QUINCY — The debate about the demolition of the building at 649 State continued during Monday’s meeting of the Quincy City Council. Aldermen voted 10-1 at the July 5 meeting to accept a bid of $79,500 from Blick Construction Company to demolish the three-story brick building that was gutted in a fire on May 18. […]
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Aldermen authorize incentives for new residences built west of 12th Street, but not for entire city
QUINCY — A resolution to authorize incentives for new residential constructions west of 12th Street between Harrison and Locust was approved during Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting. However, an amendment to that resolution that would also have offered those incentives to residential constructions east of 12th Street did not. The resolution called for waiving water […]
Troup plans to ask aldermen to ask Board of Fire and Police Commissioners to extend 12-month offer to Lewin
QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup and two aldermen plan to ask the City Council at tonight’s weekly meeting to request that the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners extend their probationary offer with Jonathan Lewin to become the chief of police from six months to one year. Troup and aldermen Mike Rein (R-5) and […]
Fire and police commissioner calls near two-month delay to start search for new police chief ‘disappointing, frustrating’
QUINCY — Near the end of Monday’s meeting of the Quincy City Council, Mayor Mike Troup announced the police aldermanic committee will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 7. That meeting will mark the official beginning of the city’s search for a police chief. Fifty-six days will have passed since Rob Copley announced his intent to […]
Request to spend $9,000 for help with police chief search must first go through committee
QUINCY — The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners sent a request to the Quincy City Council to approve at its Monday meeting the expenditure of $9,000 to the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police to assist on conducting a police chief search. Alderman instead chose to send the request fo the police aldermanic committee. […]
Finance Committee sends recommendation to extend Enterprise Zone to aldermen
QUINCY — The Quincy City Council’s Finance Committee voted Monday night to send a couple of items for the full council at its Aug. 9 meeting. Committee members voted to send the council a proposal to extend the city’s Enterprise Zone boundary to the Mid Town Business District. However, the Illinois Department of Commerce and […]
