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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1989
Page
3
At an Ohio elementary school 9 year olds Justin Loftus and Quentin Christen lower the flags marking the day’s end. Nightly flag duties are a common etiquette practice at schools across the country.
Local officials and about 30 real estate agents and bankers heard Roger Marsch of the Illinois Housing Development Authority describe a plan where lenders serve as clearing houses to fund new construction. IHDA has issued over $1 billion in loans since 1984 to ~24,000 lenders and aims to boost rural access to first time home buyer programs in Rochelle.
Rochelle Realtor Jim Wolf notes a $49 000 ceiling limits IHDA use while Habitat for Humanity gains appeal through pooled resources and sweat equity. Ruth Manning recalls Americus success, where volunteers live on stipends and earn back homes via wages over 20 years. Lebkuecher urges builders with incentives to tackle local housing needs amid rising costs and job growth.
Dixon council weighs a 1990 deadline set by the EPA banning landscape waste in landfills. Roy Bridgeman, public properties commissioner, says the city landfill can last 15 more years, with options including using closed landfill sections or five-acre compost sites near Green River Industrial Park. Plans hinge on permits, equipment costs around 70000 dollars, and coordinated collection with county residents, as budget timelines, public education, and intergovernmental partnership shape the path forward.
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