Kelley to lead regional planning commission in 1980
William Kelley chairman of Jackson County Board was named incoming chairman of Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission, succeeding C J Covington. New officers include Vic Provart, George Tomlinson, Archie Jones, Jack Murray, Curtis Palmer, with terms through 1980. The vote also approved notices, dues, and a 1980 meeting schedule across five counties.
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Tony Stevens
Southern
Herrin
Curtis Palmer
Williamson County
Gerpdc
Jackson
Perry
Williamson
Franklin
Jefferson Counties
Commission
Covington
Springfield
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
West Frankfort annexes site for new I-57 shopping center
West Frankfort voters approve annexation of a 21.2 acre site at the I-57 interchange for a shopping center anchored by a K Mart. The council also weighs $5.5 million in Economic Development Revenue Bonds to finance the project. Bonds would be repaid from rent with 25 years, then land sold back to the developer. Officials anticipate $20 million annual revenue and $200,000 yearly sales tax lift. petitions to annex St. Pauls Lutheran Church may follow.
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Cathy Saxenmeyer
Southern Illinois
Kmart
West Frankfort
Richard Agree
Agree Development Co
Detroit
Mich
Don Lucas
Agree
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
John Pellew
Simmons
West City couple gets help with water problem
A federal agency will fund water and sewer hookup for elderly West City couple, clearing a $526.26 sewer bill they owe. Farmers Home Administration plans to pay $600 to $700 for the tap and installation. local officials hope to arrange relief and allow continued water service. National aid excludes the back sewer charges. village awaits board action and may drop legal cases against six other households.
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Cathy Saxenmayer
Southern Illinois
West City
Guy
Ethel
Farmers Home Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Walter Price
Franklin County
Fmha
Price
Kearney
Ing
Benton
Three More Bid for Fifth District Judgeships
East St Louis area candidates Mays Calvo and Harrison filed for two open Fifth District Appellate Court seats, all seeking Democratic nominations in March. Belleville's Paul Press Waller joined for Eberspacher seat. No Republicans filed yet.
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East St. Louis
Fifth District Appellate Court
Robert Mays
Horace Calvo
Glen Carbon
Edward C. Eberspacher
Moses W. Harrison
Collinsville
George Moran
Paul
Waller
Belleville
Eberspacher
Franklin County
James Robert Sanders
West Frankfort
Terry Hopkins
Perry County
Three Swanwick juveniles held in burglary and theft
Three Swanwick area juveniles were arrested in connection with stealing a pickup near Swanwick and a Jackson County burglary at Eugene Rendleman’s Route 1 Elkville home. Authorities recovered six long barrels, a revolver, jewelry, and ammunition valued at 1,600 to 1,700 dollars. The truck remains missing and the youths are in Jackson County jail.
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Swanwick
Swanwick Area
Jackson County
Perry County
Jerry Woolsey
Woolsey
Eugene Rendleman
Route 1
Elkville
Rendleman’s
Preservation of trees needn't impede progress
Ben Gelman argues for preserving urban woodlands amid growth in Carbondale and beyond. He recalls forests in The Bronx, Hemlock stands, and post oak flats, urging residents to view biodiversity as long term value, not hindrance, noting airport and school grounds debates and calling for proactive tree planting now for future generations.
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Earth
Washington, D.C
United States of America
Atlantic Megalopolis
Americas
Encyclopedia Galactica
Brush
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Bronx
Hemlock Forest
Southern Illinois
Caecilius Statius
John Quincy Adams
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Jackson County Board
Regional Plan Commission
Chicago
William Harris
Marion
Jim Rea
Christopher
National Association of Development Organizations
Jefferson County Board
Fred Hicks
Jefferson County
Mount Vernon
Joe Jones
Payne Pane
Santa
Hurst
Evelyn Payne
S. Wilson
Holly
Son
Evel
Byron and
William Kelley
John Simmons
Jim Bernhard
George Culley
Key Equipment Co
St. Louis
Pellew
Mike McClatchey
Washington D.C
Lucas
Pellows
J.B. Kearney
Gerald Sims
Randolph County
William A. Schuwerk Jr
Schuwerk
Saline County
Arnold ‘Dutch’ Stafford
Curtis L. Maddox
Johnson County
Orval Mizel
Union County
Ben Gelman
The
Southern Illinoisan
New York City
Stuyvesant Park
City
Bronx Botanical Gardens
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