WFE Left Without Voice on Tax Appeals Board
Franklin County Board Chairman Ron Head of Benton appointed himself and a Benton man to the three member property tax Board of Review, leaving West Frankfort without representation. Tedeschi protested Benton having two representatives as West Frankfort, the county’s largest city, receives none. The third member is James Jannello of Christopher.
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Franklin County
Ron Head
Benton
West Frankfort
Head
John Tedeschi
Lyle Lampley
Tedeschi
County
James Janello
Christopher
Board of Review
Reiew Board
Zeigler
Royalton
Sesser
Street workers get jobs under Benton agreement
Benton city officials say two laid off street department workers may return to work Monday after union representatives sign a compromise. Dennis Pedigo is to be rehired and Timothy Lampley placed in a vacant meterman position created by retirement. The contract will base future layoffs on seniority by job classification, not by department, ending a long dispute. The Local 533 Union of Operating Engineers represents the workers and a lawsuit will be dismissed as part of the agreement.
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Benton
Dennis Pedigo
Timothy Lampley
Ronald Giacone
Union of Operating Engineers
Swinford
Rick Grunert
Anderson
Ind
Murphy
Myrna Dooley
Hurst Bush School
Ron Nesler
Butler Paper Co
St. Louis
J.P. Latta Supply
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Beckley-Cardy
Carterville
County favors referendum on Franklin Hospital plans
Franklin County Board approves a referendum on any hospital takeover in Benton. The motion by Glenn Snider backs a citizen vote on changing from a county hospital district to a not-for-profit run facility. A pending lawsuit claims the hospital board misled the public about its role in reorganization.
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Franklin
Franklin County Board
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Glenn Snider
Zeigler
Ganization
Benton OKs Legion beer sale at city picnic
Benton City Council amended a city ordinance to let Mayor Leland L. Brown issue special use permits for serving alcohol on city property enabling beer sales at the American Legion picnic. Legion Vice Commander George Wilkerson requested permission to serve beer at the August 29 Twin Oaks event.
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Benton
Leland L. Brown
American Legion
Legion
George Wilkerson
Twin Oaks
Herrin boosts auto dealer tax rebate amid funding gap
Herrin's city council doubled the one percent sales tax rebate to Ron Ward Chevrolet after only $15,000 of a promised $30,000 working capital was raised. The incentive now runs at one percent rebate through Dec. 31, with signs fine, disaster planning steps, and city updates on tornado aid, park curb cuts, and summer water mains flushing.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinois
Herrin
Ron Ward
Ward
Donald Swinford
Swinford
William Bonall
Park Avenue
Herrin High School
Clark Trail
Micro-computer lab donated to Herrin schools
Herrin Community Unit 4 School District will receive a new micro computer laboratory donated by the Julia Harrison Bruce Foundation. The gift includes an instruction station twelve student stations a network controller and a line printer announced at a school board meeting. Superintendent William Clarida thanked Mrs. Bruce and the foundation noting the aid comes amid reduced state funding and will enable expanded computer science training next year.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Julia Harrison Bruce
William Clarida
Bruce
Jack Murphy
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Tax Appeals
Levis Action
Levi's
Levi Strauss & Co
San Francisco
Levis
KCOOL
Anya Te
FTC
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