Rend Lake to raise water rates as yearly contracts expire
Rend Lake Conservancy District plans higher water rates as yearly contracts with communities and districts expire. At a Monday board meeting trustee Charles Toler urged compiling contract lists and expiration dates for March, with a plan to raise rates for non five year term buyers to cover rising costs. The board also adopted a new surplus fund investment policy and discussed bank selection amid long standing concerns about Benton Bank and investment yields. A coordination meeting with the Army Corps of Engineers and Illinois Department of Conservation was scheduled for March 31.
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Rend Lake
O. R. Walley
Rend Lake Conservancy District
Charles Toler
Kevin Davis
Toler
Basi
Foster
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The
District Board
Illinois Department of Conservation
Health ordinance debate roils Perry County hearing
Two groups oppose Perry County sanitation ordinance while interim health administrator James Yallaly warns that rejection could endanger existing health programs. Opponents cite cost and duplication of state services. supporters note enhanced inspections and local authority over water systems and waste. Yallaly proposes two changes to definitions and permits to ease concerns.
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Brad Berker
Southern Illinoisan
Perry County
County Health Department
Emory Schumaier
Farm Bureau
Edgar Pursell
Pursell
Illinois Department of Publi Health
Marion
David Blaise
Food and Drugs Inspection
Yallaly
Pinckneyville
Felix Murrell
Murrell
County Board of Health
County Board of Commissioners
Environmental Protection Agency
Alderman cites fate in Herrin cash problem meeting
Herrin officials grapple with a looming cash problem as deficit spending may hit 189000 by April 30. Alderman Edward Quaglia argues the figures are blown out of proportion while Mayor Ottolini and City Treasurer Meneese defend the fiscal reality and note planned payroll needs.
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Theresa Churchill
Herrin
Mario Ottolini
Edward Quaglia
William Meneese
Meneese
Quaglia
Ottolini
Energy study shows Carbondale exports most local energy money
A cooperative study by Carbondale Energy Division and SIU Carbondale design class finds $27.2 million in annual energy costs leaving the area, with 85 percent of discretionary income diverted from the local economy. Data covers Fall 1980 costs and includes residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, and university energy spending. The report urges consideration of renewable energy investments, such as solar water heaters.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Richar Archer
Archer
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
SIUC
Southern Illinois
Council
Zeigler Coal plans new No 6 mine in Williamson County
Zeigler Coal Co confirms design of Zeigler No 6 mine in Williamson County with 52 million tons of recoverable reserves from the former No 4 area near Johnston City. No contract is signed, production could begin about five years after a signed agreement, with higher employment than at No 4.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Ziegler Coal Co
Williamson County
Mark Jacobsen
Johnston City
Jacobsen
Zeigler
Coal
No. 6
No. 4
Marion Lake Still Low Despite Rain and Snow
Rain and snow raised Marion city reservoir by about two inches in ten days yet the lake remains roughly 51 percent of capacity below the spillway. Water Commissioner Robert Connell says pumping Crab Orchard Lake water at 300000 gallons daily helped, but drier weather has the level near pre expansion. A new flow meter costing about 500 dollars was ordered for accuracy. Council rezoned East DeYoung Street area for business use at request of Lamp Shoppe owner Bill Marks. Other actions included approving a 984.50 bill for soil sampling to verify a clay liner at the landfill and planning water pressure improvements and a six inch line loop near several streets. Mayor Robert Butler notes liner installed. Marion faces a five count suit for landfill permits and violations. Connell seeks hydrant, valve, and truck procurement to aid water service and emergency response.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Marion
Robert
Dog
Connell
Crab Orchard Lake
Crab Orchard
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
DeYoung
McDonald
Thompson
Madison
Otis
Ray Fosse Park
Holcomb Foundation Engineering Co
Carbondale
Marion City
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Robert Butler
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Jackson
Harper, Jefferson and
Cunningham Streets
Westernwaire Podge
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George Heidenreich
Mount Vernon
Winston Fullerton
Ina
Heidenreich
Jefferson
Franklin County
Fullerton
Bank of Benton
Jefferson County
Benton Bank
Davis
Larry Foster
Ed Greer
Der
Illinois 13
Cambria
Perry
State Health Department
Donald Swinford
Swinford
Herrin Park Board
Bass Club
Clarence Johnson
Our Arcade
Marion Lake
Water Department
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