Library to Host Forum on Proposed New Building Tonight
The library's architects will show proposed building plans and seek feedback during the meeting.
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Library to Host Forum on Proposed New Building
The library's architects will show proposed building plans and seek feedback during the meeting.
The Shorewood-Troy Public Library will host a forum about the library's potential new facility at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 650 Deerwood Drive. Library officials said the building space is so limited it can no longer hold all of its books. The library's architects will show proposed building plans and seek feedback during the meeting. Board members and the director will also be on hand to answer questions. Light refreshments will be served.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Mayor Hopes Shorewood's Small Step Starts Something Big
Shorewood slashed fees for builders, and Mayor Rick Chapman hopes other villages follow suit.
The Shorewood Village Board drastically reduced costs for builders during its meeting Tuesday night, but Mayor Rick Chapman said the move was aimed at doing much more than merely jump-starting development in town. "People think we just want to build — we want to put people back to work," Chapman said. "If you build, we put people back to work." The village board agreed to slash fees for capital improvements, sewer and water tap-on and residential building permits for the next three years. The time of payment for the fees and school and park land/cash contributions were also altered to make them more attractive to builders. "It gives the builders tremendous leverage with the bank where they can put up spec houses without tremendous cash …
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CCW in Illinois
4:02 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
(Hit the enter button my bad) Instead, I have the opportunity to work til im 70, to provide a comfortable retirement at age 52, to somebody in the employ of local and/or state goverments. Only in Illinois would many have to provide for the few. When its time for govt to tighten the belt, the first thing they will announce cuts to is public safety (not their own salarie's, even though they havent … more ›
Helen Valantinas
12:41 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
An increase of $217 per year comes out to $18 per month, less than the cost of one hardcover book. A good library is especially important to those of us who are struggling in this economy. Borrowing and usage are unlimited. The current library is too small. It was built for a community 1/3 our size. For every new item they purchase, they have to remove one because there is no more room. Libraries… more ›