The second-place proposed site
The second-place in voting for a public library site was a downtown Belleville site.
The third-place proposed site
The third-place proposed site was the whole north business block of the city of Belleville.
Update on Abigail, Katherine, and the returning brain tumor
In the Jan. 10, 2010 issue of the Independent, we published a story about a pregnant Belleville resident with a brain tumor who asked the community for help in preserving[…]
Belleville DDA turns down VBT request for $22,000 for museum
On June 15, Van Buren Township Supervisor Paul White asked the Belleville Downtown Development Authority for $22,000 or more for the Belleville Area Museum, since the City of Belleville could[…]
Garden Walk to visit Not So Big Gardens during July 31 event
The Belleville Area District Library will host its sixth annual Garden Walk from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 31. This year’s theme is Not So Big Gardens[…]
Belleville DDA asks library board to keep library site downtown
The Belleville Downtown Development Authority at its July 20 meeting voted unanimously to ask the Belleville Area District Library Board to keep the site for a future library in downtown[…]
Forget training burn: Davenport demolishes bldg.
Will the proposed training burn be safe and will it use more water than the city can afford? These were the two main concerns at the July 5 meeting of[…]
BHS students to get more ZZZZs this fall
“Studies show that high schools should start later and we’ve been doing it backward,” said Belleville High School Principal Michael Van Tassel as he endorsed a plan to have high[…]
Supporters of downtown site tell library board why they want it there
For about two hours on Tuesday evening, the Belleville Area District Library Board listened to members of the community tell the board they wanted the library site to remain in[…]
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