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Local representative addresses national concerns

Local representative addresses national concerns

By Meaghen Harms | April 26, 2011

Sycamore | Rep. Randy Hultgren (R - Winfield) discussed health care and the national debt at the Sycamore town hall meeting Tuesday evening. About 70 people attended the town meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Sycamore City Council Chambers, 308 W....

Sycamore FY 2012 budget passed council

By Junae Bennett | April 18, 2011

Sycamore City Council passed its Fiscal Year 2012 budget plan during its Monday night meeting. The Fiscal Year 2011-12 includes an annual budget for all city funds and departments from May 1 through April 30, 2012. The general fund budget is $48.5 million....

Sycamore City Council approved dilling, testing for new well

By Dave Gong | April 4, 2011

SYCAMORE | The Sycamore City Council voted to approve a contract for the drilling and testing of Sycamore Well 10 Monday night. The engineering contract was awarded to Municipal Well and Pump, 1212 Storbeck Drive in Waupun, Wisc. Several members of the...

Sycamore 3rd and 4th Wards alderman candidate profiles

By Meaghen Harms and Thomas Verschelde | April 3, 2011

Greg Taylor: Candidate for Sycamore 3rd Ward alderman (INCUMBENT) Experience: Taylor served as alderman for the last four years. Education: Attended Ohio State University Why running for alderman: Taylor said it's very important to him that there be someone...

Sycamore Mayor Ken Mundy and City Clerk Candy Smith review the FY2012 budget Wednesday night

City Council recommends $48.5 million budget for fiscal year 2012

March 23, 2011

Members of the Sycamore City Council recommended Wednesday night to send a proposed budget for fiscal year 2012 to the full council. "This spending and revenue plan is a living and breathing document, and we will live by it every day," said Mayor Ken...

Absences delay Sycamore City Council vote on contract renewal

By Eric Beesley | March 21, 2011

SYCAMORE | A decision to renew Sycamore City Manager Bill Nicklas’ contract was delayed at Monday night’s city council meeting. Nicklas’ contract is set to expire on April 30. Fourth Ward Alderwoman Terry Kessler said the ordinance should stay in...

Sycamore City Council passed three labor agreements

By Eric Beesley | March 7, 2011

Sycamore | Sycamore City Council unanimously passed three ordinances regarding labor agreements with police, fire and municipal employee labor groups. The first of the three revisions was a labor agreement between the Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council,...

Sycamore City Manager Bill Nicklas explains details of the city's water and sewer projects Monday night at the regular meeting of the city council.

Sycamore City Council votes to reduce residential area

By Eric Beesley | February 7, 2011

The Sycamore City Council voted to reduce a current rural residential area into a smaller subdivison Monday night. According to the agenda, the area will be reduced from 630 acres to approximately 370 acres because the former is too large to draw any...

Grant money awarded in order to demolish property in Sycamore

By Eric Beesley | January 25, 2011

SYCAMORE | A grant was awarded to local developer John Pappas for the demolition of the former Fargo Motors property at 437 W. State Street. The TIF grant, in the amount of $61,680, was awarded at the Sycamore City Council meeting on Jan. 18. According...

City council approves agreement with Auto Meter Products

By Northern Star Staff | November 16, 2010

SYCAMORE | On Monday night, the Sycamore City Council voted to approve a development agreement between the city and Auto Meter Products. According to the meeting agenda, this agreement centers around the donation of the former Chicago & Northwestern...