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Elgin Watchman

A monthly podcast focused on local political issues in the City of Elgin and throughout the Fox River Valley.

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61:04

The Comeback

Elgin Watchman ·

2025/05/04

Send us a text We're back, with new changes to the podcast. We talk about upcoming events where you can get involved, Kendra gets hyperbolic about a law that was passed in January, and Tia takes a deep dive into the plastic bag discussion, which finally made its way back to the council. We're back and excited to dig into all things Elgin. Correction: Kendra meant to say that "15 through the rest" are the addresses on the other side of her building.

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Waste Wars: Touring Lakeshore Recycling Service's...

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/12/28

As 2024 turns to 2025 in the next few days, the city of Elgin prepares to change waste haulers, moving on from a 20+ year contract with Waste Management (WM) to a new contract with Lakeshore Recycling Services (LRS).This is the final episode of The Elgin Watchman's Season Three special series on Waste. We've been calling this series WASTE WARS. In this episode, Tia and Kendra talk about the tour that LRS generously took them on of the company's MRF (aka Materials Recovery Facility, which...

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58:39

Elgin Sustainability Commission December 2024...

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/12/24

The Elgin Sustainability Commission met on Tuesday, December 10th at the Edward Schock Centre in downtown Elgin. The following issues were discussed by commissioners on December 10th and cheerfully shared with you by Erik & Tia after the fact: Tia did not attend the ESC meeting, so she hosted this episodeNot enough commissioners thought attending the December meeting was important, so the meeting lacked a quorum and the "people's business" could not be done. In other words, there was...

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Special Edition: City Manager Denies Support of...

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/12/03

In our last episode, Tia & Erik covered the November 12th Elgin Sustainability Commission meeting and unpacked the commission's discussion about their Single Use Bag Fee ordinance proposal to the city council (which happened almost two years ago). They also reported on what commissioners were saying, which was they were hearing the city manager's office was warming to the idea of a single use bag ban instead of the commission's recommended bag fee. Tia & Erik also shared feedba...

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83:25

Elgin Sustainability Commission November 2024...

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/11/21

The Elgin Sustainability Commission met on Tuesday, November 12th at the Edward Schock Centre in downtown Elgin. The following issues were discussed by commissioners on November 12th and cheerfully shared with you by Erik & Tia after the fact: Climate Action Planning processCarpentersville Fox River dam removalStatus of t-shirt purchase for commissionersCommission's recommendation to Elgin City Council to remove the Kimball Street damProposed Single Use Bag Fee ordinanceGuest speaker...

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63:38

Waste Wars: The Downtown Garbage Problem

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/11/01

The Elgin Watchman welcomes special guests Brian Pinion, Downtown Neighborhood Association Vice President and Jamie Berry, owner of Vern's Tavern as they explain the complex issue of simply throwing things away in Downtown Elgin. As a business owner, Jamie provides insight into the long-standing issue of trash contracting in a confined space like the downtown area and exposes some of the challenges that come along with how we collectively (or not) manage waste. Brian explains the partner...

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28:53

Elgin Sustainability Commission October 2024 Meeting:...

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/10/15

The Elgin Sustainability Commission met on Tuesday, October 8th at the Edward Schock Centre in downtown Elgin. While Tia was off this month celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day, Erik and his Siamese Cat (aka Luang) summarize this month's commission meeting using a multiple choice question format. The following issues were covered by Erik & Luang: Climate Action Planning processIllinois Green Alliance's website resources on net zero building constructionNov....

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54:15

Elgin Sustainability Commission September 2024...

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/09/21

The Elgin Sustainability Commission met on Tuesday, September 10th at the Edward Schock Centre in downtown Elgin. Tia and Erik unpack the run-of-the-mill agenda items. It did not seem as if there was very many new topics being discussed this month. Until . . . Tia and Erik accidentally stumbled upon the agenda topic of the East Side Neighborhood Garden workday. It was during this discussion, they discovered a potential city hall cover-up. (Or maybe it was just city hall incompete...

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103:17

Waste War Special Series: Elgin City Council Decides...

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/09/04

Our season three special series on Waste continues with this episode in which Tia, Kendra, and Erik unpack what happened at the August 28, 2024 city council meeting.Every council member weighed in with their opinionsThere was a motion to enter contract negotiations with Lakeshore Recycling (LRS)There was a amendment to that motion to NOT move forward with LRS and instead enter contract negotiations with Waste Management (WM)The mayor tossed in the equivalent of a 3rd grade math problem for th...

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43:53

Waste War Special Series: A Conversation with...

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/08/28

Our season three special series on Waste continues with this episode in which Tia chats with the Elgin City staff recommended waste hauler in the 2024 RFP, Lakeshore Recycling Services. She is joined on this hot August day by Katie Neary, Manager of Municipal Services and Josh Connell, Co-Founder and Board Director and Vice President of Government Affairs from LRS. The Watchman wanted to hear from the bidding haulers and in this episode, and got a chance to ask a few follow-up questions after...

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72:29

Waste War Special Series: Elgin City Council...

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/08/26

In today's sixth episode of our Season Three deep-dive series -- Waste Wars -- Tia, Kendra, and Erik discuss the August 14, 2024 meeting of the Elgin City Council. Last month, Tia and Kendra unpacked and discussed (season 3 episode 9 on July 8, 2024) the city of Elgin's request for proposals (RFP) from area waste/recycling companies for a potential five to 10 year contract. In today's episode, they continue that discussion.Four waste/recycling companies submitted proposalsCity staff provided ...

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47:15

Elgin Sustainability Commission August 2024 Meeting:...

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/08/23

The Elgin Sustainability Commission met on Tuesday, August 13th at the Edward Schock Centre in downtown Elgin. To summarize the commission agenda items, Tia and Erik typically play fun little podcast games to keep things interesting. However, this month's podcast studio vibe was different. Kendra Kroiss, who is part of Team Watchman and a periodic guest on the show, was in the house. AND it was her birthday. Needless to say, this episode was celebratory and the monthly podca...

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57:23

Waste War Special Series: Discussion with Kane Co....

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/08/07

In today's fourth episode of our Season Three deep-dive series -- Waste Wars -- Tia talks with Clair Ryan, who is Kane County's Recycling Program Coordinator. Lots and lots of ground was covered throughout this episode, but here is a summary Electronics recyclingKane County's Solid Waste PlanRecycling and waste data collectionLandfill capacity monitoringLocal municipalities and their efforts to secure proposals from waste haulersWhat the heck is recyclable when everyone is saying somethi...

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62:13

Elgin Sustainability Commission July 2024 Meeting:...

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/07/20

The Elgin Sustainability Commission met on Tuesday, July 9th at the Edward Schock Centre in downtown Elgin. To summarize the commission agenda items, Tia and Erik typically play fun little podcast games to keep things interesting. This month's game was based on the 1986 movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Erik and Tia covered all of the following issues and probably more:Elgin's tree inventoryElgin's Tree Management PlanElgin's Treebank Planting ProgramKimball Street dam...

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44:29

Waste War Special Series: Tia & Kendra Unpack City's...

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/07/08

In today's third episode of our Season Three deep-dive series -- Waste Wars -- Tia and Kendra go through the request for proposals (RFP) for the city of Elgin's waste hauler contract starting in 2025. How long will the waste hauler contract be? Will there be a renewal trigger? Will there be an opt-outWhat changes are being asked for from bidders?Will there be garbage stickers or not?What are the odds our garbage fees will be going up in 2025?Tia & Kendra cover all of these questions ...

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64:14

Elgin Sustainability Commission June 2024 Meeting:...

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/06/23

The Elgin Sustainability Commission met on Tuesday, June 11th at the Edward Schock Centre of Elgin. (Spoiler alert . . . the meeting was adjourned at 7:28pm for the second month in a row ... so, kudos to Commission Chairperson Tom Armstrong). The agenda was small, but it felt like everyone had something to say on the following topics:Elgin's tree planting programClimate Change Action planning process (and consultants)Grant proposal re. Eastside Community GardenGrant proposal re. N...

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64:18

Elgin Sustainability Commission May 2024 Meeting: An...

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/05/26

The Elgin Sustainability Commission met on Tuesday, May 14th at the Edward Schock Centre of Elgin. (Spoiler alert . . . the meeting was adjourned at 7:28pm and Erik came to this episode in a great mood.) The commission meeting contained lots of discussion on a variety of different topics. There was no action, but lots of talk. So, Tia & Erik used one of their podcast games to summarize all the chatter. The following is a laundry list of topics you will hear discussed in this e...

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46:04

Waste War Special Series: Interview with Elgin City...

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/04/29

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68:29

Elgin Sustainability Commission April 2024 Meeting:...

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/04/18

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63:13

Waste War Special Series: Interview with Elgin City...

Elgin Watchman ·

2024/04/05

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