Zoning Tug of War Over Plainfield Township Factory
A zoning petition pits Plainfield residents against a factory project on land slated for homes. The County Board 30 to 4 denied changing from farm to industrial, only to have Circuit Judge Orenic reverse in an undisclosed hearing. Democrat State’s Atty. Sangmeister appeals to uphold the board’s denial.
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Plainfield Township
Zoning Board of Appeals
William Paisley
Northwest Carton Co
Michael Orenic
Atty
George Sangmeister
Orenic
Republican
Sangmeister
Post Office opens New Station Jan 1
The Joliet Post Office will open a new carrier station at 68 W. Cass St. on January 1 1966 leasing for five years from Patrick Fahey. The station will distribute mail to carriers only with no public mail, calls, or finances handled there.
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Joliet
Cass St
J. Paul Schmucker
Patrick Fahey
Illinois outdoor recreation plan eyed with 193.7 million funding
A state program announced by the Illinois Department of Business and Economic Development and the Department of Conservation seeks 193.7 million dollars from state and federal sources to expand outdoor recreation. It covers parks river shorelines hiking boating and fishing while flagging controversial items like Galena redevelopment and a scenic River Road. A Joliet Plan letter questions details and motives with readers challenging reporting accuracy and political influence.
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Illinois
Department of Business and Economic Development
Department of Conservation
Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund
U.S
Galena
Mississippi River
Oakley Dam
Decatur
Readers Views Editor's Note
The SPEC TATOR invites readers to submit opinions on current topics, limited to about 300 words per page and double spaced in ten point type. All letters must be signed, though names may be withheld if requested. Libelous or tasteless letters will not be printed.
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the Spectator
Community Letters Highlight Fire Recovery and Civic Debate
A Joliet reader thanks neighbors for support after a Parkview subdivision fire and praises community spirit. The letter also defends public debate on foreign policy and warns against anonymous writers in local discourse.
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Vietnam
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Will County
By Bob Cary
Joliet Plan
Jim Masek
Citizens Advisory Board
Juliet
Parkview Subdivision
Parkview
Girl Scout
Parkview Women’s Club
Robert Cary
West
Cass Street
Mlinois
Bob
Hot Line
The
Spectator
Russia
United States
John Q, Citizen
John Q
Joliet’s Illustrated Newspaper
Joliet, IL
Joliet, Ill
Ash Cfarighn
Wm. M. Johnson
W. Cass St. Joliet
Illinois Press _Assn
Northern Illinois Editorial Assn
Theational Editorial Assn
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