Here is our official response to the Village of Manhattan regarding their recent propaganda. On behalf of StopNorthPoint.com, we would like to express our strong objection to the flyer that was mailed out by the Village of Manhattan in support of NorthPoint. First, we object to the process in which… Read more →
The Joliet Herald-News wrote: Elwood is seeking a court order to stop the first NorthPoint annexation from proceeding as planned on Oct. 6. That’s the date when the Joliet City Council is scheduled to vote on the first annexations for NorthPoint Development’s Compass Global Logistics Hub… Read more at the… Read more →
Listen to Erin Gallagher discuss the Stop NorthPoint fundraiser and legal issues in Joliet on WJOL on Friday September 11, 2020…… Read more →
Dough Dash! 2021 candidates for Village of Manhattan Mayor and Trustee, Brian Giaretta and Ron Adamski, are hosting a massive Stop NorthPoint fundraiser in the parking lot of Gallagher’s Pub in downtown Manhattan on Sunday, September 13, 2020 from 7 AM to 7 PM. For every $200 raised for Stop… Read more →
On Monday August 31, late in the afternoon, Village of Elwood filed a motion for preliminary injunction against the City of Joliet to prevent Joliet from taking any action on the NorthPoint project until the Elwood lawsuit is litigated. At the time, Joliet had not yet filed a response to… Read more →
Quoting Joliet Herald-News: … John Kieken described what he called “irregularities” in an email sent to Hock, the City Council and members of the media. Kieken pointed out that the annexation petition has a date of being notarized on July 16 and a separate date of being filed on July… Read more →
The September 1 scheduled vote on annexation of 355 out of 1262 acres has been delayed due to a complaint from the Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District for lack of notification. Quoting the Joliet Herald-News: … Interim City Manager Jim Hock at a council workshop meeting Monday recommended delaying the vote… Read more →