Government Watch: Local Public Meetings for April 25-May 2

Welcome to a new listing on Yorkville Patch designed to help you keep tabs on what local government meetings are coming up. Perhaps you'd like to give local leaders a call about an issue before the meeting - or attend yourself to see what they have to say.

Agenda and other information on city meetings can be found online here, while District 115 meeting documents are available online here.

Adhoc Committee on Senior Issues
When: 8:30 a.m.
Where: Beecher Community Building, 908 Game Farm Road
Top agenda items: Beecher movies, Older Americans Months, June BBQ with St. Patrick's Parish youth group and Knights of Columbus

Yorkville Green Committee
When: 7 p.m.
Where: , 902 Game Farm Road
Top agenda items: New business items are Illinois Electronic Legislation, bike path funding efforts and the 2010-2011 Green Teen Award.

District 115 School Board
When: 7 p.m.
Where: , 602 Center Parkway.
Top agenda items: Three new school board members will be sworn into the board and board leaders will be chosen. The school board also will consider hiring Ryan Adkins as director of educational technology under a three-year contract and approving contracts to replace the Yorkville High School Academy's roof and to resurface the high school track.

Yorkville City Council
When: 7 p.m.
Where: , 800 Game Farm Road
Top agenda items: Appropriating $130,000 in motor fuel tax funds for easements and right-of-way acquisition for the future Game Farm Road project and declining to add a bike path along Route 47 between Route 126 and Somonauk Street

Yorkville Zoning Commission
When: 7 p.m.
Where: , 800 Game Farm Road.
Top agenda items: Reviewing zoning chapters, including permitted and special uses, dimensional and bulk regulations and planned unit developments.

Yorkville Board of Fire and Police Commission
When: 6 p.m.
Where: , 800 Game Farm Road
Top agenda items: Review proposed changes to rules and regulations, budget update and discussion of changes to application.

Yorkville Park Board
When: 7 p.m.
Where: , 201 W. Hydraulic St.
Top agenda items: New business items are building improvements for Geneva Kayak Center and a 1-week REC Center membership level. Old business items include the riverfront park use policy, riverfront building lease negotiations and REC Center sublease with Empower Training.

Canceled: The Yorkville Public Safety Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday. Next scheduled meeting is May 26.