Carbondale to consider cut in property taxes
Carbondale officials move to cut property taxes next year with higher sales and utility revenues. The plan would reduce the general levy and street lighting, lowering the rate from 1.37 to about 1.076 per 100 of assessed value, though net savings hover around 22 cents per 100 due to rising pension and library levies. City managers cite stronger revenues and a need to ease anti tax sentiment while maintaining cash balance for services.
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Russ Mitchell
Carbondale
California
Hans Fischer
Paul Sorgen
Sorgen
Carroll Fry
University
Fry
Union Hills developer ordered to halt Cedar Lake pollution
Jackson County Circuit Court ordered Union Hill subdivision developer Egon Kamarasy to stop polluting Cedar Lake by June 1 1979 and begin sewerage improvements by November 15 1978. The order requires monthly progress reports until in compliance and cites EPA approval delays as a factor. Kamarasy has faced prior contempt findings and EPA pollution violations since 1975. He teaches political science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Kamarasy
Green
John Gordon
Gordon
J.T. Blankenship and Associates of
Murphysboro
EPA
Union Hill
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Zeigler No 4 to Cut Back Miners at Johnston City
Zeigler Coal Co plans to lay off more than half of its 232 miners at Mine No 4 in Johnston City this week after production losses. The move, confirmed by United Mine Workers Local 8490, follows a period where shifts fell from eight hours to about five. The mine began in 1943, produced 500000 tons in 1976, and retains about 50 million tons in reserves despite the layoffs and nearby shutdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeigler Coal Co
Johnston City
United Mine Workers
Zeigler
Illinois
UMW
Paul Wade
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals
Wade
Marion to Repair City Potholes With $49,831 Bid
Marion drivers can rejoice as the city council approves a 49831 dollar bid from Wilson Asphalt Co. for pothole repairs. Seventy percent of the cost will be funded by a federal grant recently received. Work starts September 11 and should end October 31.
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Marion
Wilson Asphalt Co
Carbondale considers how to replace Fischer on council
Carbondale's city council weighs replacing Hans Fischer who became mayor by appointment. Members debate whether the new seat should be elected or appointed, favoring openness and public interviews while weighing cost and speed. A regular Sept. 11 meeting will continue the discussion.
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Russ Mitchell
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Hans Fischer
Neal Eckert
Fischer
Council
Eldon Ray
Ray
Helen Westberg
Fry
Jones
Randolph County Mayor resigns as Democratic Party chairman
Chester Mayor Stanley Maciejski quits as Randolph County Democratic Party chairman citing fatigue with politics. He cites party loyalty erosion and independent factions led by Ruth Gilster and Leonard Ernsting. He plans no local campaign this fall but will back the state ticket and U.S. Rep. Paul Simon. He intends to focus on mayorship beyond 1981.
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Chester
Stanley Maciejski
Randolph County
Democratic Party
Macieiski
Democratic Central Committee
Maciejski
Ruth Gilster
Leonard Ernsting
Ernsting
Gilster
U.S
Paul Simon
Carbondale
Immunization crackdown aims to curb child diseases in southern Illinois
Jackson County health officials call for stricter enforcement of school vaccination laws as measles rubella and whooping cough reappear in Southern Illinois. Despite high stakes, many districts struggle with noncompliance and staffing gaps, prompting clinics and state guidance to boost immunization rates and permit exclusion for noncompliant students.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinois
Jackson County Health Department
Michele Jacknik
Jackson County
Doris Crowner
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois
Crowner
Illinois Office of Education
IOE
Ms. Jacknik
Jackson
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Edwards
ICE
Jacob Whitecotton
du Quoin Unit
Jacknik
Sue Peters
Anna Community Consolidated School District 37
Tri-County Health Department
Union
Alexander
Pulaski Counties
North St
E. College St
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Billy ‘Crash
Craddock
the du
Quoin State Fair
Mon
Joe Jines
Union Hills Subdivision
Carbondale Council
Cedar Lake
Illinois General Assembly
Kenneth Buzbee
Buzbee
Weiss
Bruce Richmond
Municipal Problems Commission
Stanley Macieiski
George Edwards
Whitecotton
Charles Oyler
Benton Consolidated High School District 103
Oyler
Olyer
Loren Eddleman
Sparta Consolidated Unit School
Union County
Lick Creek Consolidated Community School District
Roy Belcher
Gerald Cuendet
Carterville Community Unit
Bernetta Bush
The
Monroe Deming
Deming
State Department of Health
Ms. Cramer
Public Health Department
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