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City Council approves new waste removal contract

By Ali Combs | April 23, 2013

City Council will move forward with a new waste removal contract that will include expanded recycling and a pilot program for composting in the community. The city’s current waste removal agreement is with Waste Management. The city opened the new contract...

City Council to vote on waste removal company contract

By Ali Combs | April 21, 2013

City Council will vote today on a bid for a contract with a new waste removal company that will offer more comprehensive recycling services and a pilot program for composting in the community. DeKalb’s contract for waste removal is expiring. City staff...

City Council looks continues search for next city manager

By Ali Combs | April 15, 2013

City Council will look to fill the soon-to-be vacated city manager position upon inauguration. On Feb. 27, City Manager Mark Biernacki announced his intent to retire in a letter to Mayor Kris Povlsen. The search for a new city manager will take place...

City Council establishes special service area for Heratland Fields

By Ali Combs | April 9, 2013

A special service area (SSA) will be established for Heartland Fields subdivision as a result of Monday’s City Council meeting. After holding a public hearing on the Heartland Fields SSA, the city decided to move forward with establishing the SSA so...

City Council to vote on budget for new police station

By Ali Combs | April 7, 2013

City Council will vote on a bid of $86,766 to build the foundation and main component of a communications tower for the new police station at today’s meeting. The construction of the communications tower is a necessary step toward completing the police...

The DeKalb Public Library on April 2, 2012. The wall shown here is scheduled to be removed to make room for the planned expansion, slated to be complete in 3 to 4 years.

DeKalb Public Library to undergo expansion

By Brooke Shinberg | April 2, 2013

Plans to expand and update the DeKalb Public Library will go ahead as scheduled even with a budget cut. The library received the green light for the $20 million expansion project at a March 26 City Council meeting. The original financing plan was scrapped...

Alderman Brendon Gallagher discusses the housing development study presented by the NIU Center for Governmental Studies at Tuesday nights special city council meeting.

City Council discusses Irongate annexation

By Ali Combs | March 27, 2013

The Irongate annexation would likely benefit the city of DeKalb, according to some City Council members after reviewing a housing study at Tuesday night’s meeting. The DeKalb Housing Information Project is a study created by NIU’s Center for Governmental...

Jon Sauser, of DeKalb, speaks on Monday night at the DeKalb City Council meeting about the Irongate housing development. Sauser believes there is no need for the new development due to lower NIU student enrollment this year.

City Council greenlights library expansion

By Ali Combs | March 26, 2013

City Council approved the $20 million library expansion project for the DeKalb Public Library at a regular meeting of the Council Monday night. The library expansion project was originally a $24 million project involving an $8.5 million grant from the...

City Council to vote on Irongate annexation

By Ali Combs | March 24, 2013

The future of the Irongate annexation will be voted on at the City Council meeting today. City Manager Mark Biernacki said adjustments have been made to the development plans to meet the requests of council members. “We will now ask the council to vote...

Rudy Espiritu, DeKalb Assistant City Manager, explains the duties of his position, the services his department provides, and the basics of DeKalbs city budget to mayoral candidates at the DeKalb City Council special meeting on Monday night.

Mayoral candidates have orientation at City Council meeting

By Ali Combs | March 5, 2013

A special meeting of City Council was held Monday as an orientation for new candidates to become familiar with the city’s various departments and functions. City Manager Mark Biernacki started the meeting with an overview of his role as city manager...

Development plans revised after City Council’s public hearing

By Ali Combs | February 26, 2013

City Council’s public hearing on the Irongate subdivision development ended with a table vote and an agreement to revise the submitted plans for the project during a meeting Monday. David Patzelt spoke on behalf of ShoDeen Inc., the development group...

City Council to hold public hearing about Irongate

By Northern Star Staff | February 24, 2013

A public hearing will be held during the DeKalb City Council meeting today to hear citizen’s concerns in the Irongate annexation and development, according to the council’s posted agenda for the meeting. The City Council meeting will be held at 7...