State drops push for Hickory Creek dam plan near Joliet
Illinois water resources officials say alternatives to the Hickory Creek dam and reservoir will be explored at a Joliet meeting. Channelization and creek improvements are favored by opponents and some lawmakers as cheaper flood control options. Financing remains a key issue with local matches likely needed to meet cost-benefit standards.
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Camille Root
Illinois Division of Water Resources
Hickory Creek
Mokena
Donald R. Vonnahme
Waterway Department
Joliet
Vonnahme
Langmeister
Davis
Hickory Creek Valley Association
Mokena-Frankfort
George Sangmeister
District 161 to swap hot lunches for brown bag program
District 161 will replace hot prepared lunches with cold brown bag meals for 1982 83 to cut losses from a 7000 deficit and declining subsidies. Prices and supplier bids pending, with the change expected to reduce staff and still meet legal needs for needy students.
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Board of Education
Julian Rogus
Rogus
Tax protests threaten school finances in Will County
Mokena school superintendent Ray Garritano told District 159 officials that many taxpayers are paying real estate taxes under protest this year. Protested taxes are held in escrow until cases are decided, earning interest for the county rather than the schools and causing cash flow problems.
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Mokena
Ray Garritano
District 159 School Board of Education
Garritano
County
Will County
Deficit may spark stiff 82 bus fee in Mokena district
Mokena District 159 faces a $10,000 annual transportation deficit. With 208 noneligible riders, many using the bus only in cold months, officials consider raising the 1982-83 per student fee from $8 toward $11.25 to cover costs. A full-year commitment could help, while free rides remain for those within a 1.5 mile radius and hazardous-route walkers.
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Mokena
Illinois
Ray Garritano
Dale Fausch
Board of Education
Transportaton Fund
Transportation Fund
Garritano
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