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- Comment on February open thread by Terry Gavin
- Feb 5, 2012
- In fact as Councilman Dunne was about to vote for the 2012 Budget,with the $10M tax increase, he stated that there were problems with the budget but it contained property tax cuts so he'd vote for it....
- Comment on February open thread by Terry Gavin
- Feb 3, 2012
- You're right paul about "obfuscation moment" & the baffle w/ BS. But during the Saturday public meeting & at least one other public meeting statements were made that if council moved the refuse fee fr...
- Comment on February open thread by cruexxxx
- Feb 3, 2012
- b4real- You speak the truth on this matter because 5 seats are big. Any more Liberals on the city council and you can say goodbye to any hope for Elgin. Gilliam, Prigge and Dunne have terms expiring...
- Comment on February open thread by b4real
- Feb 2, 2012
- In 2013 there will be 5 seats up for election on the council 4 full term and 1 two year term, with that is the possibility of change in city politics. The tax more, more fees and waste more policy mak...
- Comment on February open thread by paul
- Feb 2, 2012
- "Or were we lied to by the libs on the council?"I believe it was classsic well designed government (Stegall - can't dazzle em with brilliance, baffle em with BS) obfuscation moment.Show me where th...
- Comment on February open thread by Terry Gavin
- Feb 2, 2012
- Speaking of property taxes our 1st installment arrived yesterday. How wonderful to see a 22% increase over last year's 1st installment, so we start this year like we ended last year when our taxes her...
- Comment on February open thread by cruexxxx
- Feb 1, 2012
- RDC- You apparently did not get the memo. Snow plowing in your neighborhood has been downgraded to a priority one due to the budget for 2012. Unless you are a country club member of Bowes Creek and ...
- Comment on February open thread by RDC
- Feb 1, 2012
- While this has been an extremely mild winter, I just have to say how disappointed we are with the plowing in the Providence/Copper Springs subdivisions. Our street never gets plowed its full width an...
- Comment on February open thread by Terry Gavin
- Feb 1, 2012
- So nice to see Elgin's billing Dept. is on the ball with billing our new refuse collection fee on my latest water bill. They even prorated this new fee to the day. Can't wait to see my city property t...
- Comment on Elgin to keep business license program by Terry Gavin
- Jan 31, 2012
- Part 2, cut off again. The rebate program is now history but your statements show that you're a very unhappy person bent on hurting others you disagree with.In the Ten Commandments GOD tells us in...
- We take any engraving needs to Andersens and they ...
- Sep 22, 2011
- We take any engraving needs to Andersens and they do a wonderful job at a (surprisingly) inexpensive and affordable cost. Congratulations on your 50th year!Fr. BrownOur Lady of the Holy Rosary Chapel...
- Code violation. If I had broken boarded up windows...
- Sep 12, 2011
- Code violation. If I had broken boarded up windows for months on end I would be (rightly so) cited by the city for code violations....
- Comment on On The Record… by Scott J
- Sep 7, 2011
- Interesting that you note, "in dollar terms." When you mention that gold will be making new highs in dollar terms, I will complete it with saying that gold will be making highs against all western cu...
- The claim is it takes a while to get custom window...
- Sep 3, 2011
- The claim is it takes a while to get custom windows, but it's been like 5 weeks right? Does it really take that long?...
- The window labeled as #4 also blew in during that ...
- Sep 3, 2011
- The window labeled as #4 also blew in during that big storm weeks ago and shattered all over the pool and deck, hitting an instructor and worker. Could have been kids. Glass was everywhere....
- What a stain on Elgin. Broken windows for months o...
- Sep 2, 2011
- What a stain on Elgin. Broken windows for months on end.Please stay on this AFLA. Apparently, you are the only one who cares....
- Will there be a way for the public to do something...
- Sep 1, 2011
- Will there be a way for the public to do something for the firefighters or police? I would like to donate some food or something to thank them for all they do for the community. This is what I want to...
- What about the merchants that are there every week...
- Aug 24, 2011
- What about the merchants that are there every week? There are some great local farms selling their produce there every week....
- Comment on Property Taxes & The Real Value Of Real Estate by Joe g
- Aug 4, 2011
- As for Elgin, tighten the belt. Sometimes a project just doesn't make economic sense. Artspace appears to be one of those projects. If we continue to make investment with funds we don't have in a p...
- Comment on Property Taxes & The Real Value Of Real Estate by Joe g
- Aug 4, 2011
- We are still in the tempest. don't forget one little problem that still hasn't finished it's cycle, the infamous 5yr balloon mortgage. People were still being duped into strange mortgage products in...
