And we have to keep helping groups like Zion Development, which we gave city money to to buy the old Lantow Pharmacy and Midtown District which renovated the old train depot. We need to make the neighborhood a place where people choose to live. We need to get a program started. We've let them go for too long. It's an individual's driveway and a public right of way.
Residents are responsible as well.
I'm actually working on a plan to fix the alleys that would allow neighbors to pay for repairs over a period of time. I think we need to have some type of payment plan. The job Council members are elected to four-year terms and represent 14 geographic wards in the city. They meet once a week for regular council meetings. Rockford Register Star .