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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 of Downers Grove released some information regarding recent property tax bills today. With tax rates and amounts listed for several taxing bodies, it is important to note that only about 10% of the total tax bill is for services provided by the Village of Downers Grove. Deputy Village Manager Mike Baker will walk you through [...] %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')% On Wednesday, Governor Pat Quinn is set to announce a plan to fix the state of Illinois massive debt problem. The dangerous portion of this plan is a sizable reduction in the amount of state income tax that each municipality in the state receives. Governor Quinn’s plan for the 2010-2011 budget brought forth by his budget [...] %comments ('*** Comment on this post***', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% February 9th’s council meeting brings forth more budget line items out of the General Fund. Among them are the Village’s contract renewal for maintenance on software, establishing an agreement with a ordinance violation attorney, establishing a contract for traffic signal maintenance and replacement when necessary, and awarding a contract for planting and replacement of 400 [...] %comments ('*** Comment on this post***', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% This week’s village council meeting brings forth a few more proposals for budgeted services. Follow along in our FY2010 Budget Track showing differences in budgeted amounts versus actual expenses. First up is a motion to approve a contract for lawn mowing services to Waldschmidt & Associates Inc.for the mowing and trimming of turf throughout areas of [...] %comments ('*** Comment on this post***', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% The January 13th State of the Village at the Downers Grove Area Chamber of Commerce Luncheon gave a look back at 2009 and goals and aspirations going forward for the Village in 2010. Mayor Sandack spoke at the event, giving a review of the Village’s budget process and the necessity to change the Village budget at [...] %comments ('*** Comment on this post***', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% The Village of Downers Grove today posted the 2010 proposed budget online. The full document is available in 8 sections, all available to be individually downloaded. We will be tracking the budget throughout the year (contractually). Stay tuned for more… %comments ('*** Comment on this post***', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% The mayor recently issued a letter regarding the recent passing of the budget, comments on Heritage Fest as well as his thoughts with regard to recent events. He has allowed us to post this for the residents to read. Please take some time to read through his note, as he will most likely address your comments [...] %comments ('*** Comment on this post***', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% You may now view the adopted FY 2010 budget details by clicking here. This will most likely give you a brief summary of the results (and challenges) that the village has faced in the past couple of months in deriving a solution. For those interested, actual copies will be available in the next few weeks. %comments ('*** Comment on this post***', 'One comment', '% comments', 'Comments are closed')% |
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