Kaskaskia Canal benefits mainly Peabody coal and utility
The Kaskaskia River barge canal, a $137 million project, delivers large windfalls to Peabody Coal Co and Associated Electric Cooperative Inc of Missouri, while broader regional gains remain limited. Peabody moved 1.1 million tons in 1977. Associated saved over $1 million in shipping costs. The canal faces ongoing construction and annual subsidies, with critics dubbing it Peabody’s ditch despite a broader development push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Middleton Lindsay-Schaub
East St. Louis
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Kaskaskia River
Illinois
Peabody Coal Co
Peabody
New York Bank
Kaskaskia Valley
Associated
Mid-America Transportation Co
New Athens
New Madrid
Congress
Athens
Port District
Missouri Power Companies
Springfield
Kaskaskia
Grald F. Diddle
Diddle
Mid-America
Exxon
Power Transportation Co
Consolidation Coal Co
Tax losses from exempt land eyed in three Southern Illinois counties
Union County Supervisor Robert Platt estimates about 196 000 could be added if exempt lands were taxed at the average 4 per acre, with 96 000 more due to elderly homestead exemptions. Randolph and Perry counties report losses of about 3 000 and 20 000 respectively, stemming from prison lands and other exemptions, while state and federal lands return limited payments and pensions shape the tax picture.
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Union County
Robert
Gene
Platt
Randolph County
Everett Bollman
Menard Correctional Center
Perry County
Steve Lucker
Illinois
Shawnee National Forest
Giant City State Park
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Anna Mental Health and Developmental Center
Pierre Menard Home
Fort Kaskaskia
Prairie du Rocher
Kaskaskia River
Randolph County Conservation Area
Menard Prison
Bollman
Luekker
Pinckneyville
Lueker
Pyramid State Park
Lucker
Illinois Baptist Association
Illinois State Police
du Quoin
Hurst residents push for law to curb blasting
Barbara Schechter reports Hurst neighbors near Consol's Burning Star 5 mine press state lawmakers after a year-long dispute over underground blasts. They cite damage to homes while officials say blasts meet federal rules. A new law signed by Gov. Thompson enables stricter limits in dense areas and allows EPA inspections, possibly forcing lower blast levels and preblast inspections for nearby homes.
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Barbara Schechter
Consol
Laben Catlett
Royalton
Catlett
Consul
Bob Verbosky
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S
Hurst
Illinois
Department of Mines and Minerals
Thompson
Don Simpson
Department of Mines
Benton
Simpson
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Greg Zak
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Kaskaskia Canal
Peabody’s
Albert A. Wilson
Stanley A. Reeble
Wilson
New Athens Insurance
Reeble
Coal Company
Kaskaskia Industrial Development Corp
Army Corps of Engineers
Midwest
Timothy Middleton
Michael Mielecki
Carbondale
Washington and
Main Streets
Peabody Dock
Joe Jines
Merrill Perlman
The
Southern Illinoisan
Franklin
Jackson and
Williamson
Illinois University-Carbondale
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