Murphysboro talks drift toward contract lapse
Negotiations between Murphysboro officials and city police firefighters and laborers have stalled with no agreement on salaries. Both sides expect to work without a contract past May 1 as new mayor and aldermen take office. Police seek more than last year's 13 percent raise while the city offers under 10 percent. Laborers say no strike is planned.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Murphysboro
Mark Kennedy
Kennedy
Curt Graff
Police Department
Graff
Porter
Greater Egypt asks Carbondale to stay in
The Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission will ask Carbondale to reconsider its budget cut to drop its GERPDC membership. Executive Director Ike Kirkikis said the city council’s Monday vote to avoid the annual fee of 5371 was reviewed at the April commission meeting. The move, he said, is a setback for regional cooperation and could reduce funding for programs tied to state and federal money. The commission offices are in the University City Complex, with rent paid to Carbondale. The group is considering space reductions in the coming budget year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Greater Egypt
Carbondale
Greater
Egypt
Kirkikis
Commission
Gerpdc
University City Complex
Criminal Justice Advisory Board
Larry Mizell
Vienna Correctional Center
Joseph T. Dakin
Illinois Prisoner Review Board
Richard Carter
al Easton
Mr. Vernon
Illinois Juvenile Justice Advisory Council
Peggy Falcone
Illinois Commission On Delinquency Prevention
Richard Pariser
Southern Illinois Enforcement Group
Robert Gons
Central
East Campus
Martin
City of
McDonnell Corporation
St. Louis
Westinghouse Datascore Systems
Iowa City
Surface mining rules defended by Illinois unions
The Illinois Farmers Union and the Illinois South Project Unions urge against Interior Secretary James Watt's push for regulatory reform they say would cut major surface mining rules. Chuck Sheketoff argues Watt uses rulemaking to bypass Congress while Harold Dodd warns of loss of protections and reclamation for prime farmland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Farmers Union
Illinois South Project
Secretary of the Interior
James Watt
Watt
Congress
Illinois South
Illinois
Harold Dodd
The
Thomas School to repair heating system this summer
Carbondale Elementary School plans $95,000 heating repairs with SAGF Architects, bids slated about May 19 and possible award May 21. Target completion Aug 15. Board changes include Bartelsmeyer as vice president, extended terms per Illinois election law, Hood resignation May 1, and a fence barter with Carbondale Park District for labor on Lewis School fence projects.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan Thomas
Carbondale Elementary 95
Sagf, Inc
Architects of
Carbondale
Karl Bartelsmeyer
Anita Lenzini
Michael Altekruse
Altekruse
Bartelsmeyer
Illinois
Linda Brandon
Lewis School
New office opens at Crab Orchard refuge
Cathy A. Monroe reports the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge opened a new 1.7 million dollar complex housing U S Fish and Wildlife offices deep in the refuge south of Chamness town Trail overlooking Crab Orchard Lake The project includes a 1400 square foot shop a 10000 square foot aluminum pole building and relocates law enforcement and fire station use freeing space for the Youth Conservation Corps program The 1200 square foot office area aims to expand interpretive information and training with sun oriented design contractors were F E Holmes Son Construction Co Inc and architect Booker and Associates of St Louis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Chamnesstown Trail
Crab Orchard Lake
Illinois 148
Mer
Youth Conservation Corps
Adams
F. E. Holmes & Son Construction Co. Inc. of
Marion
Booker and Associates of
St. Louis
CCHS Board Seeks May Plan for Campus Consolidation
Carbondale High School District 165 boards motions to set a May 21 decision on consolidating campuses East Central and Vocational Center. A priority list of options from full East Campus consolidation to minimal changes will be prepared by Superintendent Reid Martin, with cost estimates and methods for each option.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Board of Education
Carbondale High School
Robert Brewer
East Campus
Barbara Bennett
Brewer
Reid Martin
Central Campus
Attucks High School
East Main Street
Martin
River flood control efforts continue despite Corps ruling
River-area residents persist in flood defense after the Army Corps of Engineers offered no solution following a 20 year 650000 study. District leaders report community fundraising of 160000 for pumps and pumps installation, with plans for a third unit costing 75000 to 100000, while existing taxes fund ditch maintenance and pump operation.
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Ann Schottman
Enol
Jackson County
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Randall Heins
Degognia and
Fountain Bluff
Heins
Corps
Louis Wills
Grand Tower Levee
Wills
Gary Dillinger
Grand Tower
U.S Forest Service
Degognia Fountain Bluff
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Chuck Sheketoff
Sheketoff
Carbondale Park
Turley Park
Mardale Merchants Association
ED Greer
Crab Orchard Refuge
U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Wayne Adams
Illinois 13
Refuge Fire Station
Jay Bryant
New Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Cchs Board
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