Susan Sarkauskas
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Batavia likely to postpone streetscape work on Houston StreetOct 30, 2012 5:30 am - A major spruce-up of Houston Street in downtown Batavia will likely be postponed even longer, due to concerns about cash flow and work slated for next year on Wilson Str...
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Nov. 9 could be Geneva teachers’ strike dateOct 29, 2012 3:30 pm - The earliest Geneva teachers could go on strike would be Nov. 9, the Illinois Education Labor Relations Board confirmed Monday afternoon. The Geneva school district had ...
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Geneva teachers give their strike noticeOct 26, 2012 9:09 am - The Geneva school teachers union has given the Geneva school district notice of its intent to strike in as few as 10 days. While the notice is the 10-day intent-to-strik...
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Geneva teachers contract talks to resume FridayOct 24, 2012 1:15 pm - Geneva school district and teachers union representatives will meet again Friday to work on a new contract for the teachers. The two sides met for six hours Tuesday. “It...
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Blaze confined to first floor of bank on Fourth St.Oct 24, 2012 9:52 am - Geneva fire officials have not determined the cause of a fire early Wednesday at State Bank of Geneva, 22 S. Fourth St. Lew Deal, the bank’s president and chief executiv...
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Board president points out step, lane increase percentagesOct 23, 2012 11:57 pm - The Geneva school board will not make public its official “final offer” for a teachers contract, at least not until after Tuesday’s negotiation session with a federal me...
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Geneva considers increasing property tax levyOct 23, 2012 2:04 pm - The Geneva City Council proposes to raise property taxes, other than those collected for debt, by about $160,000 next year. The council, meeting as a committee of the wh...
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Abatements, refinancing could cut interest; refunding could extend payments outOct 23, 2012 12:21 pm - Should the Geneva school district continue with its new policy of using education fund reserves to pay part of its debt? And should it consider refunding or refinancing ...
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Geneva teachers seek 1 percent raise in salaryOct 22, 2012 10:37 am - The Geneva Education Association has proposed that the teachers receive a 1-percent raise in the 2012-13 salary schedule and a 1-percent raise in 2013-14, according to t...
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Taxes, business, school funding on 50th House, 25th Senate forum agendaOct 22, 2012 9:38 am - Candidates for the Illinois 25th District Senate and 50th District House seats talked about taxes, business, pension reform and more at a forum Monday night in Geneva. T...