NORMAL, Ill. — The town of Normal held its first meeting of the month on April 1. Council Member Kevin McCarthy motioned to pull agenda items H and I from the agenda to kickoff the evening's festivities. The motioned was passed with 9 ayes to no nays. Agenda item H discussed the approval of the Gregory Street Trail expansion from Adelaide Street to Parkside Road through the Illinois Department of […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The town of Normal held their first council meeting of the month on March 4. Following the budget presentation for Normal just under a month ago, the council voted unanimously Monday night on the $223 million fiscal year budget for 2024-2025. The plan stands between the economic boom following the pandemic and the anticipated economic concerns of the upcoming year, being described by town staff and the Financial […]
NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal Town Council held their first council meeting of the month on October 2. The meeting was brief, featuring little beyond regular business under the agenda. The items under this cumulative agenda were passed unanimously. Council Member Chemberly Harris was absent from the meeting. Council Member Kathleen Lorenz asked about the $10,150 given to the Illinois Art Station. City Manager Pamela Reece explained was payment for […]
NORMAL, Ill. - The Normal Town Council (NTC) held their second town meeting of the month on March 20. The NTC voted unanimously to do away with the town's vehicle use tax, which applies to any Normal resident purchasing a vehicle such as a car, motorcycle, or boat. In prior meetings this year, Karyn Smith originally proposed the idea to get rid of the vehicle use tax after the city […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Town Council held their first town meeting of the month on Mar. 6. The council approved Monday night a $205.4 million budget for the next fiscal year, with Finance Director Andrew Huhn stating it is one of the best budgets for the town that he has presented, with significant revenue increases from areas like food and beverage tax, while maintaining pension funding and keeping the housing […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Town Council approved a contract of more than $350,000, and approved the reappointments of various commissions Monday night. The $356,662 contract to George Gildner Inc. is a Sump Pump Discharge and Storm Sewer Improvements Project. This was among the Omnibus Agenda, and was unanimously approved. One item that was pulled for discussion by Stan Nord was the motion to approve reappointments of various boards, commissions, and […]
NORMAL, Ill.- The Normal Town Council discussed renewing the lease Normal has with the Illinois State University Galleries in the Uptown Circle. Illinois State University has been in contract with Normal since their first lease in 2013 when the university put $2 million into renovating what started as a dirt floor room in the parking garage into a space for art. Council members said they did not believe the nonprofit […]
NORMAL - After a long municipal election day, an incumbent remains in only one of the three seats on the Normal Town Council that were up for election. Kathleen Lorenz, who has been on the council since 2015, won 14.52% of the vote, allowing her to stay in office for another term. She was not the lead vote-getter, however, as that distinction belongs to Stan Nord, who received 19.63% of the […]
