Carbondale delays energy saver building code advisory
Carbondale City Council delayed the Energy Efficiency Building Code, keeping it advisory until mortgage revenue bonds are issued or a future date. The measure raises wall ceilings and floor R values and aims to save energy while allowing alternative designs. City staff builders and the chamber urged the delay to train builders and refine evaluation methods.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Energy Advisory Commission
Code Enforcement
Energy Division
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
National Home Builders Association
Chris Robertson
EAC
Chamber of Commerce
Robertson
Carroll Fry
Bob
Council
Marion annexes one acre property in unanimous vote
Marion city council unanimously annexed Grace Wallace property just north of Illinois 13 east of town, adding about one acre. The panel also warned of a bulging Jacobs-Lane Co. building at South Market Street and the square, ordered area roped off, and tasked Finance Commissioner E.E. Jeter with handling the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy A. Monroe
Marion
Grace Wallace
Illinois 13
Tower Square Plaza
South Carbon Street
Illinois 37
Jacobs-Lane Co. Inc
South Market Street
Ray Allen
Roberts Insurance Agency
Allen
Robert Steffl
E.E. Jeter
Police Department
Public Health and Safety
Ron Joyner
Marion High School
Glenn Clarida
Superior Structures Co
Clarida
Cannon Construction
Cannon
Robert Butler
Antique sale aids Pinckneyville Hospital after dealer's death
Buyers from several states participated in a Millstadt auction that raised 113757 dollars for the Pinckneyville Community Hospital. Executor Gale Hicks notes it will take months to finalize after deducting fees. The event honored Perry County dealer Edward Kunz, who willed his estate to the hospital following his February murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
California
Mississippi
Michigan
Leo Kramper
Millstadt
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Perry County
Edward Kunz
Kunz
Kramper
Kramer
Gale Hicks
George Ranta
Herrin reaffirms ambulance purchase
Herrin City Council reaffirmed its decision to buy an ambulance after a June 9 meeting, defending actions against criticism it violated the Illinois Open Meetings Act. The council had adjourned that meeting and later inspected ambulances before voting to purchase. Also, Water Superintendent Roy Cole complained the pool was filled too early on June 13, a timing issue Alderman Ritter attributed to a misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Herrin
Roy Cole
Unprovoked guard attack at Marion prison injures officer
Jose Vazquez, a correctional officer at the U S Penitentiary Marion, was stabbed and head injuries were reported after an inmate attacked him from behind with improvised weapons in the C Unit at about 9 p m Sunday. A second officer sustained minor injuries. the inmate’s name is being withheld pending grand jury action and the case is under FBI and prison review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
U.S
Marion
Jose Vazquez
Marion Memorial Hospital
FBI
Vazquez
C-Unit
Iire
Carbondale approves steps to curb Halloween party
The City Council endorses a plan to deter the annual Halloween event on South Illinois Avenue with a 2 am bar close, glass bottle ban before Halloween, tighter liquor licensing rules, and a shift to treat the weekend as normal for enforcement. SIU and local groups reviewed the plan, aiming to gradually end the revelry while addressing safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
South Illinois Avenue
Illinois Avenue
Grand Avenue
Walnut Street
Carroll Fry
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Towne Central
Chamber of Commerce
Grand
Diggle
Scott Ratter
Hans Fischer
Fry
Paul Matalonis
SIUC
Matalonis
Fischer
Carbondale Eyes Main Street Revitalization Program
Carbondale plans to apply for the National Main Street Center Program to aid downtown redevelopment. City will fund 50 percent of a downtown manager’s $10,000 salary, with DCCA and the Department of Conservation covering the other half. The program, run by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, targets six states and 30 cities nationwide for technical help and federal grants to revitalize older business districts. Applications are due June 26 with selections announced in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarida Engineering Co
A & W Allen Construction Co
Mitchell Street
Underground Utilities Inc
Gents
John T. Anderson
Tom Woolf
Carbondale
Illinois
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
White House
Hans Fischer
DCCA
John Castle
National Main Street Center
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Castle
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Economic Development Administration
Farmers Home Administration
Department of Conservation
Susan Affleck-Childs
HUD
Department of Transportation
White House Interagency Coordinating Council
Fmha
EDA
National Endowment For the Arts
Council of State Community Affairs
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Cook
ICG
Jerry Lover
Paul Seaton
Seaton
Butler
Sale Benefits
Pinckneyville Hospital
China
Victor Ritter
Main Street
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