Commissioner Fischer

Recently, a commenter on Facebook responding to a City Council meeting agenda that I had posted asked for a status update on some ongoing projects.  Instead of struggling with Facebook's posting format I decided to dust off the blog here and add a little background commentary.   Disclaimer up front, any opinions expressed here are wholly my own, and not official statements or positions of the City Council or the City of Zion. Here we go. Where is the Popeye's?   At last report, the Popeye's is still on track to open, but exactly when is totally in the hands of the franchise owner.  The City for it's part, has completed everything that needs to be done on our end.   Here I think an important lesson learned has been learned; don't make a public announcement of a new business or other project until either construction starts, or there is a grand opening scheduled.  The natural inclination is to share good news, to show that there is progress and...

Prologue: Fair Compensation Before I get to my statement, I just want to urge everyone that reads this to contact your Congressperson or Senator and urge them to support these bills: H.R.3731 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) STRANDED Act of 2021 To assist communities affected by stranded nuclear waste, and for other purposes.   Introduced by Representative Brad Schneider [D-IL-10]. S.1290   — 117th Congre ss  (2021-2022) STRANDED Act of 2021. Introduced by Senator Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]. Almost 40 years ago the U.S. Government promised communities with nuclear power plants, who are now or will be forced to host nuclear waste storage for decades, that they would receive impact fees to offset the negative economic and societal effects of that storage.    Now is the time to keep that promise. Atomic Necropolis On the Illinois shore of Lake Michigan, there is a monument of sorts in the form of sixty-one massive concrete cylinders, each weighing 100 tons. ...