Normal Town Council

The council heard positive results from an annual audit presentation and extended Normal's data center moratorium during its Monday night meeting.

The town council will vote Monday on a plan to extend the moratorium on accepting any data center permits through May 2027.

The plan approved by the Uptown Design Review Commission asks for a waiver to enclose the museum's open arcade on the west side. The museum also wants space to expand its water table exhibit.

The Normal Town Council has set a date for a public hearing on a new Tax Increment Financing [TIF] district in north Normal.

Three-term Normal Town Council member Kathleen Lorenz won’t seek re-election. That creates a second open seat heading into the April 6 election.

The Normal Town Council approved an amendment to various sections of the town zoning code, excluding a restriction on home-based businesses.

Normal Mayor Chris Koos said he intends to withdraw a proposal that would have banned home occupations from allowing customers to come to their home in the town.

The ACLU of Illinois has concerns about implementation of new restrictions on soliciting and unattended property near and in Uptown Station. WGLT asked Mayor Chris Koos about the issue during a Sound Ideas interview.

Violations can escalate from a citation to a ban from the area to arrest. The ordinance states people will be given a chance to comply first and specifies it isn't meant to deny anyone access to public space "solely because the person is homeless."

The proposal calls for a $35 million, 203,000-square-foot building on the Beaufort Street side of Uptown Circle, as well as a $25 million, 126,000-square-foot building on the North Street side.