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" He deserves it! He is an "executive" with the experience to be Vice President! We should be happy to pay so little for all his executive experience and be happy he decideds not to run for POTUS. "

" I call corruption as this state is closing services, everyone in government is getting raises, how nice of them all....
All the governing bodies of this nation have turned corrupt and this is a perfect example of why our nation is struggling...... "

" Well, Tucker, I'm sure your boss would be happy to give you an $8000 pay raise as long as you make $18,000 a year. As for the ones in Bloomington they can't bring in the money to give anyone a raise. Bloomington is in the red and that's why they don't get raises. Maybe they need to take a page from the book of Normal and then they could DESERVE a raise. "

" To mnafziger and JMK,
That is not the Town of Normal’s intersection to maintain. Please feel free to contact IDOT with your complaint. As has been mentioned numerous times (especially in reference to the Raab intersection and closing of Soooo Convenient) Main Street is owned and maintained (such as it is) by the State of Illinois, State Rt. 51. Call Rod with your complaint. Yes the intersection is bad!!! "

" mnafziger is definitely right - College and Main is one of the worst intersections in town... and one of the more visible (or should I say jarring) to those who visit the community. It should be at the top of the priority list. "

" Are they going to raise everyone elses wages, that works for this city? I mean, if they are going to raise one person, who does so little, for the city, why not everyones wages? What's a mayor's job anyway, deligate work to others. "

" NO! NO! NO! Koos does not deserve more money. Normal needs the money for the water feature. Outstanding job? Sarcasm, right? New council, new mayor! City goverment overhaul. "

" The intersection of college and main is actually a state controlled intersection and is up to them to be fixed not the town "

" I don't have a problem with the raise for the Mayor. He works very hard, spends monumental time at the job and he deserves the additional salary. I do, however have a problem with the budgeting of road work in the city. Let's face it, anything petroelum related is going to be expensive, and asphalt is a petroleum deritive. I also have a probelm with the chioce of the streets being resurfaced. I think the intersection of Main St. @ College Ave. is one of the wrost in the city and should be addressed immediately. This intersection is deplorable with the bumpy asphalt
that can put your front end out of alignment on your vehicle. Come on Normal. You can spend millions on a new "Uptown"; how about taking care of the worst intersection in the city. "

" who said he didn't deserve it? I said I can't afford higher taxes in order to pay for all of this stuff. "

" If it's such an easy gig run against Koos, win and collect the $18k. "

" He deserves it. and more. "

" Mayor Koos is doing an outstanding job and deserves far more than an $8,000 raise. "

" When will the taxpayers just say NO? This is getting out of hand completely. It is not fair to the rest of us who have live on what we earn, and it does not go up like 8K at a time, more like perhaps 1%. Stop the madness. "

" sure wish I could get an $8k pay raise!!! "

" Free Market...care to share your feelings? "

" They are not there for the pay or so they should not be, the mayor owns a business and im sure is not hurting for the money. I still want to know why the town of normal pays someone i believe around $80,000 to run the normal theater? That there is a crock of %&^$! "

" Cost of the salary increase for Mayor Koos: $8,000
Value of his vision and dedication to Normal: priceless! "

" I wouldn't give Koos 8 cents! "