They May Proclaim it Mass Transit Day in Savoy

Posted November 28th, 2007 at 12:38 PM by YoungRighty
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The Savoy Village Board is scheduled tonight to vote on an annexation agreement with the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District. While I don't claim to be an expert on the details of the proposal, I understand it would exempt most residential areas from annexation for 25 years. The exeptions would be new development that asks for it and a corridor down Rt. 45. It would also annex some properties...like the grain elevator at Church & 45 into the MTD. Honestly, I don't think many farmers take a bus to a grain elevator. Its a safe statement to say most people in Savoy don't want the MTD service. Whether they wouldn't use it or don't want busses on the street or hate the taxes...those are their reasons. What do you think of the agreement?

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On November 28th, 2007 at 03:03 PM, Anonymous (not verified) said:

Seems to me that after things came to a head a while back (over a year ago now, hasn't it been?), that the Village officials and MTD said they'd meet, have done so, and have come up with something that doesn't seem unreasonable.  Both sides seem to have listened and worked together.

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On November 28th, 2007 at 04:13 PM, redstatewannabe said:

My first thought is that Savoy is selling out its businesses on 45.   How did they get so lucky as to get stuck with the tax that the homeowners won't be paying?

On November 28th, 2007 at 04:44 PM, Anonymous (not verified) said:

rsw, you called it.  look at Greg Novak, School Board member, who essentially said, this agreement sounds great if i don"t have to pay for it. 

if savoy does this they are fools

On November 28th, 2007 at 06:02 PM, Anonymous (not verified) said:

I think when dumb people get elected and thereby get their grubby little paws on money that they'll never have on their own, they can't resist the temptation to spend, spend, spend...and to help others like them spend, spend, spend.

On November 28th, 2007 at 06:07 PM, Anonymous (not verified) said:

Man, did those Savoy people get snookered.

Shiny rocks and beads, anyone?

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On November 28th, 2007 at 07:25 PM, IlliniPundit said:

"I think when dumb people get elected and thereby get their grubby little paws on money that they'll never have on their own, they can't resist the temptation to spend, spend, spend...and to help others like them spend, spend, spend."

I'm sorry - what office did you run for, and why couldn't you win if you were running against dumb people?

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On November 28th, 2007 at 09:06 PM, AnF said:

Since I'm likely the only Savoy resident that has commented on this so far.......

How about all of you dolts from Urbana and Champaign stay out of it . Why?  It doesn't pertain to you, that's why.

Sheesh.