The special city council meeting was called to order at 6pm. The council immediately voted to go into closed session, as expected. Forty-five minutes later the council returned and listened politely to DeKalb resident, Katie Stoddard’s comments in support of the fire department and against any lay-offs. They listened to a short speech by AFSCME president, Mike Taylor, who said he had sent an email to the council members so he really didn’t need to repeat his message. Then the council voted 6-0 (Gallagher absent), with no comments from any of the council members, to postpone any decision on laying off any AFSCME workers until the July 13 meeting. Mayor Kris Povlsen noted that the council, which voted 7-0 6-1 (Baker dissenting) to layoff three firefighters at the last meeting, would likely also postpone that decision until July 13. Read More...

CALL AND NOTICE
SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
June 29, 2009
6:00 p.m. Read More...

It’s easy to recognize a winner. Genoa Main Street, Inc. is a nationally recognized, award winning non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and improving Genoa’s downtown district. For the past 13 years the organization has built an impressive track record of successful projects and events that bring people downtown, as well as serving a key role in recruiting new businesses to Genoa.

With record level unemployment in DeKalb County, Genoa Main Street is launching Genoa Springboard, a small business incubator in a downtown building. Entrepreneurs are encouraged through low cost rent and the sharing of other expenses and resources to launch their business model in the downtown district. Jobs are created. Shoppers for the downtown shops and restaurants are built in to the system. Tax revenue is created. It just don’t get much better. Read More...

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