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SV looks at future street program By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com
SPRING VALLEY — The Spring Valley City Council held a Streets and Alleys Committee meeting on Monday night to discuss applying for a program that would help fund maintenance work and repairs to secondary streets. Alderman Chuck Han-
son, who is chairman of the streets and alleys committee, called for the meeting, so council members could sit down with city engineer Larry Good to gather more information about the program and look at the streets within the city that need work and would qualify under the program’s eligibility. Good explained the
program covers a portion of funding for maintenance to roads designated as urban streets. The council has control over which streets are maintained under the program, but the streets have to meet specific requirements, such as they have to start and stop at a primary and secondary route, and can’t include work on a
few blocks of secondary streets that don’t connect to primary streets. Good talked about Spring Valley’s project involving milling and resurfacing on Cornelia Street from Saint Paul Street to Dakota Street. Also, it would replace curbing and gutter work at the Erie and Cleveland street intersections on that strip of road.
The program funding is 80/20, which means the city would be responsible for paying 20 percent of the work. Mayor Walt Marini pointed out just doing three blocks of the work would total around $57,000 for the city’s share. Since the program funding would not be available until around
2017-18, the city could put aside $20,000 each year leading up to 2017 to avoid having to pay the big chunk of money all in one year, Marini said. Aldermen agreed with saving $20,000 each year, while Alderman Dave Pelligrini commented the council should take
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Holiday happenings, compliments of Bureau Valley students Kindergarten through second-grade students from Bureau Valley South in Wyanet traveled to Bureau Valley High School to strut their holiday stuff for family and friends. Students performed a variety of holiday music under the direction of music teacher Cindy Martin
Princeton welcomes ‘The Spirit of Princeton’ By Zita Henneberry zhenneberry@bcrnews.com
PRINCETON — The city of Princeton will soon own the “Spirit of Princeton” trolley, being donated by Princeton resident Steven Kiser. Princeton City Manager Clawson said the details have been worked out, and the trolley will be owned by the city of Princeton as soon as Kiser signs over the deed. Clawson believes the trolley will benefit Princeton in many ways. “It will help with tourism overall,” he continued, “This will attract people that are limited in mobility knowing Year 168 No. 146 Two Sections - 28 Pages
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that the trolley can get them from their vehicle to the specific event location.” Princeton City Commissioner Ray Swanson explained Kiser approached him several months ago wanting to donate the trolley to the city of Princeton. Swanson said Kiser had felt the city was the best place for the trolley. The council agreed the trolley will need to be stored indoors to prolong its life and usefulness to the city. Clawson said it will be stored in one of Princeton’s public works facilities. Kiser is donating the trolley to Princ-
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Armed robbery investigation continues By Goldie Currie gcurrie@bcrnews.com
PRINCETON — The Princeton Police Department continues to investigate the Nov. 21 armed robbery at Princeton Pharmacy. On Wednesday, Princeton Police Lt. Barry Portman confirmed police continue to look into the many leads received following the incident. He could not release any further details about the robbery. As previously reported in the Bureau County Republican, an unidentified while male subject entered the phar-
macy, located on North Main Street, around 6:32 p.m. After displaying a handgun, he left with an undetermined amount of narcotics. The suspect, who was described as being short and stocky, had been wearing a camouflage coat with hood and a camouflage face mask. Princeton Police Department responded to the scene immediately. Portman was able to confirm there were no injuries reported following the robbery. No further details about the suspect
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