Singh-Allen’s agenda in her third state of the city reprises long-held goals including expanding broadband access to more businesses and residents, and pledged increased use of data to “assess local problems and design new solutions.” She pointed to the city’s Real Time Information Center and the city’s drone fleet, and how mobile apps are helping the city’s public works department suss out and troubleshoot issues reported by residents. We don’t settle for doing things a certain way because that’s how they’ve always been done….That way of thinking would never do.” “We look for new ways to solve our problems. (CBS) The mayor of Elk Grove Village called out Mayor Lori Lightfoot Saturday after two Chicago Transit Authority. The mayor-elect will be leading Elk Grove, a city within Sacramento County that Singh-Allen has lived in for the past three decades. Septem/ 9:22 PM / CBS Chicago ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. “We are different from anywhere in the region,” Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen said in a noontime address Friday before business and civic leaders at the city’s District 56 community center. Bobbie Singh-Allen will be the first directly-elected Sikh woman to become mayor in the nation. “Excellent that I could be persuasive at this late hour,” Singh-Allen responded.Elk Grove will use new technology to help solve pressing problems, improve residents’ transportation options in an increasingly crowded city, and launch transformative civic projects, its mayor said in laying out plans for 2023 and beyond in her state of the city address. “As much as I’m being a Grinch, you have persuaded me that there is a need,” Brewer said. “I think from a branding perspective, from marketing, it would be a need because as our city continues to grow, so does the branding.”įollowing the mayor’s comments, Brewer shifted gears and said he would support further study of Spease’s entry sign initiative. Elk Grove Mayor Gary Davis talks about the future of the Sacramento area's 2nd largest city and home to the largest school district in Northern California. “Answering the need versus want, I guess you put that out there,” Singh Allen said as she looked at Brewer. “It’s great branding for our city, particularly as our city continues to grow.”Īddressing Brewer’s tepid support, Singh-Allen said they are vital to the city’s growth. “I like the idea of signs,” Singh-Allen said. Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen expressed support for Spease’s endeavor. See Werner and Lawrence’s discussion on the event signs in the video below. The other events sign is on the southeast corner of Elk Grove and Big Horn boulevards. Daley, over the expansion of O'Hare International Airport. He is most well known for his political battle with the city of Chicago's mayor, Richard M. He was elected in April 1997 and is a lifetime resident of the Northwestern Chicago suburb. Kristyn Lawrence told Spease and his colleagues they are not popular with advertisers and are a “chore to keep them current.”Īs of Monday, April 10, the event sign located on westbound Laguna and West Stockon boulevards displayed a March 10 event. Johnson is the current mayor of Elk Grove Village, Illinois. While Werner avoided directly answering the question citing the lack of data, Elk Grove’s public information officer was unambiguous. Spease also questioned Werner about the effectiveness of the city’s two event advertising signs. After he discussed it further, Brewer answered his question by saying, “Right now, to be honest, neither.”įollowing Brewer, Spease said he wanted to signs that would generate civic pride and a sense of place. “Is this a want or a need,” Brewer asked. Werner reported the estimated project cost for the five medium size signs as between $125,000 and $500,000.ĭuring city council deliberation, freshman Councilmember Rod Brewer was tepid to the idea. The public works department will now develop, and present project plans at a future meeting. Of the choices offered by Werner, the city council said they were interested in pursuing medium-sized signs. This project will pursue so-called entry, “welcome to” signs at five motorist entrance points to Elk Grove.Īfter receiving a presentation by public works director Jeff Werner, the city council directed staff further develop a project. Led by Elk Grove Vice Mayor Kevin Spease, the city will endeavor another sign project. Advertisers uninterested in city’s 2 event signs The Elk Grove City Council, on June 14, unanimously adopted the city’s 349 million budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2023-24.
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