well as residents. “I see this as an opportunity to garner resident sentiment as to some items that may be purely advisory, but can maybe raise some awareness and generate [...] %comments ('*** Comment on this post***', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% The Village today posted a link to a garbage survey on their website. The survey will take approximately 7 minutes to complete and will be available for 1 month. To complete the survey, please go here: Garbage Service Survey Residents without Internet access may obtain a hard copy of the survey at the following locations: Village Hall, 801 Burlington [...] %comments ('*** Comment on this post***', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% Last night’s Village council meeting brought forth distraught residents from the Acadia on the Green (AOTC) residences regarding the proposed ATI Health & Fitness facility to be located at 939 Burlington Ave. Two residents and the parent of a resident of AOTG spoke at the meeting tonight, both in support and against the proposed physical therapy location. [...] %comments ('*** Comment on this post***', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% First, follow our Village General Fund budget tracker updated with this week’s information here. This is updated weekly as General Fund items are discussed and approved during Village Council meetings. Next, last night’s Village council meeting spent the majority of it’s discussion regarding council rules for removing items from the consent agenda. This action was likely prompted [...] %comments ('*** Comment on this post***', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% |
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