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Articles Posted in: November 2010

Council Actions - 11/17/10

Posted by Wally Bobkiewicz on Nov 17, 2010 at 11:25 PM in General Announcements

The City Council finished the majority of its work on the budget tonight and is set to approve the FY 2011 budget at its meeting Monday evening. Highlights: • Made no change to proposed Library budget and gave latitude to the Library Board to spend budget as it sees fit. This means that the branches will likely stay open. Not clear on other impacts to Library operations. • Approved a package of changes I proposed amending the original budget I…

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Topics: City Council

Newsy Items on Monday City Council Agenda

Posted by Wally Bobkiewicz on Nov 7, 2010 at 7:36 AM in Meetings

Busy, varied meeting scheduled for Monday night.  First, there is no Planning and Development Committee meeting for first time in a long while.  The City Council meeting will start at conclusion of Administration and Public Works Committee, but no earlier than 7:15 PM. Mayor Tisdahl will be honoring NU Professor Dale Mortensen with the Key to the City in honor of his winning the 2010 Nobel Prize in Economics.  This will occur at 8:00 PM and will be accompanied by…

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Topics: City Council Meeting Newsy Items

Channel 16 Now Streaming on the Internet

Posted by Wally Bobkiewicz on Nov 5, 2010 at 12:48 PM in General Announcements, Meetings

The Evanston Community Media Center is now streaming Channel 16 live over the Internet 24 hours a day. Folks all over the world will now be able to see the City Council live and also able to watch scheduled playbacks. The City has added the feed to our website Thanks to ECMC Executive Director Steve Bartlebaugh and his team for making this happen.…

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Budget Answers Posted

Posted by Wally Bobkiewicz on Nov 1, 2010 at 6:26 PM in Administrative Services

Answers to the Mayor and City Council's questions raised during the October 23, 2010 budget workshop have now been posted on the City's budget website (PDF).…

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Topics: Budget

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