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City, RVC aim to salvage talks on Colman Village

January 24, 2020Marie

Source: Rockford Register Star September 23, 2019

Addresses, Architecture, Business, General, Rock Valley College, Urban Renewal, Winnebago County 420 West State, 99 East State St., Barber Colman, Chamber of Commerce, Colman Village, Doug Jensen, Doug Scott, Dr. Melissa Stenstrom p. 186, Einar Forsman, factory, Gatehouse Media, Governor, JB Pritzker, John Phelps, Larry Morrissey, manufacturing training hub, Mayor, Mayor Tom McNamara, Patrick Murphy, Public Safety Building, Register Star News Tower, RLDC, Rock street, Rock Valley College, Rockford Local Development Corp., RVC, Samuelson Road, Stenstrom Center, tax credit, technology center, Todd Cagnoni, urban renewal

“Defeat May Shift Location of Urban Renewal Efforts” – 2/21/1968

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018Jan

Source: Rockford Morning Star 2/21/1968

City of Rockford, Election, General, MetroCentre, Urban Renewal #15 Million War Memorial Civic Center, 2/21/1968, City-County Planning Director, lost in all 10 wards, overwhelmingly defeated plans, Rockford voters, Rockford's Exhibition Council, shift to downdown west side, Urban Renewal Efforts

“Beloit residents see renewal plan,” – August 1971

October 20, 2016Jan

Source: Rockford Morning Star August 5, 1971

Addresses, Business, City of Beloit gov't., General, Legal, Urban Renewal 1971, Beloit Wisconsin, City Plan Commission, city planner John Erickson, city will rezone area including Waverly Beach, commercially zoned land, downtown prime target for renewal, executive director of Redevelopment Authority, inclusion of a belt of land on west bank of Rock River, intersection of 4th St. and Maple Ave., outside old downtown business district, proposed urban renewal plan, Richard Patterson - owner of Waverly Beach, sharp reduction, Waverly beach Ballroom

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