Janesville City Council to adopt five long-term goals
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The Janesville City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in City Hall, 18 N. Jackson St. An informal listening session with council members is scheduled at 6 p.m.
JANESVILLE — The Janesville City council developed goals after a recent retreat and will consider adopting them at Monday’s meeting.
The goals are to:
-- Approve a budget that conserves reserve funds, limits property tax increases and continues major capital improvements. The council will evaluate strategies for debt and borrowing and developing budget process guidelines.
-- Assist with poverty, homelessness and job loss in the city.
-- Provide quality city services that are efficient, effective and need-responsive.
-- Initiate long-term economic/community development strategies for job growth. Do this by supporting the central business district, downtown/riverfront plans, public/private partnerships; continuing revitalization of central city neighborhoods; planning for new redevelopment projects such as the Monterey Hotel and parking structures, including buying property; looking for small/medium investment opportunities.
-- Start a facility maintenance and replacement program to address major capital/facility needs such as Fire Station No. 1, the transit facility, children’s museum, aquatics, Tallman House and the ice skating center.
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Jul 11, 2009 at 1:42 p.m.
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The only committment the council sticks to is spending all of our money on crap and blowing alot of smoke up our a#ses.
Jul 11, 2009 at 8:59 a.m.
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There is nothing in these goals pertaining to sustainability issues (ie reducing energy costs, reducing waste, conservation of energy, etc.) Yet, last August (8/2008) the City Council initiated the Sustainability Janesville Committee (SJC). Did Councilman Perotto, a member of the SJC, represent these important interests to the other council members? Additionally, in May 2008 the City Council declared Janesville an "Eco-Municipality". This means we should be turning green with our sustainability practices. Where is the commitment?
Jul 10, 2009 at 10:52 p.m.
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And, they decided to support motherhood and apple pie. What a bunch of wishy washy goals.
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