Earlier in September, I was fortunate to be a part of a meeting at the Minier Fire District where over 100 residents attended a "Town Hall" meeting to discuss potential upgrades to Stringtown Road between Hopedale and Stanford. A special thank you to many folks would be in order, including Little Mackinaw Township and Road District officials, several of my fellow County Board members, County Highway officials, Representative Rich Brauer, Senator Bill Brady, and their staffs. It is also important to thank everyone who spent the time to attend and ask questions. The meeting concluded with a plan for residents to circulate a petition for Rep. Brauer and Sen. Brady to present to the Illinois Department of Transportation. I am happy to report that on October 4, a teleconference has been tentatively set between the Representative, Senator, and IDOT to talk about this situation.
The September 25, 2013, meeting of the Tazewell County Board began with a presentation from the Heart of Illinois United Way, including comments from two United Way agencies in Tazewell County - the Tazewell County Resource Center, and the Center for Prevention of Abuse.
Four committees of the Board also met "in-place" in order for the full Board to act. For example, the Property Committee met to approve the purchase of two pieces of real estate in Pekin, located at South 4th Street and another one on Elizabeth Street. Both of these purchases were approved in-place and by the full Board.
Another item of interest pulled from the Consent Agenda related to the increase in Document Storage and Clerk Automation Fee for the Circuit Clerk.
I would like to thank Circuit Clerk Lincoln Hobson, various County Board members, and also the Mayors/Village Presidents and Police Chiefs of many municipalities in my District for taking the time to discuss this fee plan with me. The Board voted to refer this plan back to the Finance Committee for more discussion.
