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No dumping allowed! Recycling woes continue for Princeton By Donna Barker dbarker@bcrnews.com
PRINCETON — Ten regulation signs at the Princeton Recycling Center don’t appear to be doing the trick when it comes to stopping the illegal dumping of items at the recycling center.
guidelines, but it is the remaining 5 percent who are not, thus causing the problem, he said. When he went out to the recycling center earlier on Monday, Mabry said he saw a bunch of illegally dumped items, including a child’s crib, a queen size mattress and box springs, two old tires, 34 televisions, 12 computer monitors, a crate of shoes, a
At Monday’s meeting of the Princeton City Council, Commissioner Ray Mabry said things aren’t getting any better at the recycling center; illegal dumping of items which are not recyclable are still being dumped at the site. Ninety-five percent of the people using the recycling center are following the
bathroom sink, three fivegallon pails of paint, one sump pump, four copy machines, a rug, two bags of clothes, a pail of batteries and a vacuum cleaner. On top of that, someone had dumped a flat screen television in the yard waste pile, Mabry said. “It’s just got out of hand. It’s crazy the things that are dumped there,” Mabry said.
In his opinion, the city council needs to look at an alternative to having the recycling center open 24/7. One suggestion would be to close the North Church Street entrance and exit because people are coming in the back way and dropping things at the back door. He would like to see one main entrance, from Euclid Avenue, and have
a gate at that entrance, which would be locked overnight. Mabry also suggested the city clean up the signage at the recycling center by replacing the current 10 signs with fewer signs, including one which would state the $750 fine which would be enforced for violators.
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Sheffield looks at ordinance changes Board also discusses upgrades to recreational facilities By Andrew Fisher news@bcrnews.com
SHEFFIELD — If approved by the Sheffield Village Board at its next meeting, the village will have a number of adjustments made to its ordinances. Research by the board’s Ordinance Committee found one of those adjustments will be a revision to the village’s burning ordinance. The committee recommended that most burning be prohibited on Sundays or Mondays. That ordinance change suggestion and nine others dealing with name changes to governmental entities and the like were read at Monday night’s meeting. The board is expected to consider the changes at its next meeting. In related ordinance news, the board passed the annual prevailing wage ordinance. Discussions about enhancements to the village’s recreational facilities was the other main topic of the evening. Mayor Bill Rosenow informed the board of his conversation with a plumbing contractor about ideas for new restroom facilities at Veteran’s Park. The board also took up the idea of creating a structure that would be amenable to expansion. Rosenow said he
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Strawberry Festival fun Nicki Olson of Seatonville puts a spoonful of strawberries into the mouth of her son, Gage, at Saturday’s Strawberry Festival in Tiskilwa, while her other son, Drake, waits his turn for the yummy treat. Other activities held during the day were townwide garage sales, Artists and Artisans Festival, children’s games and music by Phil Kaufmann and his twin sister, Phyllis Horst of Sycamore.
Princeton Park District to host LaHood Public is invited to attend By Donna Barker dbarker@bcrnews.com.
PRINCETON — The Princeton Park District will host State Sen. Darin LaHood at a community luncheon next week. At Monday’s meeting of the Princeton Park Board, Executive Director Elaine Russell invited all park board members, as well as park district staff, to attend next
week’s luncheon, which is set for 11:30 a.m. Monday at the Bureau County Metro Center. Community members are also invited to the luncheon to meet LaHood and enjoy a free lunch of barbecues and hot dogs, chips, a cookie and beverage. Russell said the Princeton Park District has established a good relationship with LaHood during the past several years, as staff and board members have attended the
Illinois Association of Park District’s Legislative Conference in Springfield. They have met LaHood in his office in the Capitol Building, and he has taken them to the floor of the Senate to explain the decisionmaking process. “Our goal has always been to have him visit our parks and facilities, and during one of his presentations at the conference this year, he stated that was one of his goals as well,” Russell said. “We feel very fortunate to have received a call requesting a scheduled time.”
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In other business at Monday’s park board meeting, Russell said the Metro Center swimming pool remains closed for now, after being closed Monday in order to clean the filtering system. As part of the update, the park board took a tour of the swimming pool area and the pit which needed to be cleaned. Maintenance coordinator Mike Anderson explained the cleaning process, which involved removing wet rock/sand from a pit,
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