July Meeting Report

The July 27 meeting of the Tazewell County Board started with two reports from fellow board members:

1) Monica Connett (District 1), shared information regarding a fundraiser for a motorized wheelchair transport bicycle for Schramm School (donations can be made here); and

2) Carroll Imig, the Board's liaison on the Mackinaw Valley Water Authority, provided an update from his day in Springfield at the Mahomet Aquifer Stakeholders' Conference. Among other things, I learned that the aquifer (a water source for a large portion of our county) begins in Pennsylvania and runs to the Illinois River.

After these communications, the Board took the following actions (among other things):

* Approved an engineering agreement with Illinois Department of Transportation for the bridge replacement for Manito Road over the Mackinaw River;

* Appointed those on the County Clerk's Election Judge List; 

* Authorized a replacement hire for a Deputy in the Sheriff's Department; and

* Agreed to annual recycling grant payments to various municipalities for curbside recycling, including Washington and East Peoria.

IMPORTANT NOTE: while the Board approved the Election Judge List, County Clerk Webb confirmed that there is still a need for many more judges, especially for a Presidential election.  If you or someone you know (including older high schoolers with permission) is interested in serving as a judge, please contact the Election Division at (309) 477-2267.