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Happy Holiday's Batavia!

BATV wishes you and your family a Happy Holiday and a Happy New Year! Enjoy your favorite Batavia holiday events with us, as we re-air Celebration of Lights, Festival of Carols, and of course, sleepy cat for New Years!

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Partnership with Bulldog Media and Batavia Basketball Coverage

BATV is happy to announce our partnership with Bulldog media continues beyond the football season! We will be hosting their LIVE coverage of the Batavia Basketball Season on our youtube channel, starting with the Batavia vs Geneva game Friday, December 20th! Head over to BATV’s youtube page @BATV1017 to catch all the action!

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Tonight, the League of Women Voters Central Kane County will be holding a forum in the City Council chambers for the Candidates for Batavia City Council and Batavia Mayor. If you are not able to attend, you can watch here LIVE: ... See MoreSee Less

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The League of Women Voters Central Kane County forum is at City Hall tonight! They will be hosting forums for the upcoming Batavia school board and the Batavia library board elections! You can catch the LIVE action right here: ... See MoreSee Less

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If you missed last week's Batavia Park Board meeti

If you missed last week's Batavia Park Board meeting, commissioners awarded a contract for architectural and #Engineering services for the Community Center, Depot Museum expansion and adaptive reuse, and #roofing replacement projects. Learn more by watching the meeting at https://youtu.be/ndDYm8rDJ9E. #architects #museumarchive⁠
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Catch up with last week's Batavia Committee of the

Catch up with last week's Batavia Committee of the Whole #meeting right here at https://youtu.be/9w-nnpjqP5o. Community #engagement is key for a civic-minded citizenry.⁠
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New businesses are open in Batavia! Join in the we

New businesses are open in Batavia! Join in the welcome celebration for Pretty Pages and Mojo #handbags at 241 W. Wilson St. Watch the ribbon-cutting ceremony at https://youtu.be/arxvPX2Xg34. #shoplocal

Good morning, Batavia! If you missed this week's B

Good morning, Batavia! If you missed this week's Batavia City Council meeting, catch up from the comfort of your backyard oasis at https://youtu.be/_MBljCvn7eU.⁠
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This holiday weekend might include a lot of extend

This holiday weekend might include a lot of extended family time. In-law time. And conversation topics you hope to avoid with that one relative (come on, we all have them). Instead of getting trapped yet again, excuse yourself to view Tuesday's Batavia Committee of the Whole meeting for important government actions that affect your #family at https://youtu.be/aTtsGcgdiEY. #EasterWeekend #meetings ⁠
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April is prime time for severe weather in the Midw

April is prime time for severe weather in the Midwest and a climate change expert will discuss weather changes next week at the Batavia Public Library. Check it Out, and much more, at https://youtu.be/ZJy9LTEZ0Vo. #climate #severeweather @ClimateReality

It's that egg-citing time of year when the Easter

It's that egg-citing time of year when the Easter Bunny hops back into Batavia. For all the deets on a basketful of egg hunts, funky ways to enjoy local history and some important meetings where you can share your thoughts, check out this month's episode of the Batavia Park Bench at https://youtu.be/ynnnVl1nmUE. #EasterBunny #History #Feedback⁠
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A new #brewery, Sturdy Shelter Brewing, requested

A new #brewery, Sturdy Shelter Brewing, requested sign, facade and downtown improvement #grants for its South Shumway property. Find out if members of the Batavia City Council approved these grants during their meeting Monday night by going to https://youtu.be/WOeTuTd_TlI. #government

The 7 p.m. Committee of the Whole meeting schedule

The 7 p.m. Committee of the Whole meeting scheduled for today has been cancelled. The next Batavia COW #meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 12. Tune in to BATV for your #government meetings, special segments and community events at www.youtube.com/user/BATV1017/videos. #cancelled #event ⁠
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The owner of a new Batavia #brewery, Sturdy Shelte

The owner of a new Batavia #brewery, Sturdy Shelter Brewing, requests $31K in grants from the city for #signage, facade improvements and building improvements. Listen to the March 29 discussion at https://youtu.be/qrPgP5ovpLI. For more info on the project, click on https://www.cityofbatavia.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/17770?fileID=13492.⁠
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If you weren't able to attend the Batavia Public S

If you weren't able to attend the Batavia Public School District 101 board meeting on March 22, you missed a lot of action. Sit back and catch up here from the comfort of your home: https://youtu.be/VsxJD3A5Xvk. #meeting #government #StayInTheLoop

Batavia City Council members are discussing an agr

Batavia City Council members are discussing an agreement with Batavia Township and Countryside Fire Protection District to provide firefighting services to neighboring Countryside FPD residents. Catch up on those discussions at https://youtu.be/-tzg1K4bOiI. The tentative agreement may be viewed at https://www.cityofbatavia.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/17755?fileID=13443.⁠
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Batavia City Council members voted this week on a

Batavia City Council members voted this week on a new 3-year contract with the Batavia Police Department sergeants union. Check out Monday's discussion at https://youtu.be/VcU0Slqin-w and review the documents at https://www.cityofbatavia.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/17740?fileID=13452. #Union #contract

During a hybrid #meeting last week, Park Board mem

During a hybrid #meeting last week, Park Board members voted on a facility use agreement with BATV for our #nonprofit to gain a new home. Learn more from that meeting at https://youtu.be/nEgTI1qvmJY. ⁠
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There were no public comments last week during a p

There were no public comments last week during a public hearing about Batavia's plans to construct a wastewater treatment plant. For more details from this meeting, check out https://youtu.be/eJdgdeHdML0. ⁠
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As war waged in #Ukraine, Batavia's mayor wished d

As war waged in #Ukraine, Batavia's mayor wished during last week's City Council meeting for "#hope and understanding to Ukraine and all those that surround it and ask that there be intervention and that we return the world to a more normal state of arms... ." Watch the meeting here: https://youtu.be/xF5aHyyOklY. #UkraineRussianWar

Springtime signals #fun #outdoor activities, an op

Springtime signals #fun #outdoor activities, an open house for New Horizon's Preschool and two new exhibits at Batavia Depot #museum. The Spring Opening Reception is 5-7 p.m. today. All this and more are in the March episode of the Batavia Park Bench at https://youtu.be/ZM7D04sxz2I. #History #LGBTQIA #art ⁠
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Chat with Harmony Becker, who illustrated the @Geo

Chat with Harmony Becker, who illustrated the @GeorgeTakei graphic novel, "They Called Us Enemy," this month for a special One Book, One Batavia event at @BataviaPL. Teens also have the chance to learn how to create graphic novels themselves and illustrate a page. Check it Out this month at https://youtu.be/L9IMsKhyuvM. #bookstoread #Reading #graphicnovels

Have you been feeling a little bored with the usua

Have you been feeling a little bored with the usual restaurant options? Or, are you looking for a wedding or special events venue? Batavia councilmen voted Tuesday on a liquor license for Revelry 675, which will be located in the building known as The Hangar, and and a conditional use permit for a drive-thru for Culver's. Learn more at https://youtu.be/wcbfIAJFCQU.⁠
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On the heels of allegations of racial and homophob

On the heels of allegations of racial and homophobic #harassment, Batavia Public School District 101 officials said they plan to offer equity training and draft an #equity statement, among other actions. Watch the Feb. 22 School Board meeting here, https://youtu.be/E2-_RZLrLBg, for more details.

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Tonight, the League of Women Voters Central Kane County will be holding a forum in the City Council chambers for the Candidates for Batavia City Council and Batavia Mayor. If you are not able to attend, you can watch here LIVE: ... See MoreSee Less

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The League of Women Voters Central Kane County forum is at City Hall tonight! They will be hosting forums for the upcoming Batavia school board and the Batavia library board elections! You can catch the LIVE action right here: ... See MoreSee Less

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If you missed last week's Batavia Park Board meeti

If you missed last week's Batavia Park Board meeting, commissioners awarded a contract for architectural and #Engineering services for the Community Center, Depot Museum expansion and adaptive reuse, and #roofing replacement projects. Learn more by watching the meeting at https://youtu.be/ndDYm8rDJ9E. #architects #museumarchive⁠
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Catch up with last week's Batavia Committee of the

Catch up with last week's Batavia Committee of the Whole #meeting right here at https://youtu.be/9w-nnpjqP5o. Community #engagement is key for a civic-minded citizenry.⁠
Photo by Kane Reinholdtsen on Unsplash

New businesses are open in Batavia! Join in the we

New businesses are open in Batavia! Join in the welcome celebration for Pretty Pages and Mojo #handbags at 241 W. Wilson St. Watch the ribbon-cutting ceremony at https://youtu.be/arxvPX2Xg34. #shoplocal

Good morning, Batavia! If you missed this week's B

Good morning, Batavia! If you missed this week's Batavia City Council meeting, catch up from the comfort of your backyard oasis at https://youtu.be/_MBljCvn7eU.⁠
Photo by iyus sugiharto on Unsplash⁠
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This holiday weekend might include a lot of extend

This holiday weekend might include a lot of extended family time. In-law time. And conversation topics you hope to avoid with that one relative (come on, we all have them). Instead of getting trapped yet again, excuse yourself to view Tuesday's Batavia Committee of the Whole meeting for important government actions that affect your #family at https://youtu.be/aTtsGcgdiEY. #EasterWeekend #meetings ⁠
Photo by iyus sugiharto on Unsplash

April is prime time for severe weather in the Midw

April is prime time for severe weather in the Midwest and a climate change expert will discuss weather changes next week at the Batavia Public Library. Check it Out, and much more, at https://youtu.be/ZJy9LTEZ0Vo. #climate #severeweather @ClimateReality

It's that egg-citing time of year when the Easter

It's that egg-citing time of year when the Easter Bunny hops back into Batavia. For all the deets on a basketful of egg hunts, funky ways to enjoy local history and some important meetings where you can share your thoughts, check out this month's episode of the Batavia Park Bench at https://youtu.be/ynnnVl1nmUE. #EasterBunny #History #Feedback⁠
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A new #brewery, Sturdy Shelter Brewing, requested

A new #brewery, Sturdy Shelter Brewing, requested sign, facade and downtown improvement #grants for its South Shumway property. Find out if members of the Batavia City Council approved these grants during their meeting Monday night by going to https://youtu.be/WOeTuTd_TlI. #government

The 7 p.m. Committee of the Whole meeting schedule

The 7 p.m. Committee of the Whole meeting scheduled for today has been cancelled. The next Batavia COW #meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 12. Tune in to BATV for your #government meetings, special segments and community events at www.youtube.com/user/BATV1017/videos. #cancelled #event ⁠
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The owner of a new Batavia #brewery, Sturdy Shelte

The owner of a new Batavia #brewery, Sturdy Shelter Brewing, requests $31K in grants from the city for #signage, facade improvements and building improvements. Listen to the March 29 discussion at https://youtu.be/qrPgP5ovpLI. For more info on the project, click on https://www.cityofbatavia.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/17770?fileID=13492.⁠
Photo by Adam Wilson on Unsplash #grants

If you weren't able to attend the Batavia Public S

If you weren't able to attend the Batavia Public School District 101 board meeting on March 22, you missed a lot of action. Sit back and catch up here from the comfort of your home: https://youtu.be/VsxJD3A5Xvk. #meeting #government #StayInTheLoop

Batavia City Council members are discussing an agr

Batavia City Council members are discussing an agreement with Batavia Township and Countryside Fire Protection District to provide firefighting services to neighboring Countryside FPD residents. Catch up on those discussions at https://youtu.be/-tzg1K4bOiI. The tentative agreement may be viewed at https://www.cityofbatavia.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/17755?fileID=13443.⁠
Photo by Matt C on Unsplash #firefighters

Batavia City Council members voted this week on a

Batavia City Council members voted this week on a new 3-year contract with the Batavia Police Department sergeants union. Check out Monday's discussion at https://youtu.be/VcU0Slqin-w and review the documents at https://www.cityofbatavia.net/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/17740?fileID=13452. #Union #contract

During a hybrid #meeting last week, Park Board mem

During a hybrid #meeting last week, Park Board members voted on a facility use agreement with BATV for our #nonprofit to gain a new home. Learn more from that meeting at https://youtu.be/nEgTI1qvmJY. ⁠
Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash

There were no public comments last week during a p

There were no public comments last week during a public hearing about Batavia's plans to construct a wastewater treatment plant. For more details from this meeting, check out https://youtu.be/eJdgdeHdML0. ⁠
Photo by Yomex Owo on Unsplash⁠
#Government #meeting

As war waged in #Ukraine, Batavia's mayor wished d

As war waged in #Ukraine, Batavia's mayor wished during last week's City Council meeting for "#hope and understanding to Ukraine and all those that surround it and ask that there be intervention and that we return the world to a more normal state of arms... ." Watch the meeting here: https://youtu.be/xF5aHyyOklY. #UkraineRussianWar

Springtime signals #fun #outdoor activities, an op

Springtime signals #fun #outdoor activities, an open house for New Horizon's Preschool and two new exhibits at Batavia Depot #museum. The Spring Opening Reception is 5-7 p.m. today. All this and more are in the March episode of the Batavia Park Bench at https://youtu.be/ZM7D04sxz2I. #History #LGBTQIA #art ⁠
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash

Chat with Harmony Becker, who illustrated the @Geo

Chat with Harmony Becker, who illustrated the @GeorgeTakei graphic novel, "They Called Us Enemy," this month for a special One Book, One Batavia event at @BataviaPL. Teens also have the chance to learn how to create graphic novels themselves and illustrate a page. Check it Out this month at https://youtu.be/L9IMsKhyuvM. #bookstoread #Reading #graphicnovels

Have you been feeling a little bored with the usua

Have you been feeling a little bored with the usual restaurant options? Or, are you looking for a wedding or special events venue? Batavia councilmen voted Tuesday on a liquor license for Revelry 675, which will be located in the building known as The Hangar, and and a conditional use permit for a drive-thru for Culver's. Learn more at https://youtu.be/wcbfIAJFCQU.⁠
Photo by Matthew Henry on Unsplash⁠
#restaurant #weddingvenue #liquor

On the heels of allegations of racial and homophob

On the heels of allegations of racial and homophobic #harassment, Batavia Public School District 101 officials said they plan to offer equity training and draft an #equity statement, among other actions. Watch the Feb. 22 School Board meeting here, https://youtu.be/E2-_RZLrLBg, for more details.

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Get ready for Quarry season, Batavia! Opening day is just two weeks away. Find out more during this episode of the Batavia Park Bench at https://youtu.be/0BZqaHM6ob4. #beach #news

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Are you planning a summer road trip for your family? You'll need a Road Trip Surprise Bundle from Batavia Public Library. Check it Out at https://youtu.be/GbNxjMO1g1U. #summer #news #roadTrip

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Catch up with important and interesting news and events with BATV. Our programming is as vital to your day as a healthy breakfast, Batavia! Watch fun #events and informative #meetings at https://www.youtube.com/user/BATV1017/videos. #NewsUpdate

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Did you miss today's Committee of the Whole meeting? Watch while you're making #dinner by clicking on https://youtu.be/8-eMtNIY2GU. It's a great way to multitask!
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