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At Wednesday,
September 19th's Coal Valley Village Board meeting we learned
that the cement crushing plant project is back on again and that the
City of Moline is pursuing at Tax Increment Financing
(TIF) district.
I wished to share what is online:
Coal
Valley concerned about planned cement
crushing facility
http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=608887
I am opposed to having this kind of
development in close proximity to our
residential neighborhoods of County Courts in Moline
and in Coal Valley's Candlelight Community and adjacent neighborhoods.
You do not have to
live in the City of Moline to have a say in this TIF. Coal
Valley, Coal Valley Township, and Moline
residents DO have a voice in this TIF as we are residents of these
taxing bodies where the TIF is proposed:
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Coal
Valley
Township
-
Black
Hawk
College
-
Moline
School District
#40
-
Metropolitan
Airport
Authority
I will be attending the meeting at the
Moline City Hall on Tuesday, October 23rd at 6:45 p.m.. I have
concerns why this project should occur at this
location at U.S. 6 and U.S. 150. I wish to work towards a goal
that is beneficial for both Moline and Coal Valley and support our
securing legal counsel to represent the village and residents' interests
in this project in one voice. But, If helpful or necessary, I will lend
my voice as a Coal Valley Village Trustee and resident in conjunction.
These
concerns are adverse effects on:
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Coal Valley property values
-
Residential property values in Country Courts area near FedEx and the
old Horace Mann School
- Rights
of residents to peaceably use and enjoy their property due to noise issues
- Future
development and residential growth
I
do not believe this is the best use of this land and is not complementary to the
residential areas that will be affected.
In
addition, I will be putting the (Moline) public meeting notice in
The Village of Coal Valley's municipal
newsletter, The Village News. so that residents are aware that they can attend.
Please
share this Moline meeting date concerning the TIF district with whomever you feel would be
interested. The meeting is
at Moline City Hall on
Tuesday, October 23rd at 6:45 p.m.
Thank
you,
Drue
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