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ICC unanimously approves RICL Power line will stretch 121 miles through Illinois By Kathleen Schultz Shaw Media Service
The Illinois portion of the Rock Island Clean Line (RICL) energy transmission project, which will cut through part of Bureau and other counties, was approved Tuesday, Clean Line Energy Partners LLC, said in a news release Tuesday afternoon.
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) unanimously approved an order granting Rock Island Clean Line LLC, a subsidiary of Clean Line Energy, a certificate of public convenience and necessity, which will allow it to build and operate the 121-mile Illinois portion of the new 500-mile direct current electric power line. If approved, the line is slated to deliver 3,500
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RICL route through Illinois megawatts of wind power from the greater northwest Iowa area to Illinois, the release said. It will begin in north
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central O’Brien County, Iowa, and end at a Commonwealth Edison substation in Grundy County. In Illinois, it begins in
Rock Island County at the Mississippi River south of Cordova, and then runs through Whiteside, Henry, Bureau and LaSal-
le counties before ending in Grundy County. The company recently
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Three running for mayor; six running for commissioner By Terri Simon tsimon@bcrnews.com
PRINCETON — The petitions have been filed. Princeton residents will have three candidates from which to choose for mayor, and six candidates from which to choose for commissioner. Princeton City Clerk Pete Nelson confirmed there will be no need for a primary election prior to the April 7, 2015, consolidated election which determines mayoral seats, commissioners/ trustees, school boards, library boards, park boards and two Bureau County fire department districts – Tiskilwa and Malden. A primary election would have been required if more than four people turned in a petition for mayor and/or more than eight people turned in petitions for the two open seats for city commissioner. Those numbers were not met, so the two commissioner seats and the mayoral seat will be determined in April. The three men who filed petitions for Princeton mayor are Joel Quiram, Bob Warren and Ray Swanson. All three men currently fill comYear 168 No. 141 Three Sections - 40 Pages
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missioner seats on the Princeton City Council. The order of the aforementioned names are in the order in which their petitions were turned in to the Princeton City Clerk. That order also determines the way their names will appear on the April 2015 ballot. Princeton Mayor Keith Cain has decided not to seek re-election. Cain has served a total of 19 years on the Princeton City Council — three as a commissioner and the last 16 as mayor. Six people have thrown their hats in the ring for Princeton City Commissioner. Again, the order of the names listed reflects the order in which their petitions were turned in and the order their names will ultimately appear on the ballot. Seeking a Princeton City Commissioner seat are Jerry Neumann, Laura Favia, Paul Breseman, Nathan Mangrich, Michael Eggers and Michael Wendt. All of these candidates are newcomers to the city council. There are two open commissioner seats available — those currently held by Quiram and Swanson. Comment on this story at www.bcrnews.com.
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Talkin’ turkey This pair of turkeys could be discussing the Thanksgiving holiday ... or perhaps they’re just thankful they were overlooked this year for someone’s holiday table. Either way, the Bureau County Republican wishes you a healthy and happy Thanksgiving, filled with all the things that make it special for your family and friends.
SV Council sets LED sign regulations By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com
SPRING VALLEY — The Spring Valley City Council passed an ordinance on Monday amending the Spring Valley Land Development code to include regulations on LED advertising signs. The plan commis-
sion met on Nov. 12 and reviewed the ordinance prepared by Spring Valley City Attorney Jim Andreoni. As previously reported, the ordinance had to be referred to the Spring Valley Plan Commission, since the ordinance would amend the text of the Spring Valley Land Development Code, which is the
zoning ordinance for the city. According to meeting minutes, the plan commission members unanimously approved the ordinance subject to the requirement that the ordinance be edited to make it clear that all references in the ordinance were to electronic message display panel advertising signs,
and to include language that all signs come into compliance within one year of the passage of the ordinance. This would include signs which would have otherwise been considered a non-conforming sign under the provisions of the draft ordinance. Spring Valley’s new
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