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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Village Board Lights the Way for Electric Message Board

Provena Healing Arts Pavilion is granted permission to shed light on their programs.

A zoning variance request by the Provena Healing Arts Pavilion to install an electric message board was granted by village trustees at the regular Monday meeting.   The request made first at an August board meeting had stirred a debate over the potential to negatively impact the character of the Route 30 commercial district. Ultimately though it worked to draw attention to the issue of whether or not the existing sign ordinance is up-to-date with current trends. The message center was the topic at the board's Sept. 15 review session, as well.   Provena Healing Arts Pavilion was granted permission to install an electronic message center into the existing freestanding sign. The deadline for submitting property tax rebate forms is Dec. 14. …

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Provena Healing Arts Pavilion, Village Approves Fresh Tax Increase, but Offers 55 Percent Rebate Opportunity, Village Board Debates Electric Signs, Swears in New Police Officer, and 3 more ›

Ron Jeremy

10:03 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012

FREE BREAST EXAMS ! GET YOUR PROSTATE CHECKED ! STD TREATMENT AVAILABLE it's going to be beautiful.   more ›

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Village Board Votes to Put Money Back into the Hands of Homeowners

Trustees unanimously voted Monday to rebate more than half of its share of property tax. Quiet Zones to start along Canadian National Railroad tracks.

Last year the Village Board rebated 50 percent of its share of property tax revenue, which amounted to just over $700,000. About 75 percent or 6,000 eligible homeowners took advantage of the 2011 program, according to Kim Auchstetter, village finance director. The first year of the rebate program, 2010, the rebate totaled 40 percent. The average savings per home this year is anticipated to be about $150 compared to $128 in 2011, she said. All total, 7,500 property tax applications are expected to go in the mail later this week or early next week. The deadline for submission is Dec. 14. Homeowners must provide a picture of the front and back sides of their driver's license along with the application. The application can also be hand-…

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Village Hall, New Lenox Trustees to Vote on Canadian National Agreement, Canadian National Must Pay $68M for Underpasses, and 2 more ›

Jill

9:50 pm on Wednesday, October 24, 2012

The railroad signs (Do not stop on Tracks) are to close to the road... Driving with a camper in tow was a tight squeeze between the sign and those new cones in the middle of the road.   more ›

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