They looked at different buildings in town and all of them needed renovations that would cost more then building a new building. They building they are in is unsafe. It has to be done.

Egerton wanted the building down town so it would look the same on both sides of the street
Why not set an example and make use of something they already have.They have plenty of
resources . We tell our kids to do with what we have when times are tough. So keep your small town charm and use it.

E-townguy, did you run? Do you plan to run? No, she won because she was good! She comes to the table with fresh ideas, new point of view, optimistic outlook, and the best interest of the taxpaying citizens in mind. Would you have felt better if she squashed one of those excellent, but M.I.A., candidates you so desire? As long as Edgerton opts to utilize an alderman-ward format, there will continue to be a shortage of candidates. There are pluses and minuses to each format, but whining about it as if it would have made a difference is wasting all of time.

Motzaball great ideas, great soup! Mazel tov!!

The great new library......pretty empty looking now that the space is doubled. Why did they need to do this again????

The city is in need of it's citizens stepping up and start filling some of these public offices. The last election an alder person was elected because there was no one else running against her. The last mayoral race there were only two candidates, the old mayor and the new mayor.

At this rate Edgerton might as well have a tornado level the town so all buildings can be new.

Everytime I read a post by Janesvillean, it is a good, valid point.
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However, they always smack of being a bit defensive - protecting the decisions and spending of local units of government.
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They certainly don't appear as coming from someone who has any experience in the private sector.
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Back on point - how does the new shiney city hall attract new jobs?
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Perhaps the city should move into that new mall everyone complains about, and give their bonding ability to the hospital - at least new jobs will be created at the hospital.
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And Keynsian economics is exactly what got the country in this mess.

Matzaball, where do you think the 80% grants come from,,,, the Fed Gov't gets this money from the taxpayer and then "grants" a small part of it back to the taxpayer, and we are all so happy to get it,,,Wow,,, isn't the Fed Gov't great!!!

The highway 59 project will be paid off soon and the city hall project will be replacing that debt, taxes won't be going up. Just because it has a $1.2 million price tag doesn't mean that is what the city will be spending, that is the most they can spend. There is so much stimulus money out there that they can get to help pay for some of this. This was a great move for Edgerton. If you didn't get a chance to go take a tour of the building, stop in and just take a look of the working conditions down there.

It has been stated that this will not raise Edgerton taxes. That means the capital bonds can be paid from existing revenues, probably because older bonds have been paid off.
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The government should not be reducing spending during a recession; in fact, it's the worst thing to do. See the Keynes "paradox of thrift". Hence the stimulus. This will have a similar effect.

Matzaball ...VERY good point about the contributions of the "old" mayor.

Well, if the feds and the state government don't have to live within their means, why should local government I guess. Just goes to show, government spending is always recession proof.

The Depot restoration was covered by 80% grants and saved a building that was falling down.
The City is not building the hospital, the hospital is.
The library was added on to after a referendum passed by the voters.
What did the old mayor do except take credit for things he had no part in?

How government defines "moving forward..." construction of a new government building.
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Didn't Edgerton just build a new library too? And remodel a city-owned train station?
And launch a plan to build a new hospital that locals are being asked to donate?
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I was told that a new young mayor would bring new industry & small business to the community.
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Maybe it is needed, but new shiney city halls do not attract entreprenurial business types.

Love the town, but question the choices its electorate have been making over the last couple years.

this is not good for anyone.

Spending money during a recession on a project that the City of Edgerton admitted could be put off for a few years is unwise. I did vote and it was NO.