Quincy City Council
QUINCY — Mark Philpot, chairman of the Human Rights Commission, chastised the Quincy City Council on Monday night for its inaction after members recently received a letter that Philpot said was “contrary to promoting good racial harmony within our fair city.” Philpot spoke for three minutes during the public comment portion of the meeting. He…
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QUINCY — Adam Yates, chief of the Quincy Police Department, doesn’t expect the issuance of 11 tickets to nine people for various violations on Saturday night to bring to an end a recent run of “street takeover” events that have been popping up this spring. “Thinking that this was a one-time thing would be very naïve,” Yates…
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City Council, mayor recognize 'year-long effort and a lot of work' by Fishing for Freedom organizers
QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Linda Moore read a proclamation during Monday’s meeting of the Quincy City Council declaring Monday as Fishing for Freedom Appreciation Day. Holly Cain, executive director with the Quincy Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, said that recognition was a first for her. “In the 27 years I’ve done tourism events, I don’t…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council agreed with the Plan Committee’s recommendation to reject a request for a special permit to allow the development of a solar farm at 3622 Ellington Road. The Plan Commission’s meeting was busy last week with 14 speakers sharing their enthusiasm for and against the project. The Plan Commission unanimously…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved Mayor Linda Moore’s request to establish a strategic task force on housing and the Quincy Sports Commission. Moore said after Monday’s City Council meeting that she hopes to name about 20 people to each committee, and she hopes to have a list of names for aldermen to approve…
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QUINCY — Did you do a double-take when you opened your property tax bill sometime in the past few days? Alderman Jeff Bergman (R-2) did too, and he said he feels your pain. He took a few moments to talk about that at the end of Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting. However, he also wanted…
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QUINCY — At Tuesday evening’s city council meeting, an ordinance changing the order of business of council meetings and adding the Consent Agenda passed with a new amendment. The Consent Agenda will allow multiple items to be voted on at once, allowing items expected to have unanimous yeses to not require separate votes, freeing up…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council learned Monday night about an issue involving the Quincy Police Department’s use of Flock automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras and heard a comment from a speaker that a deputy chief with the police department, should “no longer hold a position with the department.” “I speak on behalf of…
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QUINCY — Alderman Jeff Bergman (R-2) called Director of Inspection and Enforcement Michael Seaver and Director of Central Services Kevin McClean to the podium near the end of Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting to discuss the delays of addressing nuisance complaint. Specifically referring to uncut grass and garbage issues, Bergman noted he often receives…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council unanimously voted Monday night to approve a resolution recognizing Juneteenth as an official holiday in the City of Quincy and establish June 19 as an annual paid holiday for all City of Quincy employees who are not part of a collective bargaining agreement. During recent collective bargaining negotiations, Juneteenth…
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QUINCY — Two aldermen expressed concerns Monday night after the first reading of the creation of a consent agenda for future Quincy City Council meetings, and Mayor Linda Moore admits the ordinance might need a little tweaking to eventually get the votes needed to pass. “We have two more weeks, so we’ve got plenty of…
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QUINCY — A press release from the Adams County Health Department on Monday said the recycling collection locations in Camp Point, Liberty, Medson and Payson will end in June. Residents in those communities were instead encouraged to use the Quincy locations at the HyVee at 1400 Harrison, Home Depot at 5432 Broadway and Refreshment Services…
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QUINCY — Mayor Linda Moore announced at the end of Monday’s Quincy City Council meeting her plans to create a housing task force and a sports tourism commission. The lack of adequate housing in Quincy was arguably the biggest issue during the mayoral campaigns of Moore and incumbent Mike Troup. A non-binding referendum supporting an…
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QUINCY — With a new mayor and two new aldermen getting used to sitting in on their first meeting of the Quincy City Council on Monday night, it was understandable that City Clerk Laura Oakman had to get used to new names in new positions as well. She forgot to ask Mike Adkins, the new…
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QUINCY — Quincy officially entered its girl power era on Sunday. Adorned in a hot pink blouse and immediately surrounded by more than a dozen young girls in Washington Park on Sunday afternoon, Mayor Linda Moore made history as the first woman to be sworn in for the position. Roughly 200 community members gathered for…
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QUINCY — Linda Moore’s campaign was filled with many promises, but one of them likely will define her early success when she begins her four-year term as mayor on Monday. As she shared her “Fix and Grow” plan during a press conference on Feb. 27 at the Western Catholic Union Hall, she promised to fix…
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QUINCY — Mike Troup added humor to his final meeting as mayor Wednesday night, as he did throughout his four-year term. “You’re going to keep the three-minute time for public speaking?” asked Troup after Alderwoman Kelly Mays (R-3) invited his future opinions during the brief sine die meeting to officially close out the city’s 2024-2025…
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QUINCY — Quincy’s first female mayor hopes to become the first without a person who would be considered “second in command.” Mayor-elect Linda Moore, who will be sworn in during a ceremony in Washington Park on Sunday, is planning to make a first-of-its-kind change to the organizational structure of the city’s administration. The current organizational…
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Troup casts tie-breaking vote in support of giving $350,000 subsidy to library in final act as mayor
QUINCY — Many people in attendance for Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting applauded after Mayor Mike Troup cast the tie-breaking vote to give a $350,000 subsidy from the city to fund the Quincy Public Library. However, at least one alderman wasn’t happy with Troup’s final vote as mayor in his final meeting. “(Troup) chose…
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Aldermen vote to transfer money to pay for Broadway project, extend food and beverage tax until 2030
QUINCY — Before debating funding of the Quincy Public Library and passing the 2025-26 budget, the Quincy City Council had to first take care of two other budgetary issues. First, aldermen voted to transfer $4 million from the city’s $6 million general fund balance to the water and sewage fund to pay for a water…
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QUINCY — Aldermen took time at the end of a 2½-hour Quincy City Council meeting on Monday night to thank three city officials who attended their last regular meeting. Mayor Mike Troup, 3rd Ward aldermen Ken Hultz and 5th Ward alderman Mike Rein will make their last appearances sitting on the horseshoe in City Council chambers at…
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QUINCY — Director of Planning and Development Jason Parrott made a presentation to the Quincy City Council on Monday night showing the history of how much money the food and beverage tax has created since it was first implemented in May 2020. The tax is due to expire next month, and Parrott’s presentation showed how…
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QUINCY — Does the city need to pay interest when borrowing from itself? The Finance Committee said no during Monday’s night’s meeting before the regular City Council meeting, agreeing that an interest-free transfer will be fine. It recommended transferring $4 million from the city’s $6 million general fund balance to the water and sewage fund…
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QUINCY — To loan or transfer? That was the question posed by Alderman Mike Rein (R-5) during Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting regarding how the city plans to borrow from the city’s $6 million reserve fund to pay for a water main replacement project on Broadway from 24th to 30th Street. An ordinance that would transfer…
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QUINCY — The debate over an ordinance proposal for rental inspection program in Quincy is moving from the ballot box to the Quincy City Council. A non-binding referendum supporting the proposal, created by Quincy for Registration Inspection Licensing Enactment (Q-RILE), was passed by 60.6 percent of voters in the April 1 general election. Q-RILE worked…
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