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From The Homefront: Road construction part of larger north-south crunch
Once again a topic around town is automobile traffic. Two very different construction proposals, at opposite ends of town, have neighbors talking about roadway congestion and its impact on their daily lives. While the two projects might seem completely unrelated, there is a strong connection, and studying the implications of one might help understand the other.
From the Homefront: Think about health of treeson Arbor Day
April 27 is Arbor Day, so this is a good time to think about trees. For homeowners, trees add to property values, decrease energy bills, and contribute to our overall quality of life. A study recently released at HomeGain.com reported that spending on landscaping, when …
From The Homefront: Pedestrians should follow rules, too
Now that I am older, and some might say (albeit factually) curmudgeonly, my appreciation for pedestrian Naperville remains strong. This is in spite of dealing with the self-centered few whose mindset seems to be that crosswalks and roadways were placed solely for their personal use and enjoyment.
From The Homefront: Art of compromise lost to bullies, closed minded
Threats to picket (as is the case with the fertility clinic proposal), or the ongoing rhetoric around the smart meter saga, are the most recent examples of individuals willing to talk, but definitely not amenable to listening.
From the Homefront: Chances to enhance your gardening skills
Other than some errant bulbs spoofed by our mild winter, the only things sprouting are colorful candidate signs for the March 20 primary elections. Despite the abundance of political fertilizer being spread, a lot of neighbors are thinking about garden soil instead of the dirt dished up by the candidates, political campaigns and PACs.
From The Homefront: Now’s time to listen to budget talks
As property-tax supported entities prepare budgets for the next fiscal year, we should all be paying careful attention to the deliberations setting the final amounts making up our May bills.
From The Homefront: Here’s hoping warm weather sign of early spring
I know it is only a couple of days into February, but the unseasonable weather earlier this week had me thinking spring. Temperatures above 50 degrees, sunshine and blue skies (at least on Monday) all came together to improve my state of mind. I even …
From the Homefront: Fight against Smart Grid waste of money
Putting aside all of the feel-good environmental rhetoric, smart meters are being deployed for one primary reason — to enable time-of-day billing for electrical power.
From the Homefront: Move over Thanksgiving, Christmas is coming
As this week draws to a close, it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Holiday cards now outnumber catalogues in the mailbox on the curb. With express shipping no longer guaranteeing pre-holiday delivery, the email deals and amazing discounts are finally disappearing from my computer’s inbox.
From the Homefront: City, school maps cause for discussion
Maps have been a hot topic of conversation around town during the past week. With the release of the first cut of potential City Council districts, as well as the release of attendance boundary “supposals” for School District 203, community interest, and in some cases blood pressure, has been on the rise.
From The Homefront: Managing Emerald Ash Borer needs regional approach
Since 2002, this unwanted immigrant from the Far East has destroyed trees in southeastern Michigan and spread rapidly into Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. During the next 10 years, the Emerald Ash Borer will cause up to $20 billion in damage if it sweeps unchecked across the country.
From the Homefront: Property values and your piece of tax pie
Lisle Township on Oct. 26 and Naperville Township on Nov. 4 each published their assessed value revisions, starting the clock on respective 30-day annual windows for appealing the assessor’s view of your property’s value. Will County assessments were published in August, and their appeal deadline passed in September.
From the Homefront: Consumer demand or corporate greed?
I receive daily emails from people trying to explain, or perhaps sell me on their rationale for supporting the “Occupy Wall Street” movement. These proponents decry the purported chokehold big business has over government and voice their perceptions of inequitable income distribution between the top 1 percent of earners and everyone else.
Homeowners meeting brings up more questions than answers
At its September meeting, the Naperville Area Homeowners’ Confederation heard Bob Kozurek, Naperville’s deputy city engineer, provide an overview of the planned 95th Street bridge project.
From the Homefront: Learn about new legislation governing HOAs
The Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation general meeting this Saturday morning will feature Wheaton attorney Pat Costello, who will highlight new legislation governing homeowners’ associations and answer questions from the audience on what the updated law might mean to them.