By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – In a 15-minute special meeting Wednesday, Nov. 25, the Hobart village board achieved two firsts. In its first-ever virtual meeting, the board agreed to award a bid for the construction of a temporary bypass road, the first noticeable step for many in the construction of the State Highway 29/County …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – A public hearing is set for Dec. 15 on a proposed ordinance to create a procedure governing the possible participation of Hobart’s stormwater fund to make stormwater improvements on private property within the village. If criteria outlined in the proposed ordinance would be met, the village would pay …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The village’s tax rate is projected to drop by a penny to $4.41 per $1,000 of assessed value with the tax levy increasing by about $26,000 to more than $3 million after the 2021 budget for the general fund, capital projects and debt service was approved Tuesday, Nov. …
By Ben Rodgers Editor The collaborative effort between villages and school districts during this pandemic is something to behold. The final expenditure period is now closed for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and with that four villages and one town have donated nearly $194,000 to four school districts with leftover allocations …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The village board agreed Nov. 4 to bid out work planned on North Overland Road from the existing roundabout at Centennial Centre Boulevard through the future Centerline Drive roundabout. Village Administrator Aaron Kramer said the project has an estimated cost of $2.3 million and would consist of improving …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The final plat for a 32-lot, single-family subdivision between Melanie Drive and Trout Creek Road was approved last month by the village board. Gigot Properties proposed the Blackberry Ridge subdivision with a new roadway known as Blackberry Ridge Drive running north to south and a small cul-de-sac near …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The village board will consider final action Nov. 17 on a proposed ordinance to create a procedure governing the possible participation of Hobart’s stormwater fund to make improvements on private property. The Hobart village board discussed the stormwater fund measure Tuesday, Oct. 20, after two weeks earlier having …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The Pulaski Community School District will be the beneficiary of a portion of the village’s unused Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding. The Hobart village board agreed Tuesday, Oct. 20, to donate up to $40,000 worth of monitors and stylus pens by purchasing those items …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – The village board voted Oct. 6 in support of promoting an existing Hobart-Lawrence police officer to sergeant, but will decide when it puts together the 2021 budget whether to add a captain. Chief Randy Bani proposed a reorganization of the department to include supervision with a captain’s position, …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer HOBART – In what is being characterized by Village Administrator Aaron Kramer as providing temporary relief to small businesses, Hobart’s proposed 2021 budget calls for a reduction in liquor license fees. “It’s a gesture to small businesses, small entrepreneurs, that we understand the situation with the COVID, the restrictions they’re …
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