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Jeff Bergman

Aldermen vote to give $250,000 more to Q-WRAP; Troup extols program’s virtues, but native Quincyans ask, ‘What’s in it for me?’

April 12, 2022 — by David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — Aldermen voted Monday night to authorize another $250,000 for the Quincy Workforce Relocation Assistance Program (Q-WRAP), but it was clear some aldermen aren’t convinced of the program’s effectiveness. The program aims to incentivize out-of-town employees to move to Quincy by offering $5,000 in property tax relief for those buying a house or $3,500 […]

Filed Under: Noteworthy, Top Stories Tagged With: Chuck Bevelheimer, Jeff Bergman, Mike Troup, Q-WRAP, Quincy City Council, Richie Reis

Quincy City Council approves another $125,000 to incentivize people to move to Quincy

November 2, 2021 — by J. Robert Gough, Publisher

When the Quincy City Council first approved the Quincy Workforce Relocation Assistance Program (Q-WRAP) in August, Quincy Mayor Mike Troup said he hoped the program would be so successful that he would be back before the Council to ask for more funding. At Monday night’s City Council meeting, the mayor asked and the aldermen answered. […]

Filed Under: Noteworthy, Top Stories Tagged With: Food and Beverage Tax, Jeff Bergman, Mike Troup, QWRAP

Aldermen approve spending nearly $1 million on concrete repair; Bergman grumbles about audio on live broadcasts

October 26, 2021 — by David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved Monday spending $973,171 for the city’s 2021 concrete repair project that consists of the patching of concrete pavement, fire hydrant replacement and new sewer manholes at six locations throughout the city. Jeffrey Conte, director of utilities and engineering, specifically mentioned the intersection of 27th and Cedar. Most of […]

Filed Under: Noteworthy, Top Stories Tagged With: Concrete repair, Jeff Bergman, Jeffrey Conte, Laverdiere Construction, Mike Troup, Quincy City Council

After Traffic Commission recommends changes, City Council approves coffee bar

June 15, 2021 — by David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — It took the Traffic Commission about 30 minutes of brainstorming on Monday night to come up with a few adjustments to the plan to build a second Carter’s Coffee Bar in the city, with this one going at the northwest corner of Seventh and Broadway. With the Traffic Commission’s blessing, the Quincy City […]

Filed Under: Community, Noteworthy, Quincy Tagged With: Carter's Coffee Bar, Jeff Bergman, Mike Troup, Traffic Commission

Proposed residential rental registration program meets resistance from City Council

June 8, 2021 — by David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — Michael Seaver, director of inspection and enforcement for the City of Quincy, brought Monday night to the Quincy City Council a proposed ordinance to establish a residential rental registration program. It wasn’t met with open arms. Mike Farha and Tony Sassen, 4th Ward alderman, both said they couldn’t support the proposal. Jeff Bergman, […]

Filed Under: Muddy River TV+, Noteworthy, Quincy Tagged With: Jeff Bergman, John Mast, Michael Seaver, Mike Farha, Quincy City Council, Residential rental registration, Tony Sassen

2nd Ward alderman wants to table coffee bar proposal to further study traffic; owner considering other locations, including Missouri

June 1, 2021 — by David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — Jeff Bergman believes the city only has one chance to get it right. That’s why he says he and fellow 2nd Ward alderman Dave Bauer plan to propose at Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting to table a request by Ciara Weese to build a second Carter’s Coffee Bar in Quincy, this time […]

Filed Under: Noteworthy, Top Stories Tagged With: Carter's Coffee Bar, Ciara Weese, Jeff Bergman, Quincy City Council

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QUINCY — An assistant coach on Quincy Notre Dame’s girls basketball state championship team was arrested Thursday and is lodged in the Adams County Jail on a charge of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The Quincy Police Department began an investigation involving a possible inappropriate … ...Read Full Article about Assistant coach on state championship basketball team arrested, charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse

‘We wanted somebody who really had touched all of Quincy’: Scholz to receive Exchange Club’s Golden Deeds award Friday

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QUINCY — It’s probably easier to list all of the community activities Chuck Scholz hasn’t participated in and all of the awards he hasn’t been given. Scholz, 68, is best known for his three-term stint as the mayor of Quincy from 1993-2005, but he’s been a board member, trustee, chairman or … ...Read Full Article about ‘We wanted somebody who really had touched all of Quincy’: Scholz to receive Exchange Club’s Golden Deeds award Friday

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MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — A Mount Sterling man recently was indicted on federal drug charges. Agents with the West Central Illinois Drug Task Force, in conjunction with a SWAT team with the Illinois State Police and sworn personnel from the Brown County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant … ...Read Full Article about Mount Sterling man facing federal drug charges; jury trial to begin July 5 in Springfield

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