Carol Kania Morency
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On the article 50 Shades of Downers Grove: Adult Boutique Opens on Ogden Avenue
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On the article District 99 School Board Approves $70.3 Million Tax Levy
Carol Kania Morency
12:42 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
ReplyThanks for the detailed story. Levies are hard to understand and hard to write about. But I am wondering why Keith Matune voted against the levy?
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On the article The Way We Work: Jobs That Are Gone
Carol Kania Morency
5:08 pm on Sunday, September 2, 2012
ReplyMy mom knows stenography and my dad used to design buildings with a triangle and a protractor. Amazing!
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On the article Downers Grove, Public Workers Approve New Contract
Carol Kania Morency
12:06 pm on Thursday, August 30, 2012
ReplyWhile I have some issues with Bob Barnett's force majeure concept (namely, as mentioned above, would the unions even consider it?) I do appreciate the fact that Bob is coming up with ideas that 1) recognize the need to think in different ways about how to provide services and 2) ideally will do away with the practice of eliminating staff whenever times are lean.
Also, as a journalist who has attended many, many municipal meetings, I can assure you that by the time elected village officials count their time in meetings, preparing for meetings, answering constituent calls and emails and attending village and neighborhood events, the money they earn is the equivalent of pocket change.
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On the article Tony Cesare: Love Letters
Carol Kania Morency
12:14 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012
ReplySorry you struck out at Polekatz. If only you had moved here a few years sooner, you might have had better luck at the adult bookstore that once lived next to the arcade and the Rose Records on Ogden Avenue. I have fond memories of that place (the Rose Records, I mean...)
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On the article Meet Amanda Luevano, Your New Downers Grove Patch Editor
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On the article School, Park Districts Say No to York Street TIF
Carol Kania Morency
5:46 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Thanks for your questions, Dan. The problem in writing a TIF story is that it's hard to work in all the information you get.
The $89 million would include expected contributions from both the city and private developers (and is an estimate at this point). Of course, each parcel or set of parcels to be redeveloped would have a different set of circumstances that would dictate what was spent to upgrade it. As for the final EAV after redevelopment occurs, consultants make their best educated guesses but in the end are trying to project what the economy might be like years down the road.
And while 35 years might not seem old, in terms of city planning it's a long time. Requirements for building commercial and retail developments, including stormwater, parking, making deliveries, etc. have changed. Elmhurst is often competing against other towns that can offer developers essentially blank slates for building.
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On the article Letter to the Editor: Council Should Remove Liquor Sales Subsidy with Lemon Tree
Carol Kania Morency
12:57 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012
ReplyI agree with Tony. Take a look at grocery stores that DO get built. Very few are constructed in towns like DG, unless they are specialty or have a large ethnic-food selection (and Michael's did not last). Most of the new grocery stores are built in exurban areas where there is cheap land. Stores need to be really big now to turn any kind of profit, or they need to be specialty. Clearly, Standard Market in Westmont could see that Lemon Tree's owners figured something out.
Then again, a Goodwill store would be fine with me, too. :)
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On the article First United Methodist's Journey of Becoming Reconciling Church Just Beginning
Carol Kania Morency
11:32 am on Tuesday, April 10, 2012
ReplyI think Rev. Barnhart should be very pleased with the turnout at her Sunday classes. To attract dozens of people on a weekend afternoon means the issue resonates in the community. Congratulations to the Reverend and to her congregation.
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On the article City Begins Outlining New Waste Contract
Carol Kania Morency
11:14 am on Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Todd, while composting was not yet part of the refuse contract discussion, city staff did reply to a resident's question about yard waste. Right now, the city will take up to two free bundles each week. The city does not offer a place for residents to take their larger amounts of yard waste (unless a special pick up has been arranged after a storm). The city does recycle chipped wood from trees or branches that the city removes and these chips are available to residents for free. According to the city's website, the chips are located at Butterfield Park at the base of the water tower on the west end of the parking lot.
Carol Kania Morency
10:41 am on Monday, January 14, 2013
Ms. Lester has read the NYT Bestseller list -- and perhaps knows that 114 people have 50 Shades of Grey on hold at the DG Library -- and can see that there is a market for her boutique. Wishing her much success!