Southern Illinois counties adjust tax multipliers
Williamson Union and Alexander counties report lower tax multipliers this year, while Pope Johnson Franklin Perry and Randolph show varied or pending multipliers. Williamson cuts to 1.1341 from 1.2570, Union at 1.6484, Alexander to 2.9568, with notes on urban rural assessment shifts and reassessment delays.
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Williamson
Union
Alexander
Illinois
Williamson County
William Humphreys
Humphreys
Union County
Fred Blaylock
Blaylock
Gene Platt
Platt
Alexander County
John Dowling
Baker
Johnson County
Franklin County
Perry County
Steve Luecker
Carbondale council awards final contract for street upgrades
The Carbondale City Council awarded the second and final contract for Grand Avenue and Wall Street improvements to E T Simonds Construction Co for 310 955. The project includes widening Wall Street south to Grand and creating a five lane section with a middle turning lane. Grand Avenue between Wall and Washington will be widened and straightened with a new south sidewalk. Detours will route westbound traffic via Freeman and Washington, and eastbound traffic via Grand then Washington to Park. Construction may close both streets to traffic and start in spring.
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Robert Grupp
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Grand Avenue
Wall Street
Freeman and
Park Streets
E. T. Simonds Construction Co
Simonds
E. M. Webb
Freeman
Park
Wall
Grand
Evansville
Ind
Washington
Webb
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
SIUC
Wall West
Freeman Street
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
U.S. 51
ICG
Siuc Brush Towers
Hans Fischer
Fischer
Neal Eckert
Eckert
East Grand Avenue
Lewis Lane
Tommy Glisson
Howard Lambert
Lambert
Larry Haertling
Cape Girardeau
Eldon Ray
Archie Jones
Helen Westberg
Hill House
Paul Reitman
Ulrich Helman file for Shawnee seats on board
Two candidates file for Shawnee College Board of Trustees. Dongola chairman Dr C G Ulrich and Villa Ridge resident George M Helman enter the race. Incumbents Ralph Taake and others in nearby colleges face expiring terms as filings continue with election set for April 8 and filing closing March 17.
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Shawnee College Board of Trustees
C. G. Ulrich
Dongola
George M. Helman
Villa Ridge
Ralph Taake
Ullin
Rend Lake College
Inn
Joe McClure
Mt. Vernon
Richard Herrin
Benton
Jean Ann Scroggins
Waltonville
Carleton Apple
Enfield
B. B. Connaway
McLeansboro
John A. Logan
Miners strike may strip food aid under Taft Hartley
Monroe James of Johnston City will likely lose his food stamps if he does not return to work as the Taft Hartley Act is invoked by President Carter. A federal court injunction is expected to require striking UMW members to resume work for an 80 day cooling off period, making the three month strike illegal and jeopardizing aid to Illinois UMW families. Local public aid officials race to align timetables, while miners voice skepticism and blame the administration.
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Barbara Schechter
Monroe James
Johnston City
James
Carter
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Illinois
Illinois Department of Public Aid
Inland Steel Co
Southern Illinois
Taft-Hartley
Arlen Carson
Pinckneyville
Consolidation Coal Co
Burning Star 4
Jennifer Harris
Herrin
Bob
Harris
Ilinois National Guard
Benton
Vernon
Rocky
Morris
Freeman United Coal Co
Orient 6
Carson
Zeigler-Royalton School cuts costs under estimate
Zeigler-Royalton School District 188 boards to trim building costs to 22,300. Architect Gordon Flom cited lower inflation after reviewing bids and similar Louisville project. Bids expected September for a 2.35 million K-8 school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeMaris Berry
Southern Illinoisan
Zeigler-Royalton
Board of Education
Gordon Flom
Flom
Louisville
Zeigler
Cobden worker fells pines to deter roosting birds
Cobden city worker Mike Barr and Youth Conservation Corps volunteers begin cutting six thousand pine trees on a local farm to discourage a roost of around 500 000 birds, mostly red winged blackbirds, due to droppings threatening Cobden's drinking water.
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Mike Barr
Cobden City
Cobden
Young Adult Conservation Corps
Rend Lake College rehires all full time faculty after closed sessions
After over five hours in closed sessions the Rend Lake College Board voted to re-employ all full time faculty for the coming year. The panel did not grant tenure to Keith Drayton, a music instructor, but offered him a sixth one year contract and will reconsider tenure after year six. Sandra Van Celve received tenure. The board cited policy limits and did not give specific reasons for Drayton’s outcome. The move followed tension between faculty and administration and concerns over President Martin’s looming departure in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Perlman
Southern Illinois.n
Rend Lake College Board
Keith Drayton
Sandra van Celve
Clyde Funkhouser
Mt. Vernon
Drayton
W. Travis Martin Jr
Martin
Richard Simpson
Benton
College
Ed Geppert
American Federation of Teachers
Thompson
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Plott
Pope County
Milton Baker
Arcy
Doris Larson
Ms. Larson
Carterville
Bill Branson
May Jane Stuck
Jo Ann Williams
Carbondale Council
Ulrich
Helman
Joseph Byrn
Marion
Illinois Capital Development Board
CDB
George Conner
Joe Jines
AFT
Board
Everett Thompson
Lesser
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