The search for a Morrison, IL, City Administrator moves closer to selection of a candidate. Four males will be interviewed on Saturday, August 24, 2013, beginning at 9:45 a.m. in the lower-level, Conference Room of City Hall, 200 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL. These finalists will not be introduced to
On Saturday, August 24, 2013, the City of Morrison Council Special Meeting will convene at 9:45 a.m. at City Hall, 200 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, in the lower-level Boards and Commissions Room. The Agenda follows. Call To Order Roll Call Executive Session “To consider the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline,
There are some jobs almost nobody wants! Being a “rigger” might be an example. On Tuesday, August 13, 2013, riggers continued working on a containment system–a type of canvas cover–that soon will enclose the water tower at Kelly Park in Morrison, IL, similar to a gigantic garbage bag. Right now,
On Monday, August 12, 2013, the City of Morrison Council Meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m.in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. The Agenda follows. Call To Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Public Comment Board and Commission Reports Planning/Zoning Commission Historic Preservation Commission Reports
On Tuesday, August 6, 2013, the Historic Preservation Commission will hold its meeting at City Hall, 200 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the lower-level Boards and Commissions Meeting Room. The agenda follows. Approval of July 2, 2013, minutes Public Hearing Certificate of Appropriateness, Todd Mickley,
The Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals will hold its meeting on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at 6:00 p.m., in the lower-level Boards and Commissions Meeting Room, 200 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL. The agenda follows. Approval of the Chairman’s Report of June 5, 2013 Public Hearing: Request for variance,
If you closed your eyes, it sounded like a gurgling mountain stream. Rushing water sparkled in the morning sun of Thursday, July 25, 2013, as it flowed steadily from a pipe above the hill in Kelly Park, to E. High Street, Morrison, IL. Well #4 was the source. Recently, a
U. S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U. S. Representative Cheri Bustos (IL-17) announced Wednesday, July 24, 2013, that the Senate Appropriations Committee, of which Durbin is a member, approved funding for the activation of the Thomson correctional facility in Thomson, IL. Funding was at the level that was requested
On Monday, July 22, 2013, the City of Morrison Council Meeting convened at 7:00 p.m.in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. In attendance were Mayor Everett Pannier; City Clerk Melanie Schroeder; Treasurer Evan Haag; Sports Complex Director Jim DuBois; City Engineer Mick Groenwold; City Attorney
On Monday, July 22, 2013, the City of Morrison Council Meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m.in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. The Agenda follows. Call To Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Public Comment Reports of City Officers Reports of Department Heads The Consent
Courtroom 108 at the Sterling, IL, branch of the Whiteside County Courthouse, is compact–almost intimate–in size. There are only four short benches for public and the media. On Wednesday, July 17, 2013, spectators included just five female reporters, one of whom was journalist Chris Minor from WQAD, Channel 8. They
Two water projects began Monday, July 15, and Tuesday, July 16, 2013, that will be completed this month. Gary Tresenriter, Director of Public Services/Acting City Administrator, said two more would begin the week of July 22. Tests will be made on the water tower, to see its reaction to future
The Morrison Historic Preservation Commission (MHPC) announced that the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPC) has made its initial assessment of the proposed “Morrison Main Street Historic District.” IHPC concluded that the area meets the criteria for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. In so doing the Illinois agency,
On Monday, July 8, 2013, the City of Morrison Council Meeting convened at 7:00 p.m. in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. All City officials were present, as were six Aldermen: Curt Bender, Scott Connelly, Dale Eizenga, Dave Helms, Marti Wood, and Harvey Zuidema. Aldermen
On Monday, July 8, 2013, the City of Morrison Council Meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m.in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. The Agenda follows. Call To Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Public Comment Board and Commission Reports Historic Preservation Commission Reports of City