Still, landowners who would be impacted by the potential expansion are mobilizing yet again.
The $135,000 second phase of the Lake Storey Expansion project would involve gauging public opinions on the project, but landowners who would be impacted by the proposed expansion say that they have no interest in selling their land, and the plan should go no further.
The second phase study was brought forward by members of the city council for the agenda of an upcoming City Council meeting earlier this week but was later withdrawn.
Galesburg s mayor elect and Ward 5 Alderman Peter Schwartzman said that he was informed that four city council members had asked that the second phase study be placed on the agenda before later taking back that request.
TSPR: What will your top three priorities be as mayor?
Schwartzman: Transparency is critical. We cannot have a government that is for the people, by the people, if they don’t know what’s happening. That means making all documents available to the community in every way possible. It means putting information in a form that people can understand.
I think also we need things for youth to do, particularly coming out of COVID. We need to promote our youth programs this year as much as possible. If that includes raising money so that some of our disadvantaged youth can participate, we need to do that. We cannot let the youth roam the streets. I’m not saying playing games. I’m talking about mentorship, opportunities to engage college students, and those kinds of activities.
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