The Wish List (FY2010 Capital New Appropriations – HB0312 and SB1221)
Some local units and organizations are getting some good news from HB312 which was signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn:
Northern Illinois University:
IDOT Northern Illinois University – Convocation Center Roadway 151,655
CDB Northern Illinois University – Planning a Classroom Building and Developing Site in Hoffman Estates 1,314,500
CDB Northern Illinois University – Renovate Founders Library Basement 626,578
CDB Northern Illinois University – Renovate Altgeld Hall and Purchase Equipment 219,777
CDB Northern Illinois University – Capital Renewal 1,207,568
CDB Northern Illinois University – Capital Renewal 573,953
CDB Northern Illinois University – Capital Renewal 579,500
CDB Northern Illinois University – Capital Renewal 17,454
CDB Northern Illinois University – Capital Renewal 207,446
CDB Northern Illinois University – Capital Renewal 58,820
CDB Northern Illinois University – Capital Renewal 340,000
CDB Northern Illinois University – Capital Renewal 335,923
CDB Northern Illinois University – Capital Renewal 151,292
CDB Northern Illinois University – Upgrade Storm Waterway Controls 217,884
CDB Northern Illinois University – Complete Engineering Building 37,233
CDB Northern Illinois University – Capital Renewal 690,260
CDB Northern Illinois University – Capital Renewal 1,159,000
CDB Northern Illinois University – Plan Computer Science and Technology Center 2,787,400
CDB Northern Illinois University – Renovation and Expansion of Stevens Building 22,517,600
CDB Northern Illinois University – Cole Hall 8,008,000
Kishwaukee Community Hospital:
DCEO Kishwaukee Community Hospital Construction of an addition to the radiation oncology center and other infrastructure improvements 100,000
DCEO Kishwaukee Community Hospital Capital improvements 150,000
Kishwaukee College:
DCEO Kishwaukee Community College For all costs associated with construction of an early childhood center classroom, HVAC replacement, and parking reconstruction 150,000
Cortland:
DCEO Town of Cortland Storm water management 75,000
DCEO Town of Cortland Detention pond reconstruction and other capital improvements 25,000
DeKalb:
DCEO City of Dekalb For all costs associated with Gurler Road reconstruction 450,000
IDOT Federal Earmarks City of DeKalb Annie Glidden Road 178,291
Genoa:
DCEO City of Genoa For all costs associated with street reconstruction 300,000
DCEO City of Genoa costs associated with capital improvements 70,000
Hinckley:
DCEO Village of Hinckley Storm water management 100,000
Kingston:
DCEO Village of Kingston Capital improvements 40,000
DCEO Village of Kingston For all costs associated with new waterlines and meters 100,000
Kirkland:
DCEO Village of Kirkland For all costs associated with street reconstruction 200,000
DCEO Village of Kirkland Capital improvements 40,000
Lee:
DCEO Village of Lee Water system improvements and other capital improvements 100,000
Malta:
DCEO Village of Malta Water main replacement and other capital improvements 100,000
Sandwich:
DCEO City of Sandwich For all costs associated with extension of Fairwind Boulevard 300,000
Shabbona:
DCEO Village of Shabbona For all costs associated with water, sewer, and stormwater system replacement 100,000
Somonauk:
DCEO Village of Somonauk For all costs associated with construction of a new water treatment plant 100,000
Sycamore:
DCEO Midwest Museum of Natural History For all costs associated with renovation and construction including all prior incurred costs 170,000
DCEO City of Sycamore For all costs with milling and resurfacing of State st and other street improvements 450,000
CDB Sycamore – Replace Electrical System, Renovate Interior and Install Air Conditioning 22,310
Waterman:
DCEO Village of Waterman For all costs associated with water system arsenic remediation project 100,000
But…
The video poker (HB255) part of the construction bill is the key mechanism used to fund it all and some are already predicting stumbling blocks that may push everything back until 2011.
The State Gaming Board has 60 days to come up with rules governing the video poker system, which could put 45,000 machines in bars, restaurants and truck stops across the state. Gaming Board Chairman Aaron Jaffe thinks that might be a problem.
“This is going to have a tremendous impact on the board,” he said. “There’s no appropriation for this bill, so how do you put anything into effect?” Jaffe said. “It’s a very frustrating situation where all of the sudden there is this humongous task in front of you and [lawmakers] want [tax] money from you tomorrow. How is that possible?”
Others worry about how well thirty-one billion dollars will be managed. Lawmakers stress they’ve done more than ever to make the process transparent and limit the possibilities for graft and corruption, there is ample room in any effort of this size for unscrupulous insiders to divert a portion for themselves or their friends.
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==The fact that we had to borrow a gabillion bucks…might suggest that we have a problem.==
Nice understatement, LOL.
They've had to borrow for the unemployment fund, too.
Latest Illinois unemployment number: 10.3%.
Plus I hear that weekly hours (nationally) are down to 33 b/c companies are only running at about 65% of capacity. Even as firms recover, then, a whole lot of slack will first be picked up by all these underutilized people before any new jobs are created.
That means not much discretionary income left for gambling, except by top administrators of public bodies.
Jumping the gun on a longer winded post on the state budget but… The fact that we had to borrow a gabillion bucks to pay this year's pension deficit might suggest that we have a problem. By the size of it we're talking about Pensions as one of the four legs of the table this state sits on. If we don't fix it the table will fall.
The failure to address the public sector pension systems has been costly and now to borrow to cover deficits? Ridiculous. Moody's thinks its a bad idea.
Just read that the passing of the new state "budget" has put us on Moody's watch list.
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Lynn, you are SO progressive! Leave it to you to come up with a policy that forces top administrators to spend at least two comp hours each week at a local video poker establishment… it might be the only way to get them to part with some of their moola!