But the vote on the contentious issue was divided, and Mayor Donald DeWitte cast the tie-breaking vote on each of the five measures.
A deeply divided St. Charles City Council on Monday night reversed course on the Lexington Club development, pushing through five ordinances that clear the path for the developer to proceed on a project that has proven contentious both for its scope and for its reliance on tax-increment financing. Aldermen voted 5-5 on each of a series of motions, with Mayor Donald DeWitte casting the tie-breaking vote on each. As mayor, DeWitte seldom votes on issues — typically, the mayor and chairmen presiding over City Council committee meetings vote only to break a tie. DeWitte said after the meeting his record on the Lexington Club project is well-established and that his vote should not have surprised anyone. Those voting in favor of the five …
If the St. Charles City Council next week affirms the Planning and Development Committee votes, Corporate Reserve and Lexington Club projects are dead for at least a year.
Residents opposed to new apartment complexes in parts of St. Charles were able to breathe easier as the St. Charles City Council Planning and Development Committee dealt what likely will be fatal blows to both the Corporate Reserve and the Lexington Club developments. The full City Council is expected to take up both issues next week. If the aldermen maintain the votes they recorded Monday, neither project could be brought back before the council for a full year, barring a vote to reconsider. It was unclear late Monday what the City Council’s rules are governing the timeframe for a reconsideration vote, however unlikely such a vote might be. Each proposal has been wending its way through the municipal approval process, and like other …
Another Batavia police officer suspension and a controversial St. Charles development gets approval from P&D committee.
The Batavia Police Department might want to consider requiring their officers to take a driver’s ed class, as a second officer is suspended for involvement in a car crash. And one Geneva mom gets national attention from MSNBC with her blog criticizing her daughter’s school for forcing her to expose her Facebook page. What follow is a lot of discussion on just how far school officials should go and are legally entitled to go in questioning kids and checking cell phones. More news from around the ‘burbs this week: Batavia —Second Batavia Police Officer Suspended for Separate Crash — An officer was suspended for two days following his collision with a police vehicle in April. Another officer received a suspension for an unrelated crash on…
