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Blog for February 2009
2/17/2009
Monday Night Council Notes - 02/17/09 Record Time. The Council meeting lasted approximately 5 minutes. That might be a record.
WWS Choral Classic. Ms. Mary Perrotti encouraged residents to attend this year's Choral Invitational to be held at Wheaton Warrenville South on Saturday, March 14.
Bid Night. Wheaton awarded four bids for the following goods and services: 1) $24,742.80 to Core IT Solutions LLC for a computer storage area network; 2) $30,269.55 to Kara Company for two GPS units; 3) $24,680.00 to Suburban Purchasing Cooperative for a new truck; and 4) $15,405.00 to Sauber Manufacturing to refurbish a concrete platform.
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2/16/2009
Happy Presidents' Day Here's the 2009 ranking of U.S. Presidents, according to a survey of 65 historians.
The top 5 are as follows:
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. George Washington
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
4. Theodore Roosevelt
5. Harry Truman
According to the survey, Teddy Roosevelt has a greater claim to Mount Rushmore than Thomas Jefferson. Very interesting.
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2/9/2009
Monday Night Council Notes - 02/09/09 Save the Center! Representatives from the Center for History made a presentation to the City Council to save their funding. The City has indicated that it might cut the Center's annual line item of $225,000.
Alberta Adamson, director of the Center, led the presentation. She reminded us of history's importance at the national level, such as Barack Obama's well-known reliance on Abraham Lincoln, as well as at the local level, like Wheaton's Sesquicentennial celebration.
Others who spoke included Herb Wehling, Marcia Martin, and Bill Schultz.
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2/4/2009
Hallelujah! Indeed, giant multi-national corporations work in mysterious ways.
After a decade of silence and stalemate, Jewel announced it will buy-out CVS's interest in the old downtown grocery store, thus removing the biggest obstacle to the property's redevelopment. The news is as shocking as it is welcome.
Most people would like to see the store replaced with a smaller chain, such as a Trader Joe's. Thoughts?
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2/2/2009
Monday Night Council Notes - 02/02/09 New Appointees. Congratulations to Suzanne Fitch, new Planning & Zoning Board member and Tim Rater, new Wheaton Downtown Design Review Board member.
Nuclear Hot Dogs? Food vendors who operate sidewalk carts are now required to have $2,000,000 in insurance coverage. It's unclear whether the carts or the hot dogs pose the greater risk.
Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs. The City restricted parking along the east side of Bridge Street to 4-hours. This small street was one of the last, secret refuges of unrestricted parking for train commuters. It was only a matter of time before the City found out.
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