The August dates that can shape Sycamore's public work
A consolidated calendar reveals a same-night Board conflict, a cluster of early-August school meetings, and the return of County government after July recess.
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Growth and development
Land-use decisions, permits, service impacts, and the long trail from approval to delivery.
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Sycamore Road District, District 427, and Kishwaukee College are among the agencies covered by agreements that route bidding and contracting through DeKalb County and the state purchasing program.
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Council rezones former Central School for planned 19-apartment conversion
The 7-0 action moves 245 W. Exchange Street into R-3 zoning, while building and civil-code review still stands between the concept and construction.
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Great Western Trail's final link shifts to late summer or fall
The Page Street-to-Old Mill Park segment remains backed by state transportation funding, but the Park District still lists the public opening as TBD.
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Why one Sycamore tax code lists nine public bodies
DeKalb County's SY07 tax-code detail shows nine separate governments and districts serving one representative property, each with its own authority, budget, meetings, and records.
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Sycamore Township sets 9.99-cent electric supply rate for September
MC Squared will serve eligible aggregation customers for 24 months. Some accounts enroll automatically, while hourly-price, net-metering, and other special-service customers must opt in.
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Red Barn youth theater wins county approval; permits still gate reopening
The special use allows up to six productions a year at 27872 Moose Range Road, with an 80-person audience cap and required building, site, accessibility, health, and plumbing approvals before operation.
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