Water abundance fails to lure jobs in Southern Illinois
Water, coal and large reservoirs promised regional industry growth yet Marion and nearby cities still attract few firms. Policy leaders cite needed sewage facilities and business climate. The Carter bill funds an $800 million coal gasification plant in Perry County as part of a broader push to use water and coal for new industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy A. Monroe
Marion
Williamson
Franklin
Randolph
Perry
Carter
Murphysboro
DuPont
Elizabethtown
Tenn
Crab Orchard
U.S
Kent E. Keller
Ava
Water availability and growth limits in area Illinois towns
Water supply in Bend and Cedar lakes area is ample but many towns face growth barriers from limited sewage capacity and restricted IEPA permits. Carbondale, Herrin, Johnston City, Carterville, De Soto, Energy and others risk losing industry without improved treatment plants, access to rail and interstate routes, and expanded reservoirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bend
Cedar Lakes
Thomas Wimberly
State Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Carbondale
Herrin
Johnston City
Carterville
de Soto
Energy
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
IEPA
Wimberly
U.S. 51
Chester
du Quoin
West
Frankfort
Benton
Sparta
Randolph County
Gene Bigham
Marion
Pinckneyville
Murphysboro
Kinkaid
Robert ‘‘Dog
Connell
Coal water mix could boost Southern Illinois industry
A Perry County coal gasification plant would combine coal and water to produce high quality natural gas for five Illinois utilities in partnership with the federal government. The project would consume about 2,300 tons of coal daily and 2.2 million gallons of water, drawing Mississippi River water 20 miles via pipeline. A 1975 study notes potential reservoirs across Franklin Williamson Randolph Perry Union and Johnson counties, with Rend Lake site potential in Randolph County. Perry County shows best balance of coal and water resources and strippable coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy A. Monroe
Carbondale
Cutler
Willisville
Mississippi
Ohio
Wabash
Illinois
Illinois State Water and Geological Surveys
Rend Lake
Randolph County
Kaskaskia
Franklin
Williamson
Randolph
Perry
Union
Johnson
Jackson
Union and Johnson
Bend
Franklin’s
Marion district raises levy by 228 000 dollars
The Marion Community Unit School District 2 board unanimously voted Tuesday to raise its tax levy by 228000 dollars to secure full access to state school aid. The 2689000 dollar levy for 1981 includes 165000 in education funds and increases in other funds, with the aim of keeping tax rates near last year’s levels despite projected property value growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Marion Community Unit
Board of Education
A. C. Storme
Education
Illinois
Storme
Williamson County
Judy Whitson
Marion
Whitson
No more free lunches and Social Security taxes rise
The Social Security Administration rules that free school lunches for cafeteria staff must be treated as part of wages and taxed. Marion Community Unit School District 2 faces the challenge of budgeting the 13.3 percent tax to cover these meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Marion Community Unit
Coal Mining Blues reflects Southern Illinois labor woes
The feature profiles Julius Lumpkin and his Missile Records release Coal Mining Blues, a song about miners' hardship in Southern Illinois, amid coal industry layoffs and new development talk. It notes Lumpkin's past successes, his publishing venture, and Lori Mark’s vocals linked to the track. Also covered are Jami Lesli’s stage acclaim and Suzanne Hanney’s Reagan editor appointment at the Dixon Telegraph.
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Illinois
Carter
Perry County
Harrisburg
Missile Records
Julius Lumpkin
Lori Mark
Mississippi
Lumpkin
James Thompson
Country Cash Register
du Quoin
Lumpkin Music Publishing Co
Missile Publishing Co
Moss Point
Miss
Route 2
The
Southern Illinoisan
Suzanne Hanney
Telegraph
Jackson board ends citizens jail study plan in favor of member committee
Jackson County Board abandons a citizen panel to study jail and courthouse needs and creates a committee drawn from existing board groups. The panel will report by June with recommendations on a new jail or courthouse, possible sites and financing. Dybvig's motion passed 7 to 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Poppenhagen
Southern Illinois
Jackson County
Citizens Committee
Gene Dybvig
Jackson
Dybvig
Kay Blackwell
Joan Holcomb
Mae Nelson
William Shufflebarger
Natalie Trimbie
Mary
Nell Chew
Eugene Chambers
Sharon Kowalzik
Larry Lipe
Irvin Phoenix
Tross Pierson
Robert Crim
Douglas Eriksen
Mrs. Chew
Bar Association
Farm Bureau
League of Women Voters
Health
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Home Extension
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Marion Herrin
W. Frankfort
Jackson County Livestock Exchange
Marion Unit
Ben Gelman
Jami Lesli
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Murray State University
Murray, Ky
Ms. Lesli
Albert and
Aline Mifflin
Marie
George Buchner
Jackson Board
Citizens
County Board
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