Interagency task force to study regional transport network
A five agency task force formed under the Association for Retarded Citizens of Franklin Williamson Counties will study the feasibility of a transportation network for the elderly handicapped and youth in Franklin and Williamson counties possibly extending beyond. ABC President Ron Emery cited the effort in outlining the plan.
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Franklin
Williamson
Association For Retarded Citizens
Franklin-Williamson Counties
ABC
Ron Emery
Williamson eyes regional transit with ARC push
Emery said if interest exists a regional public transportation system could cover Williamson Perry and Jackson counties. IDOT noted federal Section 18 grants fund up to 50 percent of project costs with local or in kind matches. The ARC task force includes regional planners aging and workshop groups with dates for meetings and hearings to be announced.
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Emery
Perry
Jackson
ARC
Illinois Department of Transportation
Lishing
Sheryl Bloom
IDOT
Division of Public Transportation
Gene Johns
Marion
George Williams
Williams
Greater Egypt
Carbondale sets Feb 9 deadline for outside agency funds
City officials warn the Feb 9 deadline to request city money for 1981 82 funding may tighten review amid anticipated a tight budget. Agencies including the Emma C Hayes Center Women's Center YSB and Senior Citizens Program expect requests and may face cuts, while others seek revenue sharing support and capital projects.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Northwest
Milton Maxwell
Attucks Community Services Board
Emma C. Hayes
Maxwell
Women’s Center
Women’s Center Board
Joyce Webb
Carbondale Park District
George Whitehead
Lenus Turley Park
Whitehead
Youth Services Bureau
Anthony Salemi
Jackson County Mental Health Center
YSB
Carol Johnson
Carbondale Public Library Board
Betty Mitchell
Brush
Williamson multiplier boosts taxes in Carterville Township
Illinois Department of Revenue set a 1.5902 multiplier for Williamson County non-farm property to reach the 33.3 percent assessment level, causing Carterville Township residents to face about 13 percent higher tax bills and other townships to see underassessments. The multiplier affects 1980 assessments for bills due 1981, with hearings planned February 27.
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Ron Poppenhagen
Carterville
Williamson County
Illinois Department of Revenue
Illinois
Revenue Department
Judy Whitson
State Department of Revenue
Carterville Township
Herrin Township
Lake Creek Township
Creal Springs
East Marion
Southern
West Marion
No one left out in cold CETA cuts in Southern Illinois
Ann Schottman reports that about 40 CETA funded jobs in Franklin Jefferson Williamson Jackson and Randolph counties were cut Saturday but most workers were shifted to Title 2 or special projects. Eight in Franklin and Jefferson counties were released with others relocated or awaiting solutions as county offices push for a 50 50 split between ongoing Title 6 positions and temporary special projects.
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Ceta
Ann Schottman Enol
Southern Illinoisan
Southern
Illinois
Franklin, Jefferson
Williamson
Jackson
Randolph
Springfield
Franklin
Jefferson
Jackson County
Maurice McCann
McCann
Derway
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
SIUC
Siu-C Rainbow’s End
Siu-C
Carbondale Public Library
Synergy
Jackson County Nursing Home
Aeon
Resource Reclamation
Randolph County
Dorothy Ivanuck
Ruth Ann Walsh
Franklin and
Jefferson Counties
Cave Township
Lesser
Royalton
Franklin County
Jefferson County
West Frankfort
Franklin County Highway Department
Rend Lake
Christopher Rural Health
Wit and Wisdom Senior Citizens Center
Jim Williams
Williamson County
Ordill
Johnston City
Crainville
Cambria
Carterville
County Highway Department
Conservation officer judge trade charges
A Loganwood judge rebuked conservation officers over an Illinois case in Williamson County. Johnston City resident Alan Borchert faced one count of transporting deer without a leg and hide tag after two butt tail white deer were found in his garage. Borchert was fined 50 dollars plus 15 dollars costs.
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Brocton Lockwood
Logkwood
Williamson County
Lockwood
Johnston City
Alan Borchert
Conservation Department
Borchert
Illinois
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Jim Santori
The
Bloom
Federal Highway Adminis
Ms. Bloom
Federal
Franklin County Board of Commissioners
Crab Orchard Lake
Jay Bryant
Blairsville
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