Area water suppliers push for expansion in Southern Illinois
Demand for clean water grows as Kinkaid Lake of Egypt and Marion face output pressures. Carbondale plans a 5 to 10 year plant replacement while Rend Lake eyes a west side plant to boost service and future expansion. Grants are scarce, leaving many districts short of funds for major expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Southern
Illinois
Kinkaid
Lake of Egypt
Marion
Carbondale
Rend Lake
Kinkaid-Reeds Creek
Murphysboro
Chapman
Randolph
Perry
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative
Dale Shadowens
SIPC
Shadowers
Bend Lake
Larry Foster
Paul Sorgen
Marion faces looming water plant crisis and funding gaps
SII proposal backed by Marion Pepsi-Cola Bottling and other large water users, as Marion's water fund drills down to 95000. Mayor Butler warns the current lake and 54 year old plant cannot meet growth. A new plant and multiple options, including grants and district partnerships, are pursued amid low IEPA lake ratings and heavy pumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Robert Butler
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
IEPA
Butler
Economic Development Administration
Robert Connell
Water plant grant drought strains funding effort
Grants to build water plants have dried up while loans remain available. Officials blame high interest rates and low water rates that fail to cover costs. Community leaders, including Alto Pass, face loan repayment pressure as rates lag behind inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Alto Pass
Air Illinois seeks subsidy bid for Mount Vernon to St. Louis route
The Civil Aeronautics Board reviews competing bids from Air Illinois and Air Kentucky Owensboro for Mount Vernon to St. Louis service. Final award may come by early February after a 60 day CAB review. current essential air service status guarantees seats, though the route is reportedly unprofitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ry Jim Santori
Southern Illinoisan
Air Illinois
Air Kentucky
Owensboro
Mount Vernon-to
St. Louis
Civil Aeronautics Board
Mount Vernon
Air Illinois of
Carbondale
Linda Hall
CAB
Bureau of Domestic Aviation
Fiveman
Roger Street
Street
Bypass plan may get Carbondale mortgage bonds
Carbondale weighs an innovative plan to issue tax exempt bonds tied to a variable rate to bypass a flooded bond market and high rates. If bonds are issued by December 31, residents could access mortgages at lower costs, with as much as 1.5 percent reduction possible, and loans targeted to low and moderate income. The strategy, outlined by Matthews and Wright, would have the underwriter buy the bonds until rates fall, then transfer ownership, risking over $1 million but not costing the city a penny if loans aren’t originated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Mark Ludlow
Wall Street
Matthews and Wright
Ludlow
Matthews
Wright
Maryland Community Development Authority
Idaho Housing Authority
Carroll Fry
Fry
Murphysboro Johnston City Mayoral Contests Shape Area Election Outlook
In Murphysboro incumbent Mayor Michael Bowers and Ward 5 Alderman Sidney Appleton meet for the Democratic mayoral nomination in the Feb 24 primary, with an April 7 city election. No Republicans filed, boosting the odds for the primary winner. The piece lists ward races, candidates, and filing status across Murphysboro, Carbondale, Du Quoin, and Johnston City, noting incumbents, business owners, and union affiliates among contenders. It also covers Carbondale council bids, Du Quoin mayoral odds, and Johnston City races with Labor Party slates and anticipated ballot names for the general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B. Koplowitz
Michael Bowers
Sidney Appleton
Murphysboro
Bowers
Edith
Ronald V. Williams
Lanny P. Rees
North St
Patrick M. McCann
Murphy St
John Wright
N. 15Th St
Robert E. Fenwick
Gartside
David L. McDowell
Division St
Press Berry, Jr
Spruce St
Ronald Rowan
Dewey St
William J. Ryan
Robert J. Smith
15Th St
Richard Lee
Rick”’ Blackwell
16Th St
Joseph Bastien
Kenneth “Kie”’ Taylor
William “‘Bill’’ Hardwig
Hardy St
Carbondale
Paul Matalonis
E. Grand Ave
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Lamar Zabielski
Johnston City
Labor Party
Bill Stevens
Noah
Harry Hancock
Jefferson
Billy Williams
Johnson
Kevin Gene Shelton
Burgess
Stevens
Hancock
Williams
Shelton
Charles Ray
Third
Jerry Kee
Washington St
Ronald James Mitchell
Eileen Crosby
W. Broadway
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ED Greer
Marion Reservoir
Dam
Crab Orchard Lake
Cedar
Pinckneyville
Crab Orchard
Ike Kirkikis
Greater Egypt
Kirkik
Federal Farmers Home Administration
Thomas Wimberly
Illinois Department of Commerce
George Stavroulakis
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Stavroulakis
Charles Watkins. Jones
N. Wall St
Watkins
Carter St
Frank Vieceli
Richard K. Babington
W. Ninth
Matt Hrovatich
Ninth St
Ray Dare
Martha Snow
Charles Shaw
Eighth St
Mary Williams
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