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City Hall, the Local Business Community and Street Festivals 26 Aug 2013 | 02:57 am
I attended the board meeting of the Plainfield Special Improvement District last week. I wanted to ask the board for their thoughts on how city government can work more effectively with the business ...
National Night Out in Plainfield 8 Aug 2013 | 05:51 pm
Thanks goes to the Netherwood Neighbors who organized the party I attended on Tuesday night. I enjoyed the camaraderie, food and weather Afterwards, I began to ponder a question prompted by a neig...
Plainfield's Opportunity 15 Jul 2013 | 06:59 am
Now that the all important Mayoral primary is behind us, there is a strong possibility for new leadership to take the reins of city government. I have felt for a long time that Plainfield's success h...
Elmwood Gardens 4 Jul 2013 | 06:40 pm
Elmwood Gardens is an important project on the west side of Plainfield, actually just west of downtown, between West Front St and the train tracks. It is also an indicator of what Plainfield can be a...
Plainfield Budget Amendments 16 Jun 2013 | 07:06 pm
This past Tuesday, the City Council approved budget amendments. This is the Council's opportunity to make the annual city budget, introduced by the Mayor and her administration, its own. That is the...
Primary Voting is Important 3 Jun 2013 | 03:24 am
Plainfield's next Mayor will be selected by the voters this Tuesday. Plainfield newcomers: the overwhelming percentage of registered Democrats compared to Republicans has led to a Democrat as our M...
Budget Hearings 28 May 2013 | 07:08 am
The City Council is moving towards budget adoption. Budget hearings are in process. Council members and the Citizens Budget Advisory Committee are hearing department heads and their key people prese...
Attention Adrian Mapp Supporters – The Plainfield Primary Election Has Too Much at Stake to Take For Granted 19 May 2013 | 05:09 pm
We have suffered 7.5 years under Mayor Robinson Briggs. Her inability to collaborate with other elected officials at local, county and state levels has brought city government to gridlock. Although sh...
New Bond Ordinance - good policy or bad politics? 12 May 2013 | 10:26 am
The Council will be voting on two bond ordinances in May totaling $8 million. The second was introduced this month, the first in April. Last month I questioned why the first bond ordinance did not in...
How to Organize City Hall 4 May 2013 | 07:56 pm
During the Charter Commission meetings, the question has repeatedly come up of how to organize the work at city hall. More specifically, how many and what departments of city government are needed in ...
