Marseilles City Council hears report on new city hall – Shaw Local | #citycouncil
The design phase of the new Marseilles city hall and police station is progressing, according to Mayor Jim Hollenbeck, and at slightly less than the agreed upon amount. At Wednesday night’s Marseilles City Council meeting, a payment of $20,800 to the design firm of Phalen Construction was among the bills paid, a portion of the […]
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Marseilles council gives brief building purchase update – Shaw Local | #citycouncil
The Marseilles City Council on Wednesday night received a brief update on the proposed purchase of the Illinois Valley Cellular building from Mayor Jim Hollenbeck and City Engineer Michael Etscheid. Hollenbeck said the second appraisal requested by the public at one of the city’s open meetings had been delivered, with the value set at $2.26 […]
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Marseilles may borrow up to $2.3M to move City Hall, police station to Illinois Valley Cellular building – Shaw Local | #citycouncil
The Marseilles City Council affirmed it is willing to borrow up to $2.3 million for the purchase and renovation of the Illinois Valley Cellular building, which is a proposed site of a new City Hall and police station. The ordinance passed Wednesday by a 3-2 vote. At the City Council meeting, Marseilles Mayor Jim Hollenbeck […]
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Marseilles City Council votes to continue negotiations for IV Cellular building – Shaw Local | #citycouncil
After a lengthy discussion covering a myriad of concerns voiced by the standing room-only crowd, the Marseilles City Council voted 3-2 to continue discussions to possibly acquire the Illinois Valley Cellular building, located at 200 Riverfront Drive. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck along with Commissioners Bobby Kaminski and Melissa Small voted in favor of continuing negotiations with […]
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Here is who is running for city council across the Illinois Valley – Shaw Local | #citycouncil
Ottawa and Oglesby both will have contested mayoral races come April, and both races will have three candidates. Leonard S. Newell joined the Ottawa mayoral race, filing paperwork to join Mayor Dan Aussem and Robert Hasty on the April 4 ballot. With Oglesby Mayor Dom Rivara announcing he would not seek a second term, former […]
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