Sesser to add lights downtown to curb crime
Sesser plans to install 16 new street lamps downtown nine 400 watt on Main Street seven 175 watt on alleys. The city will spend about 100 dollars a month for the lights. The council also accepted the resignation of Emergency Services director Joe Callais and named Ralph Bunton as his successor. It approved buying a tractor and sludge wagon for the 2.5 million sewage plant project with 75 percent federal funding and authorized lobbying for a railroad crossing upgrade at Illinois 183 with Burlington Northern. Repairs to the North Mary Street bridge worth 1200 were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Churchill
Sesser
Ned Mitchell
Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
Joe Callais
Ralph Bunton
Callais
Alto Pass water sale blocked by two towns
Jonesboro and Anna oppose Alto Pass buying water from the Anna Jonesboro Water Commission. Both councils passed resolutions urging the Farmers Home Administration to seek another water option due to future needs and Alto Pass’s ability to pay. FmHA had funded Alto Pass water system but could not ensure maintenance.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinois
Jonesboro
Alto Pass
Anna-Jonesboro Water Commission
Anna City Council
Anna and
Matella
Tucker
Farmers Home Administration
Anna
Steeleville votes local animal control plan approval
Steeleville Village Board dropped out of the county animal control program and approved a local outline based on state law including leash controls. The ordinance takes effect 10 days after publication and future meetings will refine details. The board also honored two long serving employees and approved new street U turn ban, rescue kit acceptance, revised street sweeping, and gym use for a rummage sale and softball practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Steeleville
Randolph County
Wilbert ‘‘Cotton
Sternberg
Joe F. McDaniels
Broadway Street
Legion Park
Fire Department
Civic Center
Steeleville High School
De Soto studies dog fines under new ordinance
De Soto village board reviews a dog control ordinance with fines of 20 dollars for a first offense 40 dollars for a second and 80 dollars for a third for the same dog running loose. The measure is not yet in effect as it is under study. The board also seeks a part time dog catcher after Linda Grammer resigned. Annual May cleanup set. trash pickups scheduled Monday through Friday. Also approved the water supply agreement with Kinkaid Conservancy District and a civil defense antenna and cable purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illiois
de Soto
Linda Grammer
Kinkaid Conservancy District
de Soto Civil Defense Unit
Valier Board to study tranquilizer gun for animal control
The Valier Village Board on Monday night authorized looking into purchasing a tranquilizer gun for use by animal control warden Bill Klingle. Village President Martin Buchanan said they want to see how such a device might work. The board also voted to raise Village Clerk Francis Eickelman’s annual salary from 200 to 360.
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Valier
Bill Klingle
Martin Buchanan
Francis Eickelman
Shawnee Sets Bus Contract Special Meeting
Shawnee School Board will hold a special session to review bids for a school bus transportation contract. Four bids from Beck Bus Transportation Mount Vernon Bill Boner Wolf Lake Rustman Bus Co. St. Louis and R W Harmon Belton Mo ranged from 163000 to 230000 dollars. The district currently operates its own service and may outsource to save money while deciding future use of its buses.
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Shawnee
Donald Taylor
Beck Bus Transportation
Mount Vernon
Bill Boner
Wolf Lake
Rustman Bus Co
St. Louis
R.W. Harmon
Belton
Taylor
Cambria plans railroad crossing hearing March 16
Cambria Village Board schedules a special meeting at 6:45 p.m. March 16 at the village hall to hear public comment on possibly closing the Elm Street crossing. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad petition to close the Elm Street crossing prompts the hearing, with a Commerce Commission review set for April 30 in Springfield. If granted, Elm Street would be closed and signals installed near Cambria Elementary School. village opposition and further comment are noted. The board also reports a $1,150 grant from the Illinois Department of Conservation for fire equipment, with the village matching funds already set aside.
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Cambria
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Elm Street
Roy Adams
Illinois Commerce Commission
Springfield
Cambria Elementary
Maple Street
Adams
Illinois Department of Conservation
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