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Developer to appear before council City of DeKalb officials to be briefed on University Village project By BRITTANY KEEPERMAN bkeeperman@shawmedia.com DeKALB – The City Council will again consider a proposed redevelopment of University Village on Monday, after developer Security Properties has agreed to invest more in social services, although not as much as the mayor had requested. Seattle-based Security
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from its original offer of $18 million – in the redevelopment project. The renovation will address health, safety and security concerns. The developer plans to make the entire complex low-income housing. Council members last discussed the issue at their June 8 meeting, when Mayor John Rey said he wanted to see the company invest at least $600,000 up front toward pro-
WHAT: DeKalb City Council meeting WHEN: 6 p.m. Monday WHERE: 200 S. Fourth St., DeKalb Properties plans to purchase the apartment complex and invest at least $21 million – up
viding social services to residents at University Village, a 534-unit, 32.3-acre housing complex at 722 N. Annie Glidden Road. The company has agreed to pay $200,000 up front, a $50,000 jump from $150,000 originally in the agreement. They also will contribute $20,000 a year over a 15-year period, up from their original offer of $10,000 a year, accord-
ing to city documents. “I’m pleased to see them stepping up and taking responsibility for additional services,” Rey said. “This provides amenities and benefits to residents in the complex and will have a positive impact on the development.” Security Properties plans to purchase the housing complex using low-income housing tax credits. In order to
receive funding, the property would have to be rezoned to allow it to be rebuilt at its current density. Current density is at 18 units an acre, but new development in DeKalb is limited to 12 units an acre. The housing complex can remain as it is now, but in the event of a natural disaster, it would
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Illinois departments covering about $4M By JOHN O’CONNOR The Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner promised a leaner, more transparent administration than his predecessors, yet he’s rigorously following their time-honored practice of asking other departments to sign paychecks for his staff. Among employees doing significant work for Rauner, half their combined salaries – about $4 million – comes from separate agency budgets and isn’t listed on his office payroll, according to Bruce Rauner a review of documents by The Associated Press. That figure is about $1 million more than Rauner’s staff reported in John Bradley June during a contentious hearing over use of the strategy before a House committee headed by Rep. John Bradley, a Marion Democrat. It’s taxpayer money, either way. But opponents said the accounting maneuver, which they call “off-shoring,” can short-change some important state services while understating the true costs of running the chief executive’s shop. For example, they argue, if the Corrections Department has to pay a high salary for a gubernatorial
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Red Cross Disaster Action Team responder Dean Richardson talks about the storage trailer the organization is using to store supplies Friday at Blackhawk Moving and Storage of Sycamore. The business has allowed the Red Cross to use the space to store equipment and nonperishable items.
A new space to better serve? Red Cross seeking new storage site after losing space near hospital By ADAM POULISSE apoulisse@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Most of the DeKalb County Red Cross supplies for emergencies such as food and water are no longer in our backyard. They’re about 40 miles away in Rockford. The county Red Cross, which is operated mostly by volunteers and responds to disasters, such as the Fairdale tornado and fires, and hosts blood drives throughout the
county, was informed last month it would be losing its office and storage space near Kishwaukee Hospital, 2727 Sycamore Road. Although the Red Cross is storing some of their supplies, such as cots and blankets, in an old Mayflower trailer at Blackhawk Storage in Sycamore, Red Cross officials and volunteers are looking for a climate-controlled storage for water, snacks, comfort kits and cleanup kits that can’t withstand the colder months, and one they
can access any time. “We can just service our residents better here, and we want to [be] in the DeKalb and Sycamore area,” said Joe Dillett, a Red Cross volunteer who is spearheading the search for a business with some extra space. “That’s where the population density is, and that’s where most of our volunteers are ... .” Dillett said he’s reached out to about a dozen businesses and
How to help DeKalb County Red Cross is looking for a small, indoor, heated storage space to store relief items distributed to local families experiencing disasters. Supplies include water, comfort kits, cleanup kits, snacks, blankets and some file cabinets. Interested businesses and municipalities should call volunteer Joe Dillett at 815-4989290.
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