Polo drops 30 percent water rate hike for now
Polo City Council votes 5-1 to rescind a planned 30 percent water and sewer rate increase. Only the sewer rate will rise this July. Mayor Bud Davis urged reconsidering August action to avoid hardship while refinancing the loan. CDAP grant avoids need for large rate hikes. Alderman Eicholz dissented. Alderman Clayton supported future water increases. Other actions include pump check on No 2 Well, extending employee bonuses, and delaying a revised work policy and treasurer’s report.
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Polo City
Donald
Bud’’ Davis
Polo National Bank
Bernie Klingenberg
Klingenberg
Sharon Miller
Miller
Kris Clothier
Lightner to surrender Dixon auto lot under IDOT order
John Lightner says he will give up possession of his dealership at 505 Chicago Ave today after the Illinois Department of Transportation condemned the site for Ill. Route 38 improvements. He faces a contempt motion Thursday for withholding possession and seeks relief through state rep Myron Olson while disputing the $27,600 preliminary compensation versus his $43,000 tax basis.
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Lightner
IDOT
Fourth Avenue
Galena Avenue
Myron Olson
R-Dixon
Chicago Ave
Dixon City Council approves TSP parking deal and projects
The Dixon City Council voted three to one to authorize Mayor James Dixon to sign a parking agreement with Town Square Partners. TSP will lease two thirds of stalls across from city hall at 10 dollars per stall monthly, aiding Medical Arts Clinic relocation. The panel also awarded a 492,679 dollar bid for pre stressed concrete for the new parking garage linked to the USF&G project and approved a balanced budget with revenues exceeding expenditures by 483 dollars. The council moved to bid for a new fire department ambulance, created a capital equipment fund with an initial 55,000 dollar deposit, and approved road work and a Galena Avenue parking ban. Travel mileage for city staff rose from 18 to 22 cents per mile.
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Dixon
James Dixon
Town Square Partners
TSP
City Hall
Gerald Wermers
Public Health and Safety
James Barber
Medical Arts Clinic
KSB Hospital
Usf&g
Price Brothers — Midwest Inc
Rochelle
USF &G
Price Brothers
Krahenbuhl Oil Company
Dixon Plan Commission
Dixon Park
Palmyra
Coun
Cil
Tim Chase
Dixon Industrial Development Association
Second Street
Galena Avenue
Crawford Avenue
Wormers
Petunia
Tashkent
Russia
Dickson
Siberia
District 1 trooper runs in Special Olympics torch relay
Illinois State Police District One Trooper John Simonton will run in the fourth annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. The North Central Illinois leg starts June 15 at about 7 a.m., running from Rockton to Rockford through Rochelle Mendota and Peru, with Simonton handling the last five to eight miles into Mendota. The event, sponsored by AT&T, raises funds for Special Olympics with supporters offering donations via Adopt-a-Cop or at ISP Headquarters in Sterling.
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Ilinois
John Simonton
Simonton
Illinois
Rockton
Rockford
Rochelle
Mendota
Peru
Witchita
Kansas
Richard LaMunyon
East Lincolnway
Sterling
Ill
Beloit
Bloomington
At&t
Illinois Law Enforcement
Franklin Grove board weighs police dogs and safety
Franklin Grove Village Board discussed police protection and biting dogs. The board approved hiring resident Denn y Smith as a part time officer at 40 hours monthly to supplement Chief Glenn Rosenberg. Training, scheduling, and dog related ordinance changes were also explored.
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Franklin Grove
Denny Smith
Glenn Rosenberg
Smith
Rosenberg
David Fritts
Randy Klavenga
Fritts
Bob Logan, Jr
Discount Tractor Supply
Stan Hann
Logan
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Joanne Jensen
Polo
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And
Connel Sak
Sali
Wermers and
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Dupont Stainmaster
Sale Neu
Germage
W. First
District 1
Clark Kelly
Lori Fagan
Furniture Manufacturer's Outlet
Tee Clim Toro Ae
Rockers
Bargin
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