Morris council approves bonds for Liberty St. repair plan
The Morris City Council approved selling motor fuel tax revenue bonds to finance Liberty Street improvements and a public works building. They deferred garbage disposal decisions, agreed to land trades near the sewage treatment plant with ADM, and authorized bid openings for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris City
Liberty St
James Stine
George Malek
Robert Gilbertson
Gerald Berens
City Hall
Waverly St
Rock Island
Armstrong and
Lisbon Sts
Borens
del Linn
Stine
Tazewell Buildings of
Sandwich
Circle Drive
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
Illinois Grain Co
Public Works
Ray Christensen
Judiciary Committee
Coal City Village Seeks Bids For 972-Foot Sewer Line
The Coal City Village Board unanimously approved advertisement of bids for 972 feet of an eight inch sanitary sewer main from Broadway Street to Pompano Subdivision with bids due by June 26 after Chamlin and Associates review. Plans are on file at the village hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal City
Broadway St
Pompano
Chamlin and Associates
Perry Brooks
Joseph Phillips
Illinois Division of Highways
Ottawa
Division of Highways
Coal City School Board OKs 1972 73 Budget and Bus Contract
The Coal City Community Unit No. 1 Board approved a tentative 1972 73 budget with estimated revenue of 1 516 786 and a 36 per rider transportation contract covering 10 routes plus lay over pay bringing daily total to 372. Bids for milk bread wearables and general supplies were approved or requested new bids for windows and doors. staff hires included Juanita Blake and John Lester Gates with resignations and summer helpers noted. A public hearing was set for August 14 and the bus sale process was started with bids due in a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Electronic System Corp
Joliet
Federal Communication Commission
Coal City
Village Board
Community Electronic System
John Testa
Joseph Phillips
Gerald Pierard
Lions Club
Illinois Valley of Streator
Coal City Community Unit No. 1 Board of Education
Randall Highsmith
Juanita Blake
Rte. 5
Morris
Goose Lake
John Lester Gates
Robert Knepp
Vong
Ann
Virginia Halterman
Edna Mae Pemberton
Goose Lake School
John Burns
Broadway Garage
Highsmith
James Wise
George Janiszewski
Allen Halterman
David Kovachevich
Wayne Neal
Myron Vestal
Latta
Sunbeam
Grundy County Board Approves Zoning, Health Tax Referendum Defeated
The Grundy County Board, with 18 members present, adopted zoning approvals for Wood Hill Lake subdivision and a Walsh family rezone for a gas station. A campground conditional use was approved, and four five acre tracts were set for development with tests required. The health tax referendum was defeated as the board adopted the health committee recommendation. The county will fund mental health services and grant a Soil and Water district sum of 600 dollars.".
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals
Grundy
Lois Mellen
George Mellen
Mazon
Morris
Illinois 47
Minooka Road
Sorensen
Kenneth and
Lillian Benson
Rte. 1
Old Mazon
County Health Department
Health Committee
Mary Reed
Health Department
Board of Health
Peter Cacello
SWCD
Grundy County
Judge orders rehab for Holt couple in county robbery case
Circuit Judge John Massieon ordered Dwaine Holt and Mrs Josephine Mary Holt to two years in the Illinois Department of Mental Health for drug rehabilitation. The court deferred entering a robbery verdict while considering treatment under the Drug Abuse Control Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Massieon
13Th Judicial District
Dwaine Holt
Josephine Mary Holt
Josephine Regan
Illinois Department of Mental Health
Atty
Richard Wilder
Testa
IGA
Coal City
Massieon
Josephine Holt
Department of Mental Health
Wilder
John Black
John Hynds
Morris
George McIntosh
Grundy Board Approves Committee and Travel Payments
The Grundy County Board approved payments for committee work and travel at Monday’s regular meeting. Names and amounts include David M. Barr 25.30, Peter Baudino 219.10, Earl H. Bingham 197.40, Leonard Boss 84.00, Perry Brooks 180.25, W. M Burroughs 107.00, Peter Cacello 505.60, Joseph Chiapetto 282.00, Edward C. Connor 126.50, John Gilchrist 146.00, John Hasnschild 294.70, Harry Henderson 221.00, Richard Herman 45.40, Clarence J Mossman 96.20, Donald Noonan 234.80, Robert W Trotter 168.00, William Waters 156.30, Harry Wollgast 276.30. Travel payments include Joseph Chiapetto 45.00 and Harry Henderson 15.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
David M. Barr
Peter Baudino
Earl H. Bingham
Leonard Boss
Perry Brooks
W. M Burroughs
Peter Cacello
Joseph Chiapetto
Edward C. Connor
John Gilchrist
John Hasnschild
Harry Henderson
Richard Herman
Clarence J Mossman
Donald Noonan
Robert W Trotter
William Waters
Harry Wollgast
Collision injures three men in town accident
Three men sustained possible neck injuries after a collision. One driver was cited for failure to yield as police investigated the crash and advised medical checks for all involved.
Two Car Collisions In Joliet Injure Three In City
Monday crashes on Illinois 47 near Mr Quick and at U S 6 involved Richard Rohder 25 Joliet and his 23 year old passenger David Werner plus Dorothy Scanavino 27 Joliet. Police cited Reynold Turner 61 for rear ending Rohder after Rohder signaled left turn. Turner faces court June 21. No tickets after second crash where Frank Smith 68 Rte 1 struck Scanavino.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C Rohder
Joliet
David J. Werner
Illinois 47
Dorothy D Scanavino
Butler St
U.S. 6
Dean Sager
Reynold A. Turner
Rohder
W. J. Sievert, Inc
Turner
Pontiac
Scanavino
Frank L. Smith
Rte. 1
Smith
Chevrolet
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Hendrickson
Donald Davidson
Charles Roseland
Arthur Hornsby Jr
Police
Park Boulevard
DuPont Ave
Gilbertson
Prairie Road
Goose Lake Prairie Park
D. Koerner Inc
Richard B. Ogilvie
Illinois Department of Conservation
Joe Nyhoff
Herald
Phillips
Pierard
Coal City League
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
EL Tor
Cee
North States Oil CO
Rte
Will County Mental Health Department
Man Cacello
Planning Commission
Advisory Board
Tuberculosis Board
Housing Authority
David Root
Edwin Burnham
al Pilch
Robert Ryder
John B. Roth
Pilch
Holt
Reeve
McIntosh
Faye Hendrickson
George Hendrickson
Mrs. Holt
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