2007-12-04 Friday NewsThe Friday News
December 7, 2007
NDC4
Council Member Duggan reported to me this week that the former NDC4 chair had to step down
and George Tourville (IGH Mayor) was promoted from vice chair to that position. Our own
Mickey Kieffer was then selected to be the vice chair. Congrats to Mickey (I think?).
FIRST SNOWFALL
Last weekend was the Coty’s first significant snowfall of 2007. It did affect the holiday tree
lighting ceremony because the horses could not make it, and Santa was late, but by all other
reports everything went well. The Mayor thought that having the event on a weekend was better
than during the week. I went with three of my grandson’s promising them rides on a horse
drawn hey ride and when the horses were a no show, they wanted to leave. We all did get the
blue stars provided by Gateway Bank though.
The snowfall was cleared by Public Works with very few glitches. Sue reported a couple
“interesting” complaints though: One man called to tell us to quit salting the streets, “because
the salt hurt his dog’s feet” and another called to say that we had damaged his sod for the first
time in the thirty years that he has livered here, and he wanted it fixed “now”, he could not wait
until the spring. The Police Department handed out only 8 parking tickets, and did not tow
anyone.
2008 BUDGET
Kristen Schabacker, Finance Director did her “dog and pony” show for the required “Truth in
Taxation” Public Hearing Monday and again on Tuesday at the normal City Council Meeting,
after which the City Council adopted the 2008 Budget. The City’s tax base expanded more than
normal this year because our TIF District will be decertified. That means for our property
owners that even with the Par 3 bond referendum, their taxes will all stay about the same as
2007. Kristen has received no complaints about 2008 taxes and no one attended either of the
public hearings.
DECEMBER DATES TO REMEMBER
Park & Rec Commission Mtg No meeting in December
NOC Mtg No meeting in December
ARC Mtg No meeting in December
DCC Board of Directors Mtg December 20
City Council Meeting December 18
Planning Commission Mtg No meeting in December
Respectfully submitted,
James Danielson
City Administrator
Attachments: Planning Commission Agenda