It’s unclear who created the form being used by the Tourism Board to collect these fees, but it appears to be simply an edited version of the one used by the City in collection of actual Hotel Motel Taxes from operators within the City of Nauvoo, as allowed by City and State law. Below is […]

In the most recent City Council Meeting (October 10, 2017), the Mayor referred to a letter from the Attorney General’s Office. He said the letter found the City had complied with a recent FOIA request we submitted and he used it as an opportunity to congratulate the City FOIA Officer for her performance. This letter […]

Residents of Nauvoo have been receiving calls from individuals impersonating Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees. They use the threat of arrest to obtain money from victims by falsely representing that the victims owe back taxes or other fees. The perpetrators demand that the victims send them money via iTunes cards, other prepaid debit cards, money orders, or wire transfers […]

The City Attorney has filed another request to dismiss, this time on behalf of the City (the last request was on behalf of Carol McGhgy as Nauvoo City FOIA Officer). The City’s request, and our response are below.     City Motion’s to Dismiss: Response to City Motion to Dismiss:  

We’ll let the meeting speak for itself. We encourage all our readers to watch the meeting. Like all good movies, don’t leave early. The discussion about the Tourism Director’s evaluation continues in the Finance & Personnel Meeting held shortly after, and also available below.

At the conclusion of yesterday, September 12th’s City Council Meeting, we posted on the openNauvoo facebook page that the meeting was “unbelievable.” We have searched for a more descriptive term to describe it, and have come up empty.  The meeting was at times very thoughtful, at other times it was difficult, and then there were […]