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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Granville a step closer to Codifying ordinances on the board’s agenda By Ken Schroeder
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GRANVILLE — The Granville Village Board began its Sept. 16 meeting with a moment of silence for long-time village employee Karen Richardson. Richardson passed away the night of the Sept. 2 board meeting, and members learned of her
death afterward. Marcia Clifford of General Code came to the board with a presentation and information on the proposed codification of Granville’s ordinances. Clifford had presented a proposal to the village three years ago, but it was never acted upon. However, Clifford noted the price difference on the project was minimal.
Once the board agrees to the process, Clifford said the company would look over the current stack of ordinances, then contact the board in a conference call to review ordinances and wording. “What we don’t want to have happen is for there to be a point in the project where we’re asking for a lot of information from you, and it’s at budget time, elections or a local festival, or something that might tie you up,” Clifford said. “Once that is done, then it goes back to the editors for
a more detailed review.” During the review, the editors will look for conflicting ordinances and inconsistencies that might exist. They will also confirm village ordinances conform to Illinois state statutes and offer changes in verbiage in ordinances that may be confusing or unclear. The project will take approximately 12 to 18 months and cost nearly $12,000, which can be spread over three fiscal years. The cost includes any updates and maintenance during the first year.
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HENNEPIN – The Hennepin Village Board met on Sept. 17. At the top of the agenda was the presentation of the annual Deck Vocational scholarships. Venessa Voss, daughter of Jolene and Steve Voss, won the first-place $1,200 scholarship. Voss is currently studying medicine with the goal of being a pediatrician. Harold Fay Jr., son of Amy and Harold Fay Sr., was awarded the second-place scholarship of $1,000. Fay Jr. is currently majoring in engineering. Both students are attending Illinois Valley Community College. According to Hennepin Mayor Kevin Coleman, the scholarships are to help Hennepin residents. “We have been doing this for several years as a way to help those students who may not be going to college on a full scholarship,” Coleman said. “There was a thirdplace scholarship, but no one applied for it. Every year it’s a struggle to get someone to apply for all of the scholarships.” Village Engineer Bill Shafer presented bids for potential street work. Planned work to be done includes replacing some sidewalks and handicapped ramps in
the downtown business area. The proposal of $60,326.30 by Universal Asphalt and Excavating, Inc. of LaSalle was chosen as the low bidder. The projected completion date of the projects is Oct. 18. The board approved this bid. The Christmas lighting vendor contract was discussed and approved for $1,650 for the next three years. The price will reflect an increase of $150 over the three years of the new contract. The village also puts up additional lights over trees in the Walter Durley Boyle Park. It was voted on to move to the more energy efficient LED lights. The LED lights are easier to hang for the volunteers who work on this project each year. A discussion was also held on a potential new date for electronic recycling in the village. Coleman explained to the board members state grant money for this type of event is gone. This will lead to any village that hosts an event being charged by the pound for how much is collected. For example, the going rate is four cents a pound, and the last recycling event at Hennepin collected 19,000 pounds, so the cost to the village would have been $760. A consensus was reached
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Maggie Richetta (left), Madison Boggio (below, right) and Gavin Cimei look through their new dictionaries. Each year the Putnam County Rotary hands out dictionaries for each third-grader in the Putnam County Elementary School. This year Rotary members Darrell and Jeanne Alleman, Jim Mack, Adrienne Shore, Sandy Woest and Jay McCracken were on hand to give out 64 dictionaries to the three third-grade class sections. The Rotarians also taught a short lesson on how to use the dictionary. PCR photos/Dixie Schroeder
Street work nearing completion in Mark By Ken Schroeder
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MARK — Work continues on street projects in Mark with most work expected to be done before the end of the month. That was the news delivered by Village Engineer Jack Kusek at the Mark Village Board meeting on Sept. 16. The St. Paul Street project is moving ahead,
although Kusek noted the project was approximately a week behind schedule. Much of the delay was likely caused by the weather conditions during the past few weeks. Testing of the new water and sewer lines on St. Paul Street is being done, and the water line is being chlorinated. Work on the line was expected to be done by Sept. 20. The asphalt project on
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In other action, the board: • Learned the Mark Police Department has ordered two replacement tactical vests for its officers. • Learned Ragan Communications has replaced the speaker on the tornado siren. Earlier this month, the siren failed to sound during its monthly testing. Division Street is nearing completion, with work to
be finished on Sept. 20 as well.
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the village’s yearly budget audit. McNeill told the board the audit report came back clean. “Overall, the village’s financial position is very solid with strong cash balances in each fund,” McNeill said. The village approved the audit results. • Approved the purchase of a new steel plow for the village public works department at a cost of $8,819. • Approved donations of $1,000 to the Putnam County Wellness Fund and $200 for the Partners in Education Fund.
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Hennepin presents Deck Vocational scholarships By Dixie Schroeder
A deluxe edition of the process exists which allows for more cross-referencing, which the board requested a quote for. Once the codification is completed, there will be a link on the village website that will refer to the codified ordinances, allowing residents and contractors to refer to village policies before any projects are started. In other action, the board: • Received a report from Brandon McNeill of Hopkins and Associates on
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