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Articles Posted in: May 2011
Economic Development Update
Economic Development Manager Nancy Radzevich has written the following OpEd piece that she is submitting to area publications. Evanston Economic Development Update : Nancy Radzevich, Economic Development Manager, City of Evanston Evanston has long been a vibrant, exciting place to live, work and shop. The strengths of the community have supported the strengths of the overall Evanston economy. With the national economy beginning to see the first signs of recovery, so is the City of Evanston. Mayor Tisdahl and the Evanston…
Firefighter Examination Today
Over 500 people gathered this morning at ETHS to take the firefighter candidate exam. …
Newsy Items on Monday City Council Agenda
All links to Adobe Acrobat Files 1. Consideration of new two year, eight month contract to operate City parking garages. 2. Consideration of the first of multiple revisions to the Evanston City Code. The Law Department has done a beginning to end review of the City Code and will be bringing revisions to the Code by Title over the next several months. These first revisions include changes to the General Administration, Boards and Commissions and Administrative Adjudication sections of the…
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Newsy Items on Monday City Council Agenda
The City Council is transitioning to a new schedule that will include a regular meeting on the third Monday of each month. Items for this meeting at 7 PM will be reserved for presentations and discussions of larger community-wide issues. Items on Monday's agenda (all links PDF): 1. Discussion on issues related to construction of new salt dome. This is an issue that was discussed at some length by the City Council most recently in late 2008 and early…
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FY 2012 Budget Preparation Update
The City Council will be discussing next steps in the FY 2012 budget preparation process Monday night. The staff report on this can be found as a PDF document here. The report contains the results of the “Engage Evanston” outreach efforts May 1-7 and provides additional details on the process for reviewing all City services. Probably of most interest is the list of 39 ideas for service changes that I am proposing to the City Council that staff spend the…
Gallery 4502 Opening: "Driven to Abstraction"
The second of the art exhibits produced by the Evanston Arts Center in the Civic Center's Gallery 4502 (aka the City Manager's Conference Room) opened tonight. The exhibit "Driven to Abstraction: drips, cubes and fields of color" runs through August 19. Kudos to Evanston Arts Center Executive Director Norah Diedrich for putting together the shows and Kate Todd from the City Manager's Office in coordinating the show on the City's end.…
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Newsy Items on Monday City Council Agenda
1. Mayor Tisdahl will be presenting a Key to the City to Rotary International President Ray Klinginsmith and an appreciation plaque to retiring Rotary General Secretary Ed Futa. Several members of the Rotary International Board of Directors are also expected to attend the City Council meeting. Rotary International has been headquartered in Evanston since 1955. An article in this month's Rotarian magazine gives a history of the headquarters of Rotary. 2. Consideration of a lease for space in the Evanston Main…
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