Village Developments

Couple of recent Kenosha News articles about recent Village Plan Commission and Board meetings discussing residential and industrial developments. Times are tough, ndoubt about that. I do wonder why some industrial work hasn't moved forward with materials being at such low prices and avaialability of labor,...etc. Not all companies are in the same economic situation and would benefit by moving forward at this time. Think about it.

More Communities Applying for Lake Michigan Water

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Should be interesting after the new pact approved with Federal and regional governments/Canada.

The truth about credit default swaps

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But one market that regulators were deeply concerned about when Bear hit the wall -- the one for unregulated over-the-counter derivatives called credit default swaps -- has defied fears of a meltdown.

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Whoever wins a spot on the Kenosha Unified School Board in April will face one of the district’s biggest challenges — how to fix the collateralized debt obligation investment that has lost about $36 million of its value.

Burglary Update

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Village Developments

Wouldn't it make sense that lower cost developments would be the first to move forward as the economy recovers? I guess I don't see any pent-up demand out there waiting for expensive housing (article didn't mention approximate new development house prices so I'm making an assumption here). Even if banks were lending, doubt there are a lot out there just waiting for economy to recover. And what does one consider a recovery? More jobs? Less people worried about losing their jobs? Hard to define and I don't envision anything happening for a while. Especially when taxes are slated to increase and costs are still going up (WE Energies for example and taxes in IL).

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Good News for Wisconsin and Pleasant Prairie?

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An increase to 4.5 percent from the current 3 percent tax rate on Illinois individuals would include a corresponding hike in the corporate income tax on businesses, according to sources familiar with the new governor's preparations for his first budget address Wednesday.

Help PPPD--New--Sony Outlet Burglary

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Here's a recent Sony Outlet Burglary video (03/12/09; Click here)

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/13/police.social.networking/index.html

High Winds Possible

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN TUESDAY EVENING. BEHIND THIS FRONT... SUSTAINED WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED... WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN.

Tire Dumpers Causing Problem

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