City Committees & the Culture of Mediocrity
Fourth Ward Alderman Brendon Gallagher has been guiding a BYOB license proposal through the city’s legislative process. Here is what he reported at his website about last Tuesday’s Liquor Commission...
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Fairview Annexation Map
When the letter about a “discussion” of involuntary annexation of unincorporated property along Fairview Drive went out to the property owners, it was marked “enclosure” but there was no enclosure....
View ArticleInvoluntary Annexation Info: Utilities
Questions have arisen about whether the owners of involuntarily-annexed properties would be obligated to hook up to city utilities. Here is a sampling of the applicable provisions of DeKalb’s Unified...
View ArticleGallagher Despairs of ‘Appeasing’ the Fairview 29
Two e-mails were forwarded to me today. The first is an appeal from one of the Fairview homeowners to be excluded from forced annexation. The second is 4th Ward Alderman Brendon Gallagher’s response....
View ArticlePost-Meeting Open Thread
So, what did we learn from the latest Council meeting? We learned that, even though Fairview Drive residents have spoken at three meetings, made phone calls and sent letters and e-mail to them, one or...
View ArticleMeeting Notes
First, the Hope Haven expansion vote. The good folks at HH have been raked over the coals for two months and it’s finally over. Many thanks to Mayor Povlsen and Aldermen Simpson, Teresinski and Verbic...
View ArticleAlderman Gallagher’s Resolution
The Fourth Ward alderman has shared a New Year’s Resolution with us. Are you tired of the same old Tea Party members in town who if you give them 60 minutes of your valuable time will try and explain...
View ArticleExtended Comment on the Advisability of a South 4th Street TIF
I left a comment at DeKalb County Online in response to 5th Ward candidate Rob Fischer’s possible support for a new TIF. Says Mr. Fischer: TIF’s are one of the most powerful tools municipalities have...
View ArticleThe Holly House
Citybarbs is pleased to add to our blogroll another local voice, The Holly House, a blog devoted to “green living on a blue collar budget.” The blog owner, a 4th Warder like me, has begun developing a...
View ArticleZombie TIF and Other Notes from Last Night
DeKalb’s city council met again with DeKalb’s financial consultants, EPI/Crowe, to consider the latter’s latest report and recommendations. The most important information to pass on to you is that the...
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South 4th Water Main Project Got Weird before It Died
This is an item from the May 27 council meeting agenda that I’ve been meaning to address. It’s about a water main project on South 4th Street. This project would have abandoned a 6” water main on the...
View ArticleCitizen Action & a Cell Tower Project in the 4th Ward
***DeKalb city council will consider the special use permit during its regular meeting Monday, April 27.*** While the University Village Planned Development proposal seems to have grabbed the headlines...
View ArticleMeeting Notes
First, the Hope Haven expansion vote. The good folks at HH have been raked over the coals for two months and it’s finally over. Many thanks to Mayor Povlsen and Aldermen Simpson, Teresinski and Verbic...
View ArticleAlderman Gallagher’s Resolution
The Fourth Ward alderman has shared a New Year’s Resolution with us. Are you tired of the same old Tea Party members in town who if you give them 60 minutes of your valuable time will try and explain...
View ArticleExtended Comment on the Advisability of a South 4th Street TIF
I left a comment at DeKalb County Online in response to 5th Ward candidate Rob Fischer’s possible support for a new TIF. Says Mr. Fischer: TIF’s are one of the most powerful tools municipalities have...
View ArticleThe Holly House
Citybarbs is pleased to add to our blogroll another local voice, The Holly House, a blog devoted to “green living on a blue collar budget.” The blog owner, a 4th Warder like me, has begun developing a...
View ArticleZombie TIF and Other Notes from Last Night
DeKalb’s city council met again with DeKalb’s financial consultants, EPI/Crowe, to consider the latter’s latest report and recommendations. The most important information to pass on to you is that the...
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