Harvey School District 152 saw decreases in year-to-date revenues and increased expenditures in July. However, school officials say the district is starting the new year with a robust fund balance.
The Aug. 13 board meeting was cancelled due to a “possible tornado warning,” according to a sign posted on the library’s door. The library had closed earlier in the evening.
West Harvey-Dixmoor School District 147 presented a $24 million tentative budget with a public hearing scheduled for early September. Despite reductions in revenues, the district has secured grant funding to support capital projects.
The Harvey Public Library District quietly passed a resolution vacating Chapelle Hooks’ seat at a special meeting in March over delinquent property taxes. But in 2012, the Illinois State Supreme Court ruled property taxes don’t qualify as a disqualifying municipal debt.
Also, Harvey City Council passed a measure to declare a natural disaster state of emergency, eyeing a declaration that would unlock federal assistance. Comptroller Louis Williams addressed rising water and garbage fees.
She alleged Thornton Township Schools District 205 board president Nina Graham barred Wilson from attending the camp, which Wilson was not an organizer of, “for political purposes.”
Lacey previously served as principal of Creative Communications Academy in Calumet City for three years.
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