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D-428 board members question costs, plans for concession building By BRITTANY KEEPERMAN bkeeperman@shawmedia.com DeKALB – The Barb Boosters want to build a new concession stand but DeKalb School District 428 board members had mixed reactions to the proposal. The proposed building would have brick siding, a tin roof, running water and American’s with Disabilities Act
compliant window heights and entrances. The food prep area would be larger and ticket taking could be incorporated. If the new stand is built, the Boosters would also be able to sell concessions at all outdoor sporting events instead of just football games. The existing stand they sell from is a repurposed construction trailer that has space and security issues. Booster Club head Rachelle
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Barclay said the new building would increase property values at the DeKalb High School football field and also allow for better accommodation of larger crowds. “It would help the revenue for the Boosters,” she said. “And allow for better customer satisfaction, so they wouldn’t have to miss a quarter of the football game when they go get a gatorade or hot chocolate.”
Barclay said she estimated that the project would cost about $25,000 to $30,000, but hasn’t sought formal pricing yet, which board members wanted to see. “I’d like you to get the architectural plans and get the hard numbers,” board member Fred Davis said. He added that while he was in favor of the project, he thought it would cost a lot more than
$30,000. “But you do make money with the Boosters and that’s a plus,” he said. Barclay said the Booster club would pay for the construction, although the district would ultimately own the structure. Proposed funding methods include fundraising, a loan, the Booster endowment account and existing dollars.
“ We have the money to build it,” Barclay said. “There are two major sources of income for the Boosters. Castle Challenge brings in about $26,000 a year and concessions brought in about $33,000 [in fiscal 2014]” Board member Kerry Mellott said he didn’t like the mention of a possible bank loan.
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Difficult disposal
By JOHN O’CONNOR and SARA BURNETT The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Democrats attempted another flanking maneuver Tuesday around Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on the nearly four-monthlong budget impasse, moving legislation to free up money already collected by the government that is owed to city governments, lottery winners, emergency service providers and more. But after a daylong session in the capital, like many before it since the General Assembly’s official May 31 adjournment, there was nothing much to show. A stalemate between the Democratic-controlled General Assembly and the Republican governor has left the state without a budget that was supposed to take effect July 1. Even the spending plan didn’t make it to the floor. The Executive Committee advanced the measure to release $1.9 billion, including money collected as motor fuel tax owed to cities, wireless phone tax money for 911 service providers and lottery fund money to pay winners, after many payouts were suspended. Rep. Martin Moylan, a Des Plaines Democrat who sponsored the legislation, said local governments are hurting because without a budget, there’s no appropriation
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Participants in a charity fundraiser walk past a TV discarded Oct. 3 at a home along East Exchange Street in Sycamore.
Options to get rid of obsolete TVs are limited By BRITTANY KEEPERMAN bkeeperman@shawmedia.com
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Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, speaks to lawmakers while on the House floor during a session Tuesday at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. Democrats in the General Assembly continue attempts at flanking the Republican governor on the budget impasse, advancing legislation that would distribute money that’s already been collected to local governments, lottery winners and more.
DeKALB – Ursula Sullivan has no plans to get rid of her old tube TVs, despite her children’ protests. “Interestingly, they are really wellmade products,” Sullivan, of DeKalb, said. “They are still working. It doesn’t make sense to get rid of something if it’s still working.” Flat-screen, high-definition TV sets have made the old cathode ray tube TVs obsolete – Sullivan said her two children prefer their grandmother’s flat-screen, because it has a sharper resolution – but residents have limited options when it comes to getting rid of unwanted older, often ungainly, devices. In 2012, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency banned disposal of electronic waste in landfills. Waste Management doesn’t offer electronics recycling in DeKalb County, but Best Buy will accept TVs smaller than 32 inches for free.
Have a TV to toss? Best Buy: 2074 Sycamore Road, DeKalb. 815-758-0490. $100 flatrate for up to two devices, $20 for each additional item. Get Junkin, Junk and Debris Removal: 779-770-3333 or getjunkin@gmail. com. Cost varies by size of television. New Life Electronics Recycling, Inc: 630-608-6102. Cost varies. Sullivan has three CRT TVs, one of which she bought in 1999, another in 2002 and the other is a castoff that came with her house in DeKalb that she bought in 2010. “I guess the previous owner didn’t have any use for it,” she said. “My kids want them to die soon. … When you look at some of the picture, the TV shows are formatted for HD. … It kind of cuts off sections of it, but the picture is fine.”
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Traffic passes a discarded TV set Sept. 24 on DeKalb Avenue in Sycamore.
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