Month: December 2011

Quincy’s new DARE car

Posted by mhopf – December 19, 2011

The Quincy Police Department's new DARE car.

The Quincy Police Department has a new ride for its DARE program.

The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro was seized following a murder investigation.

Chief Rob Copley said the Camaro will replace the former DARE vehicle — a late 1980s Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The department plans on getting a small light-bar for the vehicle and also a decal “wrap,” which it will eventually unveil at a press conference. The upgrades will be paid with grant money the department receives to support the program.

The has three officers that are certified to teach DARE to local students.

Quincy tax levy to be considered Monday

Posted by mhopf – December 16, 2011

The Quincy City Council will consider a $5.694 million tax levy Monday night.

The tax levy ordinance along with the bond abatement ordinance had been read the previous two weeks without comment.

It consists of $1.959 million for firefighter pensions, $1.385 million for police officer pensions, $793,804 for the Quincy Public Library and $1.506 million for bond payments. The ordinance also includes $50,000 through the Historic Quincy Business District special service area, which applies to 382 properties owned by 200 individuals in an area bounded by Third Street, 12th Street, Broadway and York.

The council will also enter executive session to discuss possible litigation against contractors that were hired during the city’s failed attempt to develop hydropower facilities on the Mississippi River.

City Council Agenda

Number of Cape Air passengers flying in 2011
out of Quincy airport already tops 2010 totals

Posted by mhopf – December 13, 2011

More than 9,000 people should fly out of Quincy Regional Airport this year, which would be well above the 7,795 that flew out in 2010.

Quincy Regional Airport Manager Marty Stegeman told the Aeronautics Committee Monday that Cape Air  reported that 859 people flew out in November. A total of 8,337 have flown out of Quincy Regional Airport in 2011.

The airline started a four-year contract through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Essential Air Service program earlier this month.

Damage from the June windstorm has been repaired, though the committee will have to address the sign visible from Ill. 104. The sign was damaged during the storm.

The airport has $11,200 remaining in insurance money from the storm damage.

The committee discussed the options for signs, including the installation of a digital sign, which would be smaller than the current sign.

Stegeman said if the airport installs a digital sign similar to one installed at Salem Evangelical United Church of Christ, it could cost as much as $25,000. Money would have to come from another fund, which could include money from the hangar fund. The city generates approximately $83,000 from the account.

The committee agreed to allow Stegeman to send requests to various sign contractors to get cost estimates for different types of signs, including signs that are not digital. Any decisions on replacing the current sign is likely months away.