Williamson multiplier set at 1.5902 for Williamson County
Williamson County property owners will receive tax bills within weeks after the final non farm multiplier of 1.5902 was set. The rate means non farm property is assessed at 20.96 percent of market value, with state law targeting 33.3 percent. Some townships face over or under assessments, while overall county assessments rise 12.5 percent. Tax bills may differ from this rise due to district rates not yet finished. Farmers see changes as eight percent farm assessments apply, with homestead exemptions offering relief. Bills are mailed in two to three weeks, with first payments due 30 days after receipt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave DeWitte
Williamson County
Carterville Township
Illinois Department of Revenue
Lake Creek Township
Barney Boren
City of
Stonefort
Saline County Unit
Unit Two
Boren
Judy Whitson
County Board of Review
Bruce Troutman
Bean
John Connell
Jeralds
Taylor No. 1
Carbondale park budget near record $1.25 million
Carbondale Park District outlines a near million dollar budget for 1981-82 with 1.3 million in expenditures and 1.26 million in revenues, aiming for a balanced 1.25 million. A public hearing is set for 7 p.m. at W. A. Howell Park Operations Headquarters. Major growth driven by capital improvements, including Hickory Lodge site work and Evergreen Park road upgrades. The plan also allocates funds for land purchases, park improvements at Tatum Heights, and significant funds for youth sports and adult softball. Further details withheld pending negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Park District
George Whitehead
Park District
Park Board
W. A. Howell Park Operations
W. Main St
Whitehead
Park
Hickory Lodge
Evergreen Park
Tatum Heights Park
West Main Street
Five Sesser-Valier school properties sold at auction
Five Sesser Valier school properties drew bids totaling 98000 in an auction for unused district assets. Dan Romani bid 35000 for the former board of education office on Main Street and Robert Allen offered 20000 for Wilson School and land. Lesser Bowlin's Foodland bid 17500 for Washington School and adjacent land. The village of Valier bid 23700 for multiple blocks and the former elementary school site. Renovation into a community center is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.R. Walley
Sesser-Valier
Elvis Nolen
Franklin County
Sesser-Valier Board of Education
Dan Romani
Sesser
Board of Education
Bank of Sesser
Main Street
Robert Allen
Lesser Bowlin
Foodland Corp
Washington
Herbert van Hoorbeke
Walier
Valier
Johnston City volunteers form Concerned Citizens group
A Southern Illinois citizens group in Johnston City is raising funds for playground equipment and painting schools. The 30 to 35 member group, led by 30 year old Kathy Johnson, aims to fund a new park playground from July 4 events and coordinate with SIU Carbondale design students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Citizens
Johnston City
Kathy Johnson
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Jimmy Dean
Volunteer Fire Department
Cultural Affairs Foundation
Lions Club
Jaycees
Johnson
Energy program budget cuts end local CHEP services
Judy Stout and other program assistants will lose their jobs as the CHEP energy conservation program funded by the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service is cut due to Reagan administration budget reductions. The Jackson and Pulaski Alexander counties offices will close, affecting low and middle income homemakers across Southern Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bondurant
Judy Stout
Jackson Case
CHEP
Illinois
Jackson County
Janice Threw
Madison County
Cording
Karen Craig
Cooperative Extension Service
Craig
Cook County
St. Louis
Anl
Pulaski- Alexander County
Ruth Kessel
Pulaski-Alexander
Reagan
Energy park sinkhole grows after weekend rains
The Energy Village Park was closed after Saturday night rains enlarged a sinkhole to about 25 feet in diameter and up to 50 feet deep. Village officials fenced it off and sought geologist and engineering assessments while planning repairs likely taking several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Energy Village
Bob Jeralds
Striking miners warned they may be replaced by Consol
Warehouse workers at Consol Mining Co mines near Sparta Cutler and De Soto may be replaced if they do not return to work. Consol spokesman Len Gross said no firings yet but noted replacement rights under the law. The 14 workers joined the UMW last year but lack a contract. The NLRB found Consol guilty of refusing to negotiate, and the union may pursue court action if no agreement is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Consolidation Coal Co
Consol
Len Gross
NLRB
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Williamson
Carbondale Park
Sesser-Valier School
Jerry Lower
Donna Mallory
Ethel Bozzola
Concerned Citizens Act
New City Park
Johnston City Lake Restoration Committee
Aison Harry Hancock
Illinois Farmers Union
Frain
Johnston City Unit 1
Threw
Energy Park
Illinois ‘Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Council
Robert Gibson
Collinsville
Clarida Engineering Co
Marion
Paul
Gross
Burning Star
Sparta
Cutler
National Labor Relations Board
Bunton
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