Carbondale OKs design for 3 million garage
The Carbondale City Council selected a preliminary design for a four story parking garage to be built east of University and Illinois avenues and Walnut and Elm streets. The $3 million structure will have 467 spaces and future expansion to add two more levels.
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Tom Woolf
Carbondale
University and Illinois Avenues
Walnut and
Elm Streets
Stan Hoye
Larry Church
Andy Bober
Elgin
Carl Walker and Associates
Illinois Avenue
Bober
Roll Fry
Fry
Dunston Building Demolition Bid Seen At About 25000
Bids opened for Marion Dunston Building demolition show J L Stewart of Metropolis listing 24950 to raze the 60 by 95 foot three story brick structure and clear the site with an alternate 29950 to spare a rear single story brick building. John Van der of Herrin bid 27500 with an alternate to demolish the small building for free. City will decide after engineer’s recommendation as part of a plan to recover costs from sale and prior expenditures.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Dunston
City of
Marion
City Hall
J.L. Stewart
Metropolis
Stewart
John Vander
Herrin
Robert
Gerry Steffl
Bank of Gorham
Jaycee Trek Highlights Camp New Hope Fundraiser
Joe Fenwick of Amboy rode the length of Illinois to draw attention to Camp New Hope near Lake Mattoon. He began last Friday and aimed to finish in Cairo after a Murphysboro rest, as the Jaycees promote the Sweetest Day fundraiser on Oct. 17 to raise fifty thousand dollars for the mentally and physically handicapped children’s program.
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Camp New Hope
Lake Mattoon
Joe Fenwick
Amboy
Illinois
Fenwick
Cairo
Murphysboro
Appleton pitches two sites for Murphysboro public housing
Murphysboro Mayor Sydney Appleton proposed two potential sites on the east and west edges of town for family public housing to the Jackson County Housing Authority board. He avoided naming exact locations to prevent price inflation and noted the sites are rundown in otherwise nice neighborhoods. Housing Authority Director James Seed said one site is under consideration but not all homeowners may consent to sale. The board recently extended a one-year option for a city lot on Mulder Street for an elderly high rise, with HUD warning of delays if Murphysboro cannot find 64 housing units. Former Circuit Judge Peyton Kunce joined the board, Jessie Miller was elected chairman, Louis Wills re-elected vice chair, and the authority bought vehicles from Vic Koenig Chevrolet in Carbondale.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Sydney Appleton
Jackson County Housing Authority Board
Appleton
Housing Authority
James Seed
Authority
Bors
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Sens
Alan Dixon
Charles Percy
Authority Board
Mulder Street
Peyton Kunce
Jessie Miller
Vic Koenig
SIU to seek repayment on state scholar awards
SIU Carbondale will require about 1600 students who received Illinois State Scholarship Commission awards of 625 or less last spring to repay 100 dollars or the full amount if under 100. Billing in September may offer installment options pending a new computerized system. The issue stems from a 2.6 million dollar shortfall and legislative aid delays.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Illinois State Scholarship Commission
Joseph Camille
SIUC
Camille
ISSC
James Thompson
Tom Watson
Siu-C
Trico teachers stall as impasse ends in talks
Murphysboro and Elverado reach tentative or final pacts while Trico Unit District 176 faces an eight hour marathon salary session that failed to yield an agreement. TEA warns a walkout remains possible as mediator talks loom. Districts 196 and 186 announce ratifications or tentative deals.
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Tony Stevens
Southern
Elverado
Murphysboro
Elkville
District 186 Board of Education
Eldridge
Trico Education Association
Trico District 176
Doling
Bow en Center workers spared as budget wait continues
About 30 Bowen Center employees in Harrisburg temporarily avoided layoffs as Illinois trims state support. Officials say statewide reductions could reach several hundred positions, with notices possibly issued by October or November. Governor Thompson authorized 5.2 million for Bowen, keeping 230 full-time posts but some may shift or go.
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Mike Briggs
Springfield
A.L. Bowen Developmental Center
Harrisburg
Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Bowen Center
Richard Battles
Capital
Tles
Southern Illinois
C.L. McCormick
Vienna
Robert C. Winchester
Rrosiclare
James R. Thompson
Bowen
McCormick
Mental Health Department
Thompson
Battles
Center
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Carbondale Oks
Charles Watkins
Walnut Street
Citizens Advisory Committee
Shawnee Solar Project
Library Board
Steffl
Boatright Electronics
John McCutchen
Jaycee Jaunt
SIU
Trico
TEA
Paul Celusch
Elecee
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