In a relatively brief meeting Monday night, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted unanimously to enter into a lease-purchase arrangement to acquire three new school buses for the district’s Transportation Department. Two of the 77-passenger Bluebird buses are equipped with underbelly luggage compartments, Supt. Shane Owsley told the board, […]
Benld accepts bid for preliminary work at sports complex site
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night accepted of bid of $18,480 from Ranger Excavating for preliminary work on developing the former site of the Benld Elementary School as a sports park and outdoor recreation area. The preliminary work includes demolishing and excavating existing softball field fencing, demolition and excavation of dugouts, and […]
Council narrowly approves patrol boat purchase, tables action on Bobcat, boom mower acquisitions
A divided Gillespie City Council voted 4-3 Monday night to purchase a used boat for patrolling Gillespie Lake. Lake Committee chair Landon Pettit said Lake Superintendent Gary Thornhill has been using his personal vessel for lake patrol after the city sold off a patrol boat two years ago. Recently, Thornhiill’s boat sustained minor damage while […]
School Board hires elementary teachers for current school year
With the start of the school year looming next week, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education took action Thursday night to fill last-minute staff vacancies. Meeting in special session, the board met for 40 minutes in executive session before taking action in open action to complete staffing needs for the […]
School board accepts two resignations
Meeting in special session Monday night, the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education accepted “with regret” the resignations of BenGil Elementary School teachers Jay Weber and Allison McElroy. The board also voted to post a vacancy for one elementary school teaching position. The second position was posted by board action during the board’s […]
School board lists residential lots for sale, votes to temporarily invest bond sale funds
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted Monday night to declare lots owned by the district in the City of Gillespie as surplus property and offer them for sale via sealed bid. The parcels will be advertised for sale with bids due by the end of business on Friday, Aug. […]
Benld Council votes to bid first phase of sports complex; Receives report on water tower painting project
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to advertise for bids for preliminary work at the former site of Benld Elementary School, considered a report on the status of a project to repair the city’s water tower, and authorized payment of about one-half of the contract cost to the contractor On […]
School board amends budget, names new architect of record
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to amend the 2022-23 budget, adjusting the budget for the Transportation Fund upward from $707,798 to $867,309 to account for additional expenses incurred as a result of leasing three new buses for the next five years. The original budget was […]
Benld Council approves appropriation ordinance, authorizes final payouts for sewer project
Members of the Benld City Council on Monday night approved an appropriation ordinance of nearly $2.4 million to govern spending for the fiscal year that began May 1, and approved final payouts to Haier Plumbing and Heating, Okawville, totaling $229,948.89 for a recently completed sewer improvement project. The appropriation ordinance, approved unanimously without discussion on […]
Gillespie Council approves $14.7 million appropriation, eyes development of 45-acre solar array field
Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night approved an appropriation ordinance of about $14.7 million, voted to direct the Zoning Commission to schedule a public hearing on a variance requested by a solar power company, and approved the appointment of a new council member to represent Ward 4. During a public hearing prior […]
School board authorizes $1.6 million bond sale
After more than an hour of debate, members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted 5-2 Monday night to approve a resolution authorizing the sale of $1.6 million in alternate revenue bonds to finance capital improvement projects, including safety projects, over the next three years. In a separate action, the board […]
Benld Council strengthens building permit ordinance
Meeting a day after record rainfall flooded streets and basements in Benld, the Benld City Council on Monday night approved an ordinance amendment to beef up enforcement of building permit requirements for construction projects and briefly discussed the city’s response to the previous night’s flooding. The amended ordinance, unanimously approved by the newly seated city […]
Gillespie Council authorizes lawsuit against water infrastructure contractor
Members of the Gillespie City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to authorize City Attorney Rick Verticchio to send a notice of the city’s intention to sue to Haier Plumbing and Heating, Okawville, the general contractor for the city’s $10 million water infrastructure improvement project completed nearly two years ago. The action followed a 15-minute […]
School board seats new members, conducts bond issue hearing
Community Unit School District 7’s Board of Education on Monday night seated newly elected board members, elected officers for the next two years, took another step toward issuing about $1.6 million in alternative revenue bonds, and tentatively discussed projects on which the money might be spent. A brief public hearing on the bond issue was […]
Benld Council approves farmers market project, rejects bid for former bank property
During a relatively brief, occasionally contentious, meeting Monday night, members of the Benld City Council agreed to rent city park facilities to a pair of community boosters for a series of farmers market events from May through October but rejected the sole bid for the purchase of a vacant lot in the 300 block of […]
School Board lays groundwork for $1.8 million bond issue
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night approved a resolution that lays the groundwork for issuing up to $1.8 in alternate revenue bonds to finance school facility improvements. Actually issuing the bonds, however, could be another three months or more away if the board ultimately decides to proceed […]
Benld Council eyes development at former Benld school site
Meeting in a relatively brief session Monday night, the Benld City Council briefly discussed the future development of the former Benld Elementary School site as a sports park and recreation area, approved $6,150 in masonry repairs at the Civic Center and directed City Attorney Rick Verticchio to write to Gillespie Police Chief Jared DePoppe regarding […]
Gillespie Council continues campaign against derelict properties
Members of the Gillespie City Council approved a resolution on Monday night declaring 301 E. Maple St. a public nuisance and directed the City Attorney to prepare a similar resolution for property a 106 Henry St. as the city continues its crackdown on derelict properties. Additionally, the council voted unanimously to convey property at 204 […]
Benld Council awards trash hauling contract to Republic Sanitation
Benld residents will continue to have their trash picked up weekly by Republic Sanitation Services but the price will increase slightly as of April 1 following action taken Monday night during a brief special meeting of the council. The city’s current contract with Republic is set to expire March 31. Mayor Jim Kelly opened bids […]
School Board votes to participate in Liquid Asset Fund
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to approve a resolution authorizing the district to participate in the Illinois School District Liquid Asset Fund+, an investment pool in which more than 600 of the state’s 900 school districts participate. Supt. Shane Owsley said the measure will allow […]
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