MCHS settles with Edison over 1975 taxes
The Morris Community High School District 101 board approved a settlement with Commonwealth Edison after Edison protested $17,985 in 1975 taxes. Edison would receive about 44 percent of the protested sum, while the district gains the remaining 56 percent, with no impact on future taxes. The board also addressed use of the pool and field house, calendar for 1977 78, staff changes, and an April 9 school board election with appointed judges.
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Morris Community High School
Board of Education
Commonwealth Edison
Edison
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
IMRF
Eugene Hayes
Hayes
Harold Sutter
Sutter
H E
Bcs d
Barbars _ ovell
Ray Miller
William Stangland
Wilbur Dolezal
Jack Kutches
Kutches
Tim Connor
Supt. Sutter
William Ferguson
Ferguson
MCHS
Gene Dummitt
Ken Nelson
McHs Board of Education
MCHS complex asks voters for bond to fund addition
Morris Community High School District 101 seeks a February 19 bond referendum to fund a new addition. It would add science laboratories, a dedicated delivery and storage area, expanded physical education space, and a community swimming pool, aiming to meet state requirements and reduce future costs.
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Morris Community High School
State of Illinois Office of Education
MCHS
Illinois
Coal City Schools Lose Taxes After Circuit Court Rulings
Grundy County Circuit Court entered orders granting and denying protests by Edison against Coal City Unit School District tax levies. Edison secured return of $32,?00 in 1973 real estate taxes and $2,736.97 in personal property taxes while 1974 real estate and fund levies faced partial upholding and partial overruling. The tax case prompted further court actions and bond considerations in related proceedings.
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Edison
Coal City Unit
Grundy County
Special Education Building Fund
Education Fund
Bond
State Superintendent of Schools
Six civil suits settled in Grundy County Court
Six lawsuits were settled in Grundy County Circuit Court. A $40,000 claim filed in July 1976 by Gary and Bonnie Olson against John Sweet Jr. and Uncle John’s Country Inn and H Owen was resolved as part of the settlements.
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Grundy County
Gary
Bonnie Olson
John Sweet Jr
Uncle John’s Country Inn
H. Owen
Ashley and Rod and Gun Club Rds
Morris Township
Melvin
Agnes) Tesdal
Liberty St
Dewey
Tesdal
City Receives EPA Grant for Sewer Study in Morris
Morris Mayor Donald Davidson announced a federal grant covering 75 percent of a $40,200 study to decide between separating storm and sanitary sewers or expanding the water treatment plant. Chamlin & Associates leads the study for the city.
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Morris
Donald Davidson
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Davidson
Chamlin & Associates
South Wilmington Fire Protection District may face second election
A Grundy County petition seeks a second special election on forming a South Wilmington East Brooklyn Greenfield township fire district. The initial vote failed countywide though South Wilmington and East Brooklyn backed formation. now all three precincts must approve. The district would cover Greenfield township extending to Coster Road Storm Road and Kankakee Road on the east. No date set yet.
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Grundy County
South Wilmington
East Brooklyn
Greenfield Township
Wilmington
Brooklyn
Coster Rd
Storm Rd
Kankakee Rd
Kendall County Board Acts On Zoning And Appointments
Kendall County Board approved rezoning for a 7.3 acre Kendall Township parcel adjacent to Oswego Cemetery and a 5.4 acre Legion Road tract. They appointed acting Highway Superintendent David Sharkey until Joseph Gasser starts April 1 and set April 5 township election polling places. The board bought the 1.8 acre highway parcel for 25000 with abstention by Naden and a lone no vote from Jannette Nelson citing price.
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Yorkville
Oswego
Kendall County
Tom
Jean Lewis
Anthony Bassak
Florida
Bassak
Legion Road
Kendall Township
David Sharkey
Highway Committee
Russell Naden
Jerald Hanson
Hanson
Illinois 47
Jannette Nelson
Highway Department
Dallas Ingemunson
Gary Gooding
William Vanderwater
Aurora
Robert Nelson
Ingemunson
Silver Springs
Richard Krase
County Educational Service Region
Heard
Kendall-Grundy
Educational Service Regions
Krase
DuPage
McHenry County
Bob Cherry
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Equip
Natatorium
Stor
Cust
E. ‘bHice
chem/phys
Coal City
Grundy County Circuit Court
Commonwealth
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
ESDA
Kendall
Wilson Burnell
Euneta Howard
Boulder Hill
Tony Bassak
Howard
Lincoln's
Robert Williamson
Dave Rudolph
Washington
Joseph Gasser
Naden
Philip McDonald
Tom Usry
Jack Price
Michael Alsup
Price
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