Questions Surround City’s Relationship With Business Owned By Cop’s Family
According to records obtained via FOIL request, a Town of Geneva business owner saw a significant increase in business and payments from the City of …
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City To Sell Lakefront Parcel To State Park, Land Swap Avoided
On October 2 2019, City Council will vote on a resolution to schedule a public hearing on the sale of a 7.25 acre parcel of …
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Update: Did The Budget Process Change This Year As Promised?
After heavy public criticism of the budget process in 2018, Assistant City Manager Adam Blowers announced last December that Council had decided the process would …
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Ward 6 Gets A Councilor: Hollenbeck Appointed To Seat
After 132 days without representation, Ward 6 has a City Councilor. By unanimous vote, City Council appointed Democrat Dana Hollenbeck to the seat that has …
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Council Ignores Overwhelming Support For Aikens, Ward 6 Remains Unrepresented
*UPDATE* Near the conclusion of tonight’s Council meeting, Council agreed to hold a special meeting in the coming weeks, at a date to be determined, …
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Ward 6 Plan Ignores City Charter, Cop Reportedly Pushes Council To Snub Candidate
Geneva City Council’s reported plan to leave the vacant Ward 6 council seat empty until after the November election appears to violate the City Charter, …
Read More Report: Council Plans To Leave Ward 6 Without A Councilor Until 2020
Ward 6 has been without an elected representative on City Council since late February. City Council is responsible for appointing a new Ward 6 councilor, …
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Budget Process To Change in 2019
In October, the Geneva City Council approved a budget that included last minute, significant cuts in funding for the Office of Neighborhood Initiatives and the …
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City Council Slashes Anti-Poverty And Neighborhood Funding For 2019
City Council used their final 2019 budget session to make dramatic, last-second cuts to the city’s anti-poverty effort, the Economic Opportunity Task Force, and the …
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FOIL Response: City “Could Not Find” Key Docs For $4 Million In Massa Contracts
On June 14, 2018, Geneva Believer submitted a FOIL request to the City of Geneva for records related to all city contract bids won by …
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