Normal Town Council

The Town of Normal will continue to focus on debt reduction as part of its budgeting priorities next year. City Manager Pam Reece said that's part of a draft plan heading to the town council for a work session on Wednesday.

At least two Normal Town Council members have raised concerns about the accuracy of information they were provided by town staff ahead of a vote on an outdoor fitness center.

The Town of Normal is set to launch a public data portal Wednesday morning, and leaders say it will transform the way people access the municipal government’s information.

The Town of Normal has formulated a new way to choose whether, which, and how to place art in public spaces. The town has supported public art for decades, but recently, a controversy over a mural in uptown prompted staff to re-examine the process to make it more intentional.

Normal Town Council member Scott Preston said Wednesday he plans to run for the Illinois House in the redrawn 91st House District.

Normal Town Council member Scott Preston says the town should wait to see what needs emerge during the next phase of COVID-19 before deciding how to spend remaining federal relief funding.

Normal Town Council member Scott Preston says the town should wait to see what needs emerge during the next phase of COVID-19 before deciding how to spend remaining federal relief funding.

With the Normal Town Council's vote Tuesday night, an outdoor circuit-training center could be constructed as early as this summer — in collaboration with a national nonprofit fighting a rise in obesity.

The new five-year capital projects blueprint for the Town of Normal includes more than 400 projects and an estimated $157 million in spending. The town council takes up the Community Investment Plan Monday evening.

Illinois State University has chosen a buyer for a prime piece of real estate in Normal. University President Terri Goss Kinzy said ISU received four proposals for the de-commissioned Shelbourne Apartments off Linden Street and is working with the high bidder.