Shopping center plan faces environmental opposition in Carbondale
Carbondale City Council requires an environmental impact statement for a proposed 150000 plus square foot shopping center on 28 acres east of New Era Road across from the Ramada Inn. The site lies in the Little Crab Orchard Creek flood plain and has a flood plain occupancy permit. Opposition cites flood risk and potential social and economic impacts on watershed property owners.
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Noreen Marcus
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Gordon Parrish
New Era Road
Ramada Inn
Ilinois 13
Parrish
Little Crab Orchard Creek
Carroll Fry
Carbon
Anne Johnson
League of Women Voters of
League
Gayle Klam
Planning Commission
University Mall
Wills
Parrish Acres
Eastgate
Carbondale Mobile Home Park
Carbondale Liquor Control Commission
John Womick
Lee
Westown Liquors
Womick
George Twomey
Robert
Thomas Palmier
Palmiers
Leo
David Watt
Watt
Southern Illinois Liquors
Murphysboro
Hoffmann Brothers
Hoffmanns
W. Stephen
Thomas Hoffmann
Jackson County
William Budslick
Tower-Chautauqua Roads
Heard
Doctors Memorial Hospital
George Maroney
Herrin Considers City Seal as Official Trademark
Herrin city building commission to study using a newly designed emblem as the town trademark. Dan Satterfield of St. Charles Missouri designed the seal and offered to carve and paint displays for city hall and council chambers. Council also discussed using the seal on a flag and official stationery. The commission will work out details with the designer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Building Commission
Dan Satterfield
St. Charles
Satterfield
Pulley Ambulance Service to Run Herrin 24 Hour Aid
Herrin approves a one year contract with Pulley Ambulance Service for 24 hour emergency coverage starting July 1 at 1080 dollars per month. Litton Ambulance of Mt Vernon was the only other bid. Pulley has run Herrin since March after a damaged rescue truck halted city service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Grupp
Southern Illinoisan
Pulley Ambulance Service
Herrin
Marion
Herrin City Council
Pulley
Emerg
Litton Ambulance Service
Mt. Vernon
Litton
John B. McVey
Ilinois Public Aid Commission
IPAC
Ron Pulley
H.L. Pulley
Carterville
Herrin Hospital
Wood Vale Homes Inc
Tom Roberts
Robco Homes Inc
Roberts
Southern Illinois Cable TV Inc
Three finalists named for CCHS superintendent post
The Carbondale Community High School District 165 board announced Donald R. Stanton James C. Sobecki and Reid Martin as the three finalists for superintendent. The board will decide at Thursday's regular meeting amid ongoing bids to address severe district financial problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Rothe
Carbondale Community
Donald R. Stanton
Pinckneyville
Rock Falls Township
Ilinois
James C. Sobecki
Washington Community Schools Inc
Washington
Melvin Spence
Spence
Cchs Central
Arthur Black
Martin
Carol McDermott
Roy Weshinskey
CCHS
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Sobecki
Washington Community Schools
McLeansboro Township
Science Research Associates
Evanston
University of Michigan
SIUC
Loyola University
Chicago
State University of New York
Mary Walker
Stanton
Rock Falls
Pinckneyville High School
St. Louis University
la Salle-Peru
Canton High School
Mt. Vernon High School
Indiana
Walker
Brewer
James Tarr
Carbondale Community High School Education Association
Tarr
Nar
Herrin School Plans Win Preliminary State OK
The Herrin Community School District 4 board won preliminary approval from the Illinois Office of Education for a state funded middle school project to serve up to 912 students in grades 5 through 8. If funded, a fall bond referendum would finance construction and remodels. a June 28 meeting will discuss site selection with a safety upgrade report already reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Office of Education
IOE
Herrin Community School District 4
William Clarida
ICE
Illinois Capital Development Board
Springfield
Northside
Lincoln School
Herrin
Jack Woolard
Mark Twain Marine Industries
M. A. T. Industries
Franklin County Board
Horrell Addition
City trades cash in on trenching and cemetery fleet
Marion Commissioner Robert Connell outlined several municipal trades to Mayor Butler and council, noting the city bought a small trenching machine for 3000 and sold it for 2800 after a 200 use. He used proceeds to buy a larger machine with a backhoe and planned a second dump truck with a 500 price, trading up for cash savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Arimond
Marion
Robert Connell
Robert Butler
Connell
Butler
Water Department
Canut Amoros case with SIU C HEW reaches settlement
SIU C has reached a settlement with HEW over sex discrimination allegations that could have cost about 5 million dollars in federal funding. Former teacher Marisa Canut Amoros is considering the offer of 80 thousand dollars with terms on employment rights and liability releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Siu-C
John W. Huffman
Marisa Canut- Amoro
Chicago
HEW
Ms. Canut-Amoros
Huffman
Ms. Canut-Am
West Frankfort moves to annex Franklin County park
West Frankfort aldermen approve a resolution to annex the Franklin County Industrial Park final undeveloped 110 acres after agreeing to maintain water and sewer lines and treat park sewage. The plan relies on $600,000 in state and federal grants to finish the park’s final phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Perlman
Southern
Franklin County
West Frankfort
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Hans Fischer
Helen Westberg
U.S. 51
James Newton
Illinois Dept. of Transportation
DOT
Jack Wills
Public Works Department
Bill
West City
Great Heights
North Main Street
Benton
Rice
West City Village
Ed Greer
West Main Street
Douglas Street
Woolard
Henry Bozie
Bozie
Ross Cotton Lanes, Inc
Main Street
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