Author: John Rozny
NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Town Council held their second council meeting of the month on September 18. With strong numbers on the books, the Normal Town Council presented Monday their fiscal year financial trend and condition report, which showed positive growth and outlooks for the town of Normal. Though last year’s report showed positive trends […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Bloomington City Council held their first council meeting of the month on September 11. City Manager Tim Gleason was sure to be gleeful after Monday’s meeting, which resulted in the approval of a 5% pay raise for Gleason, totaling an annual salary just under $220,000 for the city manager of Bloomington. […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal Town Council held their first town meeting of the month on September 5. Tuesday’s town council meeting, postponed by the Labor Day holiday, led to the unanimous approval of plans to construct a new fire station within the town of Normal with a price tag of around $4.75 million. Normal […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Town Council held their second town meeting of the month on April. 17. Both council members and the general public were given a presentation by Connect Transit on Monday evening, which covered numerous items under their Fiscal Year 2024 proposal given to the council. Connect Transit General Manager David Braun led […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal Town Council held their first town meeting of the month on April 3. Proceeding along with developments from prior meetings, the Normal Town Council approved the development for the Carden Springs housing plan for nearly 500 units located near Towanda Avenue and Interstate 55. The planned unit development would feature […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Normal Town Council (NTC) held their second town meeting of the month on March 20. The NTC voted unanimously to do away with the town’s vehicle use tax, which applies to any Normal resident purchasing a vehicle such as a car, motorcycle, or boat. In prior meetings this year, Karyn Smith […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Town Council held their first town meeting of the month on Mar. 6. The council approved Monday night a $205.4 million budget for the next fiscal year, with Finance Director Andrew Huhn stating it is one of the best budgets for the town that he has presented, with significant revenue increases […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Town Council held their second town meeting of the month on Feb. 20. Monday’s meeting was preceded by a presentation to the council about a master plan regarding a possible development of land south of the train station and city hall uptown. The slideshow given by Farr Associates displayed how the […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Town Council held their first town meeting of the month on Feb. 6, 2023. Many gathered in the city hall chambers Monday evening as a proposal to open a cannabis dispensary at the location of the Mandarin Garden Restaurant near College Avenue and Veterans Parkway was rejected 6-1, with council members […]
Photo provided by McLean County NORMAL, Ill. – While McLean County Unit 5 students only had a half day at school on Tuesday, January 31, droves of parents, teachers and students crowded into Normal West High School to attend a special board meeting later that evening. Over 400 individuals tuned in for a livestream of […]