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Whitnauer said the council packet includes the April 2025 financial report, which she described as the final month of the budget year but not yet fully final because revenues may still come in. She said sales-tax months vary and that the hotel-motel tax year-to-date looks favorable. On short-term rentals (Airbnb/short-term rental collection), Whitnauer said collection compliance has risen to “about 90%” and “probably about 95% now,” which she estimated produced roughly $10,000 in additional revenue.

Whitnauer announced an invitation to bid for an MSP project and other general-fund projects with bid opening scheduled for the 24th, and she said the city has street work planned this summer. In the council packet she reported there are “roughly a little over a 100,000 700,000 in street projects coming up this summer,” a figure she stated verbally but did not clarify numerically in the packet at the meeting.

The city is recruiting for a lineman apprentice position (application window closing Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.) and a Street Department Operator I position (selection continuing through Friday), Whitnauer said.

Whitnauer also previewed a special council meeting June 26 for a fire-department staffing study (see separate story). She said department leaders will present phased implementation options and capital estimates at that session.

Victoria (city events staff) described the first Main Street concert on Friday featuring May Estes; food vendors open at 5 p.m., the performance begins shortly after 6 p.m., and a number of weekend events including a chamber “shop late” event and the beef-and-egg festival were noted. Whitnauer later announced seal-coating work for two municipal parking lots behind Downtown Pub and Spoons will take place the week of June 23 but was pushed one week; the city will seal-coat half the lot at a time to avoid full closures.

No formal council action was required for these informational items. Councilmembers asked clarifying questions and thanked staff for the updates.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Princeton City Council Meeting - June 16th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City Manager Theresa Whitnauer updated the council on the April 2025 financial report, short-term rental collections, upcoming bid openings and summer street projects, staffing recruitment, the first Main Street concert and a planned seal-coating of downtown municipal parking lots.","taxTitle","Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois","taxId",70456,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6191498,"Council schedules June 26 meeting to review fire staffing study, substation options",124,1074000,1198000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4714976-bdc49d471a630d5281128075e603d724&start=1074&end=1198","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4714976-bdc49d471a630d5281128075e603d724/thumbnail_1074000.jpg","/articles/6191498/Princeton/Bureau-County/Illinois/Council-schedules-June-26-meeting-to-review-fire-staffing-study-substation-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6191498-a9177b5227a4c10cce833139e0160270/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155168&Signature=SCYWx5URtmw-Edjh-lig5DBgljIrEYIboW1naWTZp-DFFT9kE37jerAd53nz33SD5eT1F6AMFrg10hayzlAb5GDpGzr1qnCB0CDfQpz41mTFxbANjqPNJ50JFrdidDVukQvsUendTivsDz0JA3VVflGYYbnqexKqYt4obWvJctTJ2Q126T3zJQB1VGiatlWIoFUoYfPQVFPlh7zbnellwAwhyMI2ia6e6j6Bv4uahUOa0QkPI1jUyg7BCZwszorGHJTt66iPbGZVu1CQ9WrOfYhb6o9K1NcNyrn7jXDfeDB4J8shu5IgdHY8pFeeOEBcVd2LSkoOSqJ7P3wlSnWhqA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Theresa Whitnauer told the Princeton City Council the city will hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. on June 26 so the fire department can present a staffing study and substation location options.

Whitnauer said the presentation will outline phased implementation options and capital estimates so the council can decide whether and how to proceed. She said recent months have seen unusually high numbers of calls and that the study and the substation-location review are intended to provide a clear picture of needs and costs.

At the meeting, Whitnauer urged council direction on preferred approaches and said staff have received preliminary questions from council members. The city manager said the fire department and affiliated groups will describe how options could be implemented in phases and the likely capital implications, though specific dollar figures were not presented in the council update.

Councilmembers thanked staff for scheduling the follow-up session and for seeking additional detail. A council member noted the original staffing study had been prepared by the Firefighters Association and department leadership and that attendance at the special meeting would allow more due process and public review before any policy or budget decision.

No binding decision or appropriation was taken at the meeting; the scheduled June 26 session is intended to inform future council direction on staffing and station siting.","Princeton City Manager Theresa Whitnauer notified the council a special meeting will be held June 26 for the fire department to present a staffing study and substation location options; council members said they will give the issue more due process amid rising call volumes.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6191504,"Council approves Emerald Tablet Collective special-use permit over one nay",386,451000,837000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4714976-bdc49d471a630d5281128075e603d724&start=451&end=837","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4714976-bdc49d471a630d5281128075e603d724/thumbnail_451000.jpg","/articles/6191504/Princeton/Bureau-County/Illinois/Council-approves-Emerald-Tablet-Collective-special-use-permit-over-one-nay","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6191504-ca4eba730ed7d595aaa23729b04959b4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155168&Signature=hr9JuL0c6UFIcjPDqzmVU4hm86VKCD4I-o0C7K2U5tLLZma5G2uJl6pbnwZlZEcAKaepn4QUn17p84hQkMBwaCQX9lrhaSwQ0Ct1Cg6PWmoOFt9l~MRoNAx6OKKGk1eACOQ9jx5qXK3JFF9eZl74OoKmX8tP-GuYNLvrvwxJ4YplRI8nEQKzfcMJw3aSR-h9GsQSGXA9~vn~duAu2Lvjglz~GHTqaZLQDhpZzR2QK7Mvk-hX8CIuR-rLTkj6iLMERg4wBPRNTx0zj-rS-d73KvnlH3KU5Rq231zO71LzA6FDNEIwoCcv6mnjFcp5JAmviv9kSWFk6~ZLIyv5PTnrjA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Princeton City Council on an evening vote approved a special-use permit that will let Emerald Tablet Collective relocate a body-art gallery to a new site on North Main Street.

The permit was approved after a motion and second and a roll call that recorded Councilmember Thomas Robert Newman voting aye, Councilmember Gomez voting nay, Councilmember McCall voting aye, Councilmember Felipe voting aye and Councilmember Andrea Reid voting aye. The planning commission had recommended approval 4–1 at its prior meeting, council staff said.

The permit is required under the city code to locate body-art uses in a B‑1 district, Michael Zuri told the council when introducing the application. Zuri said the planning commission heard testimony both in support and opposition but voted to recommend the permit because the use fit the Main Street plan.

Representatives of Emerald Tablet Collective told the council the business has operated in Princeton for roughly three years and plans to move about 300 feet to the north and slightly west, buy and renovate the new building, preserve the historic storefront and expand space for art events in addition to tattoo and body-art services. The applicant said planned repairs include window restoration and trim replacement and that an artist with experience in historic window painting has been engaged to help preserve the façade.

Council members asked about the gallery’s programming and retail activities; the applicant said the expanded space would allow gallery showings, special events and room for additional artists, in addition to providing body-art services. Council members and staff noted the applicant is investing in Main Street by purchasing and renovating the building.

City staff acknowledged receiving correspondence from local business owners who had raised concerns; council members said they had reviewed those comments and weighed them in the commission and council deliberations.

The council’s approval advances the applicant’s request to a new permitted location with the special-use conditions required by the city code. No additional conditions were announced at the meeting.","The Princeton City Council voted to approve a special-use permit allowing Emerald Tablet Collective to relocate and expand a body-art gallery on North Main Street; the planning commission had previously recommended approval 4–1 and one councilmember voted against the permit.","actionData","errors"]

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