Costly revamp looms for Will County land use dept
Will County board members grapple with a costly overhaul of the understaffed land use department led by Craig Hullinger. At a budget committee session he pitched a staff and expenditure plan potentially pushing 1996 costs to about 2.8 million, funded largely by higher site development permit fees, while space constraints threaten expansion.
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Will
Craig Hullinger
Hullinger
Paul Drdak
Romeoville
County Board
Ffers
Judy Bredeweg
R-Bolingbrook
Ruth Kennedy
D-Joliet
Will County Faces $3 Million Juvenile Treatment Bill
Will County budget talks hinge on a new state law shifting psychiatric and substance abuse treatment costs for juvenile offenders to the county. Officials warn the $1.5 to $3.2 million annual burden could jeopardize a planned $14 million Joliet juvenile jail and require budget cuts or policy changes. The 1996 budget is 10 percent higher, with no property tax increase allowed due to tax caps.
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David Shiffer
Will County
Joliet
Shiffer
DCFS
Steger Estates referendum to fund ambulance and fire engine
Steger Estates Fire Protection District seeks a Nov 7 levy of 310000 to buy an ambulance and a fire engine on a 10 year lease at 6.9 percent interest. Annual cost to homeowners would be about 60 dollars, with the district projecting delivery in weeks of November and March respectively. The district covers 500 homes in Will County and operates as a volunteer department with 16 firefighters.
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Steger Estates
Will County
Larry Nol
Anne Adair
Adair
Board of Trustees
Noll
Ditrict
Steger Road
Exchange Street
Western Avenue
Loomis
Ofer
Will County drunken driving crackdown nets 56 arrests
Sheriff Brendan Ward and Secretary of State George Ryan announce a Will County raid by 22 teams in Joliet and surrounding areas that resulted in 56 arrests over two days. Police targeted drivers with warrants and prior DUI charges, aiming to deter holiday drunken driving and improve road safety.
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Will County
Illinois
Brendan Ward
George Ryan
Joliet
Secretary of State
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