Special thanks to Mark Charvat for recording and publishing the special town hall meeting called by DeKalb Mayor John Rey.
The first hour of the meeting was dedicated to presentations by Mayor John Rey, NIU President Douglas Baker, NIU VP Bill Nicklas and special consultant for NIU, Ron Walters. Below are notations of various citizen comments. The numbers appearing to the right of the names listed are the time markers for when the individual began speaking. Move the slider in the video above to those time markers and you will hear the comment or question and the response from NIU or DeKalb.
Tom Smith 1:04:34 Lecture on Retail
Steve Ducrow 1:28:44 The Role of Performing Arts in Student Attraction and Retention
Elizabeth Bass 1:38:53 The Safety of Sidewalk “Puppy” Bus Traffic on Sidewalks
Diane Demers 1:40:50 The Legality of Sidewalk “Puppy” Bus Traffic on Sidewalks
Marie Humes 1:43:25 Who is Paying for City Improvements for NIU Bold Ideas initiative
Glen Roby 1:50:00 How New Residential Construction Affects Old Greek Row
Rich Rice 1:56:35 Communiversity versus Commuterversity
Kay Shelton 2:06:10 Impact of Design Plans for Normal Road on the Business Community
Related Reading:
Daily Chronicle – NIU officials reach out to residents at meeting about university’s plans
City Barbs – Observations: Yesterday’s Town Hall Meeting with NIU
Note: I’m working on my 2 cents 🙂
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