City council rejects garbage bids and proposes sticker ordinance
The city council unanimously rejects garbage collection bids after health committee review citing EPA permit transfer issues and bid confusion. They will reissue specs, consider separate bids for pickup and coverage, and set a new bid timeline for 1973. The council also votes to draft an ordinance raising city sticker prices after February 15 to 20 dollars, cites enforcement challenges, and plans vehicle ticketing under the new rule. An inspector from the state fire division will examine City Hall, and the quarterly sewage plant bill is projected near 40 thousand dollars. The VFW gains Poppy Day approval for May 12 and the meeting adjourns at 8:35 p.m.
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Anderson
Borens
Linn
State Department of Law Enforcement
Division of Fire Prevention
Hornsby
VFW
Morris council tables preannexation for 10 acre housing site
By voice vote the Morris city council tabled a resolution to accept a preannexation agreement for 10 acres to host 50 low income housing units. The plan includes rezoning to R III, water sewer lines, and a five acre park. A public meeting with the housing authority was urged for clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris City
Arthur Hornsby Jr
Robert Gilbertson
Tracy Adcock
Grundy County
David Smith
DuPont St
City Planning Commission
James Stine
Planning Commission
George Malek
Stine
Robert Scanlan
Office of Housing and Buildings
Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs
Hornsby
Hendrickson
Scanlan
Morris Country Club approves new clubhouse plan
At a Monday Morris Country Club stockholders meeting in the First National Bank room members voted to replace the burned clubhouse with a two floor building of 6590 square feet costing over 115000 dollars. Groundbreaking planned for April 15 weather permitting with completion in the cold damp Illinois conditions. Morris Construction Co. named as builders. A separate report notes a 22 year old Morris man Allan Leranger in satisfactory condition at Morris Hospital after an auto mishap on U S 6 near Ridgecr est.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Country Club
First National Bank
Morris Construction Co
Morris
Morris Hospital
Senate panel backs higher Social Security minimums
The Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved a plan raising minimum Social Security payments for those with 30 years of work to 200 dollars a month and 300 dollars for couples. The proposal would narrow the gap between long time low earners and higher beneficiaries, affecting about 340,000 people at an initial 110 million annual cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Long
Senate Committee
Nixon
House
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Coal City weighs storm sewer plan after Chamlin talks
Coal City villagers consider a Chamlin and Associates plan for a storm sewer with maps of LaSalle as a model. Officials noted funding requires study, with planning commission input and talks on hiring the Morris firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamlin and Associates
Coal City
Chamlin
Morris Engineering
Perry Brooks
John Gilbert
LaSalle
Robert Wharrie
Wharfie
Wharrie
Planning Commission
Joseph Phillips
Phillips
Gerald Pierard
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Health and Sanitation Committee
Berens
Atty. Smith
Smith
Council Tables Housing Action
Kroger
Kroger Supermarket
Beloit Bridge © Iron CO
Ment
Division St
Douglas Equipment Co
Herald
Morris Daily Herald
Illinois
Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Allan O. Leranger
Rte. 5
U.S. 6
Ridgecrest Subdivision
Leo M. Sellers
Streator
Mazon
Sue Glenn
Bruce Baker
Cathy Kavanaugh
Sellers
Garfield School
Center School
Valvoline
North States Oil CO
Rte
C. C
Pierard
John Zerboglio
Buchanan
John B. Clemmons
Dwight
Zerboglio
James Testa
Sorensen
Division
Broadway Sts
John Nicoletti
Alex Viteri
An At
Roman Smyk
Viteri
Allen Conant
Willow and Broadway Sts
Nicoletti
Rialto Theater
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