9-03-2009

SPECIAL GREENVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.....THE MAIN TOPIC WAS RECYCLING

 

After several hours of discussion and hearing from citizens about the city's proposed mandatory recycling project Tuesday night, the Greenville City Council turned down two motions to form a committee and conduct a public survey on the recycling mandate. They then voted 3 to 2 to assign Greenville City Manager Dave Willey to the job of researching alternatives for recycling in Greenville. It's possible that a vote on a recycling plan could happen next Tuesday at the regular Greenville City Council meeting.  

 

PETITION FILED TO COMBINE MULBERRY GROVE AND SMITHBORO FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS

 

A petition has been filed at the Bond County Courthouse to combine the Mulberry Grove and Smithboro Fire Protection Districts into one district.  The petition contained 110 signatures, 55 from each district.  The combined district would be named the Mulberry Grove Fire Protection District, would have one board of trustees, one levy, one budget and one staff.  We spoke with Smithboro Fire Chief Dale Deverick who said that the filing came as a surprise to him and that rumors had been circulating but little official communication has happened.  Mulberry Grove Chief Dwight Volkmar told WGEL the goals of combining the districts are to provide better service and to save money.  Volkmar also said that the Mulberry Grove Fire Protection District and Board was aware of the petition drive but they were not the driving force behind it.  It's uncertain who circulated the petition at this time, but what is certain is that a hearing on the consolidation will be held at the Bond County Courthouse on Tuesday, October 6 at 1:45 p.m.  At that hearing, a decision could be made.   

BOND COUNTY 4-H MEMBERS SHINE AT ILLINOIS STATE FAIR

 

28 Bond County 4-H members exhibited their projects at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield Friday, August 14. Several members received Superior Awards, the highest award a 4-H member can earn at the state fair. Those receiving superior ratings include; Kelly File - 4-H Cooking 101, Cortney Lurkins - Visual Arts, Katelynn Mollett - 4-H Cooking 201, Jessica Ronat - Formal Speech, Grant Suess - Soybeans, Casey Thiems - Photography 2, and Shelby Thiems - Floriculture. Many other members received Excellence Awards for their 4-H projects and others earned recognition as they showed animals in various livestock shows. Congratulations to all the Bond County 4-H members who excelled at this years Illinois State Fair.