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Moline council to vote on $130.6M budget
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The Moline City Council will vote tonight on a 2013 budget and appropriations ordinance. The proposed budget is $130.6 million, about $10 million more than last year. It includes a $42.3 million general fund, which is used on things such as salaries, snow removal and police and fire services. An appropriations ordinance allows the city to spend the money it raises through taxes, fees, fines, grants and other means. The 2013 appropriations ordinance will allow the city to spend the budgeted $130.6 million, including $14.6 million to be raised through property taxes and about $300,000 to be raised through taxes from two special service areas. Also up for a vote is a new nuisance ordinance that lets the city take action against the owner of a house, apartment or building where police repeatedly are called or that has repeat code violations. Aldermen and city staffers have said the new ordinance is meant to strengthen neighborhoods. If it passes, property owners could be fined or their property shut down for a period of time if a nuisance issue is not addressed. In other business, Neil Dahlstrom, a Moline Preservation Society member, will update aldermen on fundraising to relocate the DRI & NW Depot at 2012 River Drive. The society was given until Dec. 18 to raise the $155,000 the city needs to contribute to its relocation to the Western Illinois University Riverfront Campus. If the money is not raised, it is feared the Illinois Department of Transportation will demolish the 112-year-old building. Society President Diann Moore on Friday said it will ask aldermen for additional time to raise the money. About half the goal, in financial pledges and in-kind donations, has been raised in the past 10 weeks. 
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Today is Friday, May 24, the 144th day of 2013. There are 221 days left in the year.
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1888 -- 125 years ago: Rock Island's City Council last night appropriated $95,000 forexpenses for the 1888 and 1889 fiscal year.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Mrs. F.W. Reimers last night was re-elected president of the RockIsland Musical Club at a meeting in the New Harper Hotel.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Seven members of Boy Scout Troop 21 got their Eagle badges lastnight. They were Ralph Hurt, Robert Nelson, Howard Schersten, Cecil Nelson, RobertFryxell, Clarence Stone and Rollin Hurt.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Mayor Morris Muhleman has resorted to a form letter in an effort toanswer objections to the wheel tax increase. "It was my hope that I could, in some way,restore the faith of the citizens in our city. In order to do this I knew I must face the factthat I would become very unpopular."All they are trying to do is protect the citizensproperty and build their town.
1988 -- 25 years ago: RICCA, the Rock Island County Council on Addictions, inconjunction with the Quad City Downs, will hold its annual "Night at the Races" June 2.The benefit "Night at the Races" will raise funds locally to assist in maintaining the twohalfway houses, New Hope Lodge (for women) and Beacon House (for men).
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