City of 118 Hillsboro Ave. Edwardsville, IL • (618) 692-7500
Art 692-7531
Michelle Boyer 692-7520
CITY ATTORNEY: Jeffrey Berkbigler (618) 659-8806
DIRECTOR OF RESOURCES: Amanda Tucker (618) 655-1164
DIRECTOR OF I.T. Devin Gray (618) 692-7502
DIRECTOR Nate Tingley (618) 692-7538
DIRECTOR Michael Fillback (618) 692-7526
DIRECTOR Eric Williams (618) 692-7535
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: James Arnold (618) 692-7533
FINANCE DIRECTOR: Jeanne Wojcieszak (618) 692-7500 James Whiteford (618) 692-7540
Non-Emergency Police: (618) 656-2131
Non-Emergency Fire: (618) 692-7541
Public Works: (618) 692-7535
Parks & Recreation: (618) 692-7538
Gas & Electric – Ameren: (800) 755-5000
Water - City of Edwardsville: (618) 692-7538
Trash – Allied Waste/Republic: (800) 755-5000
Ward 1 Chris Farrar
Ward 1 Chris Farrar
Ward 2 Jack Burns
Ward 2 Jack Burns
Ward 3 Janet Stack
Ward 3 Janet Stack
Ward 4 SJ Morrison
Ward 4 SJ Morrison
Ward 5 Will Krause
Ward 5 Will Krause
Ward 6 Jennifer Warren
Ward 6 Craig Louer
Ward 7 Elizabeth Grant
Ward 7 Art Risavy
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The biggest change to Edwardsville’s Interstate 55 zoning code is removing bulk regulations, such as setbacks or building height, based on building type. Instead, bulk regulations are now based on zoning district. The city council passed the new changes at its Aug. 16 meeting.
This change will allow the standard development process to happen now – subdividing the land before the final end user is known.
The city has long foreseen that its eastern side is where its future growth lies. There’s no possible southern or western expansion and over the past few years, east has been preferred over north. Two of District 7’s newer schools are on this side of town. The newer of the two YMCA locations is on Goshen Road. A new fire station will soon rise on Governors’ Parkway, Anderson Hospital has built its Goshen Medical Campus with three buildings so far and there’s Plummer Family Sports Park.
Other zoning code highlights include shared parking between uses with opposite peak hours, such as what is proposed for 400 N. Main St. Up to one-quarter of a site’s required parking can be land-banked, or held within greenspace that can later be converted for parking, if needed. All developments must provide bicycle parking within 50 feet of the building’s entrance.
For every street type except residential, a 10-foot-wide shareduse path is required on both sides of the street. In residential zones, street types are designed with five-foot-wide sidewalks on both sides. Each cul-de-sac street must have a pedestrian access easement of at least 10 feet in width to connect to the transportation network.
Another major change is the zoning sub-districts have been renamed. The area once known as
Town Center has been split into two. The Goshen Medical Campus anchors the southwest corner of the Goshen Center, a L-shaped district that parallels District Drive up to the parkway and east along the north side of Goshen Road. Next to that, in a zig-zag shape, is Goshen Mixed Us. Surrounding both Goshen zones on three sides are tracts marked residential.
“I want to make sure readers know that the land identified in the zoning sub-districts is mostly in unincorporated Madison County,” said City Planner Emily Calderon. “At the time when it annexes to the city, which will happen when a development comes in, it will become zoned as laid out in the plan. Just because land is zoned residential, doesn’t mean we’re gonna come in and annex them to the city and zone their property next month.”
She said it means that down the road, if anything ever happens, if they develop the property, if they annex it into the city, that would be its long-range zoning classification.
The residential zones reach from
the southeast corner of Dunlap Lake, across the parkway and cover a large swath of farmland south of Goshen Road. On the other side of the interstate, bordered by East Mick and Staunton roads, is another parallelogram of residentially zoned land. North of that is a rectangle marked off as Goshen Commercial and north of that a larger rectangle of Pin Oak Commercial with two smaller Goshen Commercial zones flanking it.
In 2017, the city hired Teska Associates to compete a review and audit of the zoning and land development codes. The kickoff meeting for the changes was a virtual meeting in May 2020. The pandemic quickly made this a non-priority for a while, Calderon said. The results are these changes.
“I definitely think the new code will make development easier,” she said. “The old code made it difficult to subdivide land.”
What building types are permitted in each district?
Multi-family developments are
only allowed in the Goshen Center and Goshen mixed-use districts, which are bounded by Goshen Road on the south, a part of Ridge View Road on the east, District Drive on the west and a section of the parkway on the north. All of the areas marked residential are for single-family homes and townhomes.
Goshen Center will be where the city will allow planned unit developments (PUDs) that are a minimum of 15 acres and the area has a commercial and office focus.
The adjacent mixed-use area will include retail, office and residential uses in the same building. Other appropriate uses include senior citizen housing churches and buildings that house civic functions and entertainment activities.
The Goshen Commercial zone is predominantly an office and employment area and may include commercial and civic functions.
The Pin Oak Commercial area will house office, commercial, medical and unique uses as part of the city’s eastern gateway.
While summer heat and humidity set another record high temperature outside on Tuesday, June 12th, it felt like a crisp autumn day in the seats at the new R.P. Lumber Center in Edwardsville.
City officials showed off the new ice rink, teen center, fitness facility and overall community center to those who donated money to its construction, sponsors who paid to have naming rights to various parts of the facility, for city employees and their families, and for elected officials from the villages of Hamel and Glen Carbon, which joined Edwardsville in supporting the facility, along with District 7, SIUE, the Junior Service Club and many others.
The doors opened at 6 p.m. and for 30 minutes, folks could wander about both levels of the building and check out the furnishings, the features and more. Some people quickly made themselves at home. Four young female figure skaters gave a mild ice exhibition to music played from the building’s sound system.
As 6:30 p.m. approached, visitors were asked to gather in the hockey bleachers while specific officials made their way on to the ice to seats and a podium placed on red carpet runners.
Three speeches followed, remarks from Mayor Art Risavy, from area lumber magnate Robert Plummer and from former Mayor Hal Patton, whose passion for hockey in general and this project in particular, got the puck moving at least eight years ago.
Plummer stepped to the podium, his sense of humor intact.
“I appreciate everybody taking time out of their busy schedules to be here tonight. I look around and [while] this place is beautiful, I don’t see a lot of wood in here,” he quipped.
Plummer thanked multiple people, organizations and municipalities. He encouraged the crowd to patronize many of the local business supporters of the project, if they do not already.
“We couldn’t do this without our
employees. I know quite a few of our employees are here tonight. If you see an employee of ours, please thank them; they’re the ones who really made this possible.”
Before stepping away, Plummer suggested the crowd good-naturedly hassle Edwardsville Parks Director Nate Tingley.
“Nate forgot all about asking me to come to the groundbreaking [in April 2021],” Plummer said. “Let me guarantee you, when he needed [something] for this building, he never forgot my name.”
Risavy and other city officials emphasized that the R.P. Lumber Center is not just one thing – not only an ice rink for hockey, figure skating and open skates, not just a track, not simply a teen center. It is all of those things and more, it’s a community center that has been sorely needed.
“The R.P Lumber Center has something for everyone and I’m so proud to be here tonight to help celebrate,” Risavy said. “There are many people that had a hand in
making the R.P. Lumber Center a success.”
He thanked citizens who supported the project; city employees involved in the project; former and current aldermen for their vision regarding this facility; the villages of Glen Carbon and Hamel and its elected officials; the Gori Law Firm, of which Randy Gori donated $500,000 toward the project’s design and architecture.
“There are two people who deserve special recognition,” Risavy said. “Without them, the R.P. Lumber Center doesn’t happen. First, Hal Patton, our former mayor, has worked tirelessly from day one to ensure this project exceeds expectations.”
“Lastly, I would like to thank Mr. Bob Plummer, his entire family and the dedicated employees of R.P. Lumber for everything they do.”
Patton compared the planning, design and construction of the facility to the hurdles and obstacles faced by the U.S. Hockey Team at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New
York until Feb. 2 that year, when they won gold.
“Isn’t this amazing?” he said to the crowd, gesturing around at the facility. “I can’t believe S.M. Wilson built it. It took a long time and a tremendous amount of tenacity and passion.”
Patton said the project owes a lot to former District 7 Superintendent Dr. Ed Hightower in 2014 for making the calls to set up the initial meeting about this center. Patton recalled that Hightower called 27 people to attend a meeting in his office at Hadley House. He told them they had 17 days to assemble a grant proposal to get $2.5 million for an ice rink in Edwardsville. On Oct. 3, 2020, Patton found out they won the grant funds.
He asked for a moment of silence to remember Randy Gori and his contribution. After several seconds, an anonymous young boy cried out, “Yeah!” Patton said that was probably what Gori would have said as the crowd laughed.
Aside from himself, Patton credited former alderman Tom Butts, City Engineer Ryan Zwijack and Public Works Director Eric Williams with being the driving force behind this project, or Team Tenacity as Patton referred to them.
He gestured to the scoreboard at one end of the rink, which showed seven points for the home team and none for the visitors, to indicate the aldermen’s unanimous vote to approve the project on June 14,
2022.
Patton referred to hiring Mike Chiodini for the architectural duties as a “hat trick.” Traditionally, a hat trick happens in hockey or soccer when a single player scores three goals in the same game.
“It wasn’t just a place to skate but it was a place to learn. It was a place to exercise and a place to learn what this community is really about. When kids and families come here, I want them to know that it’s because of 500 to 1,000 community members who supported this project.”
He thanked former Glen Carbon Mayor Robert Jackstadt; the Junior Service Club; Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD); the Edwardsville Community Foundation; Korte Construction; Keller Construction; Contegra Construction; J.F. Electric; Crevo Capital; and many of the other sponsors whose names grace the boards or are infused within the ice.
While referring to David Oates, founder of Oates and Associates, who has a grandchild in Tiger Hockey, Patton brought up an important point about the rink for many hockey families – with its opening, they will no longer have to travel to East Alton, Granite City or O’Fallon as often for practices and games.
“We are excited and proud of this facility,” said Glen Carbon Mayor Bob Marcus. “We are happy to have donated money for its construction
($1 million). It’s a great day.” Marcus said that he has only received positive feedback from the village board of trustees and others in the village. “Some trustees may come here tonight. We’re positive and excited.”
Marcus along with any village board of trustee members later made their way to the village’s first board meeting of June.
After the remarks ended, crews cleared the ice for an hour of open skating to anyone who wanted to lace up a pair of blades and venture out, followed by a high school hockey scrimmage at 8:15 p.m.
City Administrator Kevin Head talked about the center’s importance after the speeches ended.
“I’m excited for it to really open tomorrow (Wednesday) and for the entire community to use it,” he said.
Joe’s Market Basket will handle concessions and there’s a conference room that has already attracted multiple reservations. Upstairs is a track for all types of recreation, with its four lanes that encircle the rink from above. There’s also a fitness center down the hall from the track. Outside of The Garage, which is an exclusive space for teens with its three, roll-up doors, has an attached patio with umbrella tables for summer and fire pits for fall and winter.
Sarah Dawson, past president of the Junior Service Center, which helped
with the design and furnishing of the teen center with Edwardsville High School student input, said the results have exceeded her expectations.
“Looking at it and seeing our kids in the center, coming here, I’m so excited,” she said.
She remembered receiving a phone call on Thanksgiving weekend in 2018 from Patton and she momentarily wondered what was wrong, she recalled.
“His excitement was contagious,” she remembered.
Lisa Grote, who was JSC president in 2020 when they voted to join the project, said it took everyone in the group to commit to a project of this magnitude. The students said they wanted somewhere to go after school that had a “coffeehouse vibe.”
“My 14-year-old son sat on one of the couches in here and said, ‘This is awesome,’” Grote said.
Rachelle Lengermann, a project executive with Plocher Construction and a Highland resident, came to the soft opening as a hockey mom with her two sons, Nolan, 10, and Henry, 7.
She said before COVID, they played roller hockey but since the pandemic, all they wanted to do was get back on the ice and play hockey. Now, they can at R.P. Lumber Center.
“For the boys, the favorite part is the ice; for me, it’s easy to access. Now, we don’t have to go to St. Louis or East Alton for them to play,” she said.
The mural at the southwest corner of West Vandalia and South Main streets in downtown Edwardsville on the exterior building wall facing Walgreens is complete. The mural was created by artist Daniel Ricketts of St. Louis Sign & Mural. This is one of 12 murals to be displayed in a new Route 66 project funded by the Great Rivers & Routes
Tourism Bureau with a $919,000 grant. The Route 66 Mural Program is just one part of a multi-layered Route 66 product development plan created by the Tourism Bureau in preparation for the 100th anniversary celebration of Route 66 in 2026.
Using a similar layout, each of the 12 murals will have a signature touch that highlights the city where the mural is located. Ricketts is slated to
paint the remaining 10 murals in East St. Louis, Hamel, Granite City, Livingston, Staunton, Carlinville, Girard, Gillespie, Virden and Litchfield.
The mural at the southwest corner of West Vandalia and South Main streets in downtown Edwardsville on the exterior building wall facing Walgreens is complete.
The mural was created by artist
Daniel Ricketts of St. Louis Sign & Mural. This is one of 12 murals to be displayed in a new Route 66 project funded by the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau with a $919,000 grant. The Route 66 Mural Program is just one part of a multi-layered Route 66 product development plan created by the Tourism Bureau in preparation for the 100th anniversary celebration of Route 66 in 2026.
Kurt Prenzler, CPA, Madison County Board Chairman
Judy Kuhn (R)
Bill Meyer (R)
Michael “Mick” Madison (R)
Valarie Doucleff (R)
Michael J. Walters (R) Bruce Malone (D)
Dalton Gray (R)
Michael Babcock (D) Terry Eaker (R)
Christopher Hankins (D)
Aaron Messner (R)
Denise Wiehardt (R)
Victor A. Valentine, Jr. (D)
John “Eric” Foster (R)
Stacey Pace (R)
Bobby Ross (R)
Robert Pollard (D)
Jack Minner (D)
Nick Petrillo (D)
Gussie Glasper (D)
Jamie Goggin (R) Chris Guy (R)
Elizabeth (Liz) Dalton (D)
Michael “Doc Holliday” Sr.
Bill Stoutenborough (D) Matthew King (D)
Erica ConwayHarriss (R)
Ryan Kneedler (R)
Are you familiar with Madison County’s Emergency Management Agency’s (EMA) Code Red?
“Code Red is Madison County’s notification system,” said Mary Kate Brown. “It handles anything emergency-related.”
Brown, the county’s interim director at the EMA, said some people refer to Code Red as a “reverse 911 system.”
“Meaning that anyone who is in the 911 database can be reached via this system. This includes any household or business with a landline phone. Mobile phones can also be registered into the system by those who choose to do so.”
Code Red is a critical communications software made by OnSolve, out of Alpharetta, Georgia. Since 2014, the county’s EMA has used the system to issue notifications to residents county-wide, in a targeted municipality, or even on a single street.
The weather warning alerts are opt-in only meaning residents have to sign up to receive notifications either via call, text, email or a combination of all three. The alerts are automatically sent out by the system when a person’s registered address falls within a polygon that the National Weather Service has issued for a severe storm or tornado warning.
Other Code Red examples of alerts are burn bans and shelter-in-place.
“The first time we ever used it, someone had cut the 911 fiberoptic cable, so we were able to use Code Red to notify all of the residents who had signed up or who had a landline, not to call 911,” she said of the outage, which lasted about 24 hours.
Brown said St. Clair County uses Code Red, too.
As more people have abandoned their landline phones, Brown implores any county residents who have not signed up to do so for Code Red. To sign up, visit https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/enUS/68684CD288F8
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Danny Picarella was recognized last week by Glen Carbon Mayor Bob Marcus for 24 years of service to the village.
Picarella has been a public works employee since April 1998, when he started working in the village's street department. Picarella and other employees are responsible for operating and maintaining the village's 66 miles of roads and three recreational parks.
He said he spent 14 years working for the department but he enrolled in a certification program at SIUE in 2001 that enabled him to get a Class C Operator's Certificate. That allowed him to transfer to the village's water department in 2012, where he spent the next decade. There, he and other employees were responsible for the operations and maintenance of 90 miles of water main and related equipment, more than 85 miles of sanitary sewer main and 29 lift pumping stations.
Picarella said financially and healthwise, now is a good time to step away from working for the village.
"I want to enjoy life and spend more time with my family," he said. "I've worked two jobs my whole adult life."
He said he will continue to serve out his term with Edwardsville Township, where he is the highway commissioner.
After he is done at the village, he said he plans to fish and travel. He said he also has a Honey-Do list awaiting him at home that is quite long.
"My days will start at 7 a.m. not 5 a.m., which will be nice," he said.
“Danny has honorably and faithfully served the needs of the village of Glen Carbon for over 24 years in both the street department and the utility department," said Public Works Director Scott Slemer. "His years of service have not gone unnoticed, and his knowledge will be sorely missed.”
Slemer said he will miss their daily interactions but looks forward to their continued friendship.
In 2017, Picarella said he was diagnosed with a long-term illness but by the time of his diagnosis, he had exhausted all of his sick time and vacation time. In response, many village employees elected to donate their vacation, sick or personal time to him that year so he could keep his job after being diagnosed.
"I will never forget that and I'm very grateful to them for that," he said. "I will miss the people here and knowing what's going on around the village," he said.
He and his wife have three sons. Picarella's last day working in village hall was on Tuesday, August 30, 2022.
Danny Picarella, a 24-year Glen Carbon employee, right, receives a recognition plaque from Mayor Bob Marcus, honoring Picarella for his years of service.Former Glen Carbon Mayor. Ronald J. “Ronnie” Foster Sr. died at 2:03 p.m. on Tuesday, August 17th at the age of 86 while at Anderson Hospital in Maryville.
Born and raised in Glen Carbon, he served as mayor from 1981 to 2001 and he spent 16 years as a village trustee. In his honor, village hall will install bunting to recognize his enormous contributions to the community.
During his tenure, Foster made significant accomplishments as mayor. He completed a major sanitary sewer project and a joint water agreement with Edwardsville, obtained funds to reconstruct Meridian and Glen Crossing roads, established the
Historical Preservation Commission and he was the driving force behind the Illinois Central Railroad Right of Way, which is now represented as the Ronald J. Foster Heritage Bike Trail. With Foster’s vision, the trail system which we know and love today became an integral part of our community.
Other substantial contributions include roadway improvements for Center Grove Road, Route159, Junction Drive and Cottonwood Road.
The award-winning Glen Carbon Centennial Library was formed under Foster’s direction. Village hall, located at 151 N. Main, was constructed during Foster’s term along with his involvement to approve the first senior /community center. His
intergovernmental agreements with Madison County, Edwardsville, Granite City, Maryville and Troy resulted in successful partnerships that still exist today. During his leadership, Foster was instrumental in Glen Carbon’s growth, personally going door-to-door to ask people to annex the village during the planning stages preceding Cottonwood Mall’s development.
Current Mayor Bob Marcus extends his sympathy to the family and
friends of Foster and expresses his appreciation for his long-lasting impact on our community.
“Ron Foster’s ability to forecast the future needs of the village was outstanding. We will forever be indebted to his leadership ability,” said Marcus. He went on to say, “Not only did his insight influence many of our greenspace initiatives, it also set the economic policy of the village. He will be sorely missed by all of us.”
By Charles Bollinger
About 13 months into his term as mayor, Bob Marcus provided a state of the village update to the village board, employees and residents who attended the trustee meeting on May 24.
“In the past year, we have had positive growth,” Marcus said, which is consistent with the village’s history as a coal mining and railroading town.
Growth, a new village website and additional personnel, including the village’s first communications manager, are just some of the highlights of the past 12 months. Between July of 2021 and March of this year, 11 people have joined the village staff, from Breanna Hosto in finance to communications manager
Nicole Dicks. The village updated its logo, retained the miner and will issue a new tagline during Homecoming later this month.
For 2021-2022, the village issued 409 building permits of all types, down from 475 the previous fiscal year. The total was 412 permits the year before that. The 2017-2018 fiscal year was the outlier when the village issued 1,778 permits at a time when low interest rates and attractive financing generated a lot of home remodeling, additions, etc.
As far as new construction, there have been
three new commercial construction permits issued and 40 residential ones for 2021-2022, compared to one and 40 in 2019-2020 and five and 44 in 2018-2019, respectively. The graph did not depict info for the 2020-2021 year.
Even though Building and Zoning Director Stacy Jose was on vacation, Marcus listed her department’s accomplishments over the past 12 months.
This summer - the village has two grants that will provide some jolts to Schon Park this summer. First, a 2022-2023 Park Enhancement Project (PEP) grant will allow for electrical expansion within the park. This will be used for future events that feature vendor booths, similar to Homecoming or Glenfest.
Second is a charging station for two electric vehicles (EVs) in or near the south end of the park’s main lot. The expansion grant is $62,092 while the charging station grant is $15,000.
Next is a water/sewer infrastructure project for the Nickel Plate Sewer Extensions using $1.74 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
In the spring of 2023, using Madison County and Congestion, Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) grants totaling $389,142, the village
will improve the Route 159 and Glen Carbon Road intersection by adding right turn lanes at the Walgreen’s on eastbound Cottonwood Road and another right-turn lane from North Main onto southbound 159.
In the fall of 2024 or the summer of 2025, Cougar and Junction Drive will be refinished, using grant money from the county and from surface transportation projects (STP) in the sum of $636,210.
Three of five or 60 percent of the lots at Sunset Park Plaza, along Route 157, have been developed. Those developments include Brightly Senior Living in October 2020, a 56unit assisted care facility; Edley’s BBQ, which opened in January 2021; and Brown Mortgage Group plans an almost 10,000-square-foot office building next to Edley’s.
Easily the biggest commercial announcement in the past year is Orchard Town Center, which was approved last October. A 14-lot development with a senior anchor store, formerly Menards and now Meijer; a mix of junior anchors; and 12 outlots, all on about 52 acres. The first approved outlot is for Chick-fil-A. The plan is to open the almost5,000-square-foot restaurant next spring with a dual-lane drive-through that has the capacity for up to 50 vehicles.
On the west side of the village, along Route 157, Bluffview Commerce Park construction is underway. Ameren Illinois opened lot #1 last September for its transmission, and operations control center (TOCC). Two other lots remain available.
On Route 159, Scooter’s Coffee opened last April as a drive-through coffee and pastry kiosk. Just to the north, Discount Tire construction crews will raze the old bank building and replace it with a tire and wheel store.
Departmental improvements include: renovated office space for employees; an online permitting system nearly ready for use; a code review of zoning and development is in progress; more than 45 acres have been annexed into the village; and building and development collected $135,000 in greenspace fees to improve village parks.
New businesses opening within the village in the past year include Hope Autism Clinic, Covered Bridge Bike Rental, Kane Mechanical, Inc. and CrossCountry Mortgage.
Getting into the village’s finances, Glen Carbon’s property values have been on the rise for many years, going back to 2013. Last year’s rate-setting equalized assessed valuation (EAV) is at $419 million. These rates are set by Madison County.
Moving on to the village’s tax rate history for the past 10 years, the numbers have mostly been in decline. In 2012, the rate was 0.8809 while in 2021, it was 0.7027.
“This is what we can control,” Marcus said of the tax rates, adding that on average, 10 to 11 percent of residents’ total tax bill is from the village. The village’s fire protection and library districts are separate entities.
Using four other area municipalities as comparisons, the village’s property taxes are lower than Edwardsville’s, Granite City’s and Maryville’s. Only Troy’s property tax rate is lower.
The village’s one percent municipal sales tax history also shows nothing but growth since 2012, when it stood at $2.4 million. Last year, it reached $4.4 million.
Glen Carbon has collected $20,840 in video gaming revenue since April 2021, averaging between $1,500 and $2,500 a month, Marcus said. This February (< $3,000) and April (~$2,575) have been the best months to date.
In public works, crews completed more of the village’s street maintenance program. The village designed, reviewed and made ready to bid a construction project that will add right-turn lanes to Cottonwood Road and North Main, with construction to start next year; contracted with WHKS to review future water source options; finalized its water meter
replacement program; completed two sewer lift stations upgrades; completed phase two of the village’s building changeover to LED light bulbs; completed Miner Park Pavilion upgrades; and, started designing Schon Park phase three.
Police Chief Todd Link reported 43,870 incidents last year. Almost 78 percent of those incidents were officer-initiated activity, meaning his officers are being proactive, Marcus said. Total arrests for 2021 were 771. Officers made 1,844 traffic stops last year with 1,068 warnings issued; 822 citations issued and of those, 286 citations were for speeding. There were 419 traffic crashes with eight percent personal injury.
Finally, the department can boast three graduates of the Southern Police Institute at Louisville Administrative Officers’ Course: Det. Sgt. Greg Boyer; Sgt. Jeff Blind; and Lt. Ned Miller.
Three police officers retired last year; two lateral hires, officer Benyr and officer Porter, and one probationary officer, officer Walters, replaced the retirees. The department completed 1,631 hours of training in the following courses: use of force and de-escalation; excited delirium and law applications, including legal updates.
“We support our police department, respond to resident issues in a timely fashion and we try to make Glen Carbon a better place to live and work,” Marcus said.
“In summary, I’d like to say the state of our village is strong. Built on a solid financial foundation, we have placed emphasis on personnel, staff appreciation, local business support and I believe village morale is very positive.”
Mayor Bob Marcus
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Harris Stowe State University Laclede Ave. St. Louis, MO (314) 340-3366
Ranken Technical College Finney Ave. St. Louis, MO (866) 4 RANKEN www.ranken.edu
Lewis and Clark Community College is a two-year higher education institution with multiple campuses, a river research center, a humanities center, a training center and Community Education Centers located throughout the more than 220,000-person college district, which reaches into seven counties.
In addition to offering associate degrees and certificates in nearly 40 career programs and numerous transfer options, the college has something for just about everyone, including College for Kids, a nationally accredited dual credit program for high school students, GED completion and a robust Workforce Training Program, affiliated with the Houston Area Safety Council. Several colleges and universities also offer bachelor and master degree programs on Lewis and Clark’s campus.
The college was founded in 1970 and began with 450 students. Today, it serves approximately 12,000 students annually and is a national and state award winning standout among Illinois community colleges.
Lewis and Clark employs 636 employees and adds $338.5 million in regional income annually, which represents 4.6 percent of the regional economy.
The Godfrey campus is also unique – known for its beautiful, historic location on the grounds of the former Monticello College, the second oldest all-female college in the nation. The campus also features a number of eye-catching sculptures and fountains as part of the Monticello Sculpture Gardens, a Signature Garden site for the Missouri Botanical Gardens, and a botanic garden in its own right.
The buildings on the N.O. Nelson Campus
in Edwardsville were on Illinois’ list of “Ten Most Endangered Historic Sites” prior to Lewis and Clark purchasing the complex and renovating the buildings. The campus is now home to nearly 750 students and numerous community events, making this restoration one of the most successful preservation initiatives in Illinois.
Lewis and Clark is dedicated to public engagement, from “greening” the campus, reducing the college’s carbon footprint and providing technical assistance in sustainable practices and education, to delivering affordable healthcare to underserved populations throughout the district with a Mobile Health Unit and a federally-funded Family Health Clinic – currently the only nurse practitioner clinic operated by a community college.
Situated on 2,660 acres of beautiful woodland atop the bluffs overlooking the natural beauty of the Mississippi River’s rich bottom land and only a short drive from downtown St. Louis, the SIUE campus is home to a diverse student body of more than 13,000.
SIUE is a nationally recognized university that provides students with a high-quality, affordable education that prepares them for successful careers and lives of purpose to shape a changing world. Built on the foundation of a broad-based, high-quality education, and enhanced by hands-on research and real-world experiences, the academic preparation SIUE students receive equips them to thrive in the global marketplace and make our communities better places to live.
Situated on 2,660 acres of beautiful woodland atop the bluffs overlooking the natural beauty of the Mississippi River’s rich bottom land and only a short drive from downtown St. Louis, the SIUE campus is home to a diverse student body of nearly 13,000.
SIUE awards degrees in undergraduate and graduate programs encompassing the arts, sciences, nursing, education, health, human behavior, business and engineering. The Schools of Dental Medicine and Pharmacy award firstprofessional doctoral degrees in dental medicine (DMD) and pharmacy (PharmD). Doctoral programs are available in nursing practice and educational leadership. Cooperative PhD programs in history, environmental resources
and policy, engineering science, and computer science are offered with SIU Carbondale.
SIUE is an NCAA Division I member of the Ohio Valley Conference, the Missouri Valley Conference as affiliate members in men’s soccer and the Mid-American Conference as affiliate members in men’s wrestling.
The Edwardsville campus is enhanced by campuses in Alton and East St. Louis. A few examples are:
• Central to SIUE’s exceptional and comprehensive education, the College of Arts and Sciences offers degree programs in the natural sciences, humanities, arts, social sciences,and communications. The College touches the lives of all SIUE students, helping them explore diverse ideas and experiences, while learning to think and live as fulfilled, productive members of the global community.
Study abroad, service-learning, internships and other experiential learning opportunities better prepare SIUE students not only to succeed in our region’s workplaces, but also to become valuable leaders who make important contributions to our communities.
• The School of Business and the accountancy programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International, representing the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. For the 15th consecutive year, the School of Business is named an outstanding business school by The Princeton Review. “The Best Business Schools: 2021 Edition.” The Princeton Review recommends the School as one of the best institutions in the U.S. from which students can earn an MBA. Nearly 29,000 alumni have earned degrees from the SIUE School of Business.
• School of Dental Medicine students manage approximately 35,000 patient visits each year at its patient clinics in Alton and East St. Louis. In addition, students offer oral health treatment, screenings and education to more than 10,000 people annually through a wide variety of off-campus community outreach events. These opportunities provide students the training they need to graduate and become highly skilled dentists. The School of Dental Medicine is a vital oral health care provider for residents of southern and central Illinois, and the St. Louis metropolitan region.
WILDEY THEATRE
252 North Main St., Edwardsville (618) 307-1750
1909 OPERA HOUSE
Hosting concerts and movies located in downtown Edwardsville.
WATERSHED NATURE CENTER
1591 Tower Ave., Edwardsville (618) 692-7578
Protected forest, prairie & wetland habitat with paved walking rails and an education center.
THE GARDENS AT SIUE
6 Arboretum Ln., Edwardsville (618) 650-3070
A Botanical Garden on the campus of SIUE, it originated as an arboretum and occupies a 35 acre tract of the univerity’s 2660 acre campus.
722 Holyoake Rd., Edwardsville (618) 692-2094
Destination with activities & hands-on exhibits for kids, plus play spaces for toddlers.
THE 1820 COLONEL BENJAMIN
STEPHENSON HOUSE
409 S Buchanan St., Edwardsville
The Benjamin Stephenson House is a Feral style home built in 1820. The house was constructed by prominent Edwardsville citizen and Illinois politician Benjamin Stephenson.
EDWARDSVILLE ARTS CENTER
6165 Center Grove Rd., Edwardsville (618) 655-0337
Art Center with exhibits, education and events
ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH406 Hillsboro Ave., Edwardsville (618) 656-1929
The present site has been occupied by St. Andrew’s since the early 1870s, current structure was built in 1916.
EDISON’S ENTERTAINMENT
COMPLEX
2477 S State Rte 157 Suite A, Edwardsville (618) 307-9020
Indoor center for bowling, laser tag, arcade games plus live music and casual dining with drinks
SHOWPLACE EDWARDSVILLE 12 6633 Center Grove Rd., Edwardsville Movie Theater
PARKS AND RECREATION
(Please list alphabetically) Pics in folder if you have room for some of them
BRENT LEH DOG PARK
Corner of Olive Street and West Schwarz, Edwardsville
Off-leash dog park with synthetic turf and agility equipment, water station named after local community veterinarian, Brent Leh.
CITY PARK
101 South Buchanan St., Edwardsville
In the heart of Edwardsville includes bandstand where municipal concerts are held, home to festivals and community events, Edwardsville Public Library sits within the park.
EDWARDSVILLE TOWNSHIP
COMMUNITY PARK
Airplane Park 6368 Center Grove Rd., Edwardsville (618) 656-0292
Community Park featuring an open grassy field for recreation, plus a playscape and picnic pavilions.
DRDA WOODS
5404 New Poag Rd., Edwardsville 71 acre park that is being reforested. This preserve is adjacent to Bohm Woods State Nature Preserve.
HOPPE PARK
1500 Tower Ave., Edwardsville 10 acres community park with major league size baseball field, elementary size field, concession stand, and three playground areas
HOTZ’S PARK
300 Randle St., Edwardsville
The smallest park in Edwardsville and one of the smallest in the state and country. Holds a huge stone bearing a bronze plaque commemorating the City’s five resident Governors.
JOE GLIK PARK
710 East Lake Dr., Edwardsville 42 plus acres is the city’s largest passive park includes walking, biking and skating trails, two stocked fishing lakes, two picnic pavilions, bbq grills, large comfort station, playground with ADA compliant soft surfacing, sand volleyball courts, basketball court, off-leash fenced dog park
LECLAIRE PARK
900 Hale Ave., Edwardsville
Set on 5.8 acres in historic LeClaire neighborhood. Includes three playground areas, bandstand gazebo, large picnic pavilion, two small picnic shelters, bbq grills, handicapped accessible restrooms, two acre fishing lake complete with lighted fountain and water fall.
LEON CORLEW PARK
333 South Main St., Edwardsville 2 acres and includes an accessible splash pad, shade areas, playground, three pavilions, fitness trail, restroom and concessions, bbq grills.
LUSK PARK
535 Randle St., Edwardsville 2.8 acres, is the site of the city’s oldest cemetery and considered a passive park. Park benches, memorial plaques, and wrought iron
fencing at the main entrance.
PLUMMER FAMILY PARK
3501 Sports Park Dr., Edwardsville
Brand New Sports Complex right off of 1-55 built on 83 acres with four lighted synthetic turf 12U Baseball/Softball fields, three lighted synthetic multi-purpose fields, twelve outdoor pickleball courts, two outdoor batting cages, two concessions buildings, and playground.
R.P. LUMBER CENTER
6289 Tiger Dr., Edwardsville
A recreational Complex that offers a year-round option for skating, exercise, and more
ROTARY PARK
Hadley Ave., Edwardsville
.5 acres small, neighborhood park includes Playground, Picnic Tables, BBQ grills, and Drinking Fountain.
SPRINGER WOODS PARK Frederick Street & Springer Woods Ln, Edwardsville 10.4 acres wooded nature area includes childrens’ playground, exercise trail, two small picnic tables, bbq grills
TERRY PARK Terry Ave., Edwardsville 3.9 acres which is largely a natural wildlife area laced with walking paths.
TOWER PARK 89 Bennington Place, Edwardsville One acre neighborhood park includes Basketball Court, Picnic Pavillion, and BBQ grills.
VADALABENE PARK 501 & 599 Voge Ave., Edwardsville 3.75 acres and is home to the City’s fastpitch softball program the park includes one basketball court, two lighted softball fields, “tot lot” playground, picnic pavilion, and two concession stands.
WATERSHED NATURE CENTER
1591 Tower Ave., Edwardsville
40 plus acres with over 3,000 feet of paved trails, 800 feet of concrete walks elevated over wetlands, two observation towers, one observation blind, two lakes, prairies, upland forest, and 1500 square foot Interpretive Welcome Center.
COMPLEX
1325 Schiller Ave., Edwardsville
Renamed and dedicated to Winston Brown, long time Park Board Chairman, this park includes two lighted softball fields, children’s playground, concession building, two picnic pavilions, sand volleyball, two lighted full court basketball courts
Plocher Construction Company, Inc. continues construction on more commercial and residential buildings at The Parkway and Trace on the Parkway, located at the southeast corner of Route 157 and Governors’ Parkway. Several commercial buildings are under construction, as well as a third residential apartment building with 77 new units, with leases to be signed for March 2023 occupancy.
When complete, Trace on the Parkway will have 191 residential luxury apartment homes with opportunities for residents to live in a maintenance-free resort-style community. Residents will have access to property amenities, including private balconies/patios, a business center, a community lounge, a game room and conference rooms. Residents also will have use of the 24/7 state-ofthe-art gym, resort-style swimming pool and spa, BBQ areas, outdoor TV lounge, outdoor seating, access to the adjacent Madison County Transit (MCT) bike trail, a rooftop patio, lawn area and a dedicated dog park for their furry
friends.
The all-inclusive rental package is a convenient alternative to traditional monthly rental agreements because it includes all utilities, Internet and amenities.
Trace on the Parkway offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans and one- and twobedroom floorplans with dens. All apartments come standard with large, walk-in laundry rooms. The interior amenities include soft-close cabinets, under-cabinet lighting, stainless steel appliances and commercial grade sinks, faucets, washers and dryers. In addition, Trace on the Parkway offers climate-controlled storage units, bike storage and garage spaces for rent.
Trace on the Parkway homes offer significant privacy, while at the same time providing plenty of social opportunities at the lounge, by the pool or at one of our many resident events.
“The leasing team is ready to fill the 77 apartments as quickly as they did the first two buildings,”
Trace on the Parkway’s property manager, Janet Moskwa. “The residents feel like they live at a resort and love not having to worry about anything. We have beautiful apartments on the inside and exceptionally manicured grounds on the outside, which truly makes every day feel like you are on vacation at an amazing resort.”
The development has also brought new restaurants to the Trace on the Parkway such as Blue Violet, Oaxaca Margarita Bar and Restaurant, Doc’s Smokehouse, Goshen Coffee, Loading Bar, American Kolache, 1818 Chophouse, 1818 Butcher and Market and Rocket Bowls. Additionally, Drunken Fish, Kimchi Guys, Nothing Bundt Cakes and Eskimo Huts are all slated to open within the next year.
Further, The Parkway also has the following shops and services: Sunflower Dental, Water Sweets Soap Company, Willow and Mohr Photography, Boheme Boutique, Kloss Furniture, Salon Ludic, Loverly Boutique, Alliance
Chiropractic and Performance and The X’Perience Barber and Beauty. Additionally, several new businesses are slated to open in the very near future including, AQ Nails, Morgan Stanley and Edwardsville Bank, a division of St. Louis Bank.
Kunkel Wittenauer Group manages the Trace on the Parkway apartments, the Parkway retail and commercial buildings and The Parkway Association. To learn more about Trace on the Parkway (including virtual tours of the homes) visit www. traceedwardsville.com. Tours are available by appointment, virtually or stop by Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. or on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. As the third building nears completion in early March 2023, hard hat tours are now available and applications are being accepted.
For leasing information, contact Kunkel Wittenauer Group at 618224-3320 or by emailing info@ traceedwardsville.com.
This aerial image of the third and newest residential phase of Trace on the Parkway was taken July 22. This third phase will be ready to rent next March. In addition, more commercial construction is happening on the site.
• AARP (618) 288-9486
• American Legions Post 435 (618) 288-7118
• Boy Scout Troop 216 (618) 288-3656
• Boy Scout Troop 1034 (618) 650-2099
• Cub Scout Pack 4216 (618) 288-7353
• Cub Scouts Pack 4034 (618) 288-3307
• Edwardsville Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce (618) 656-7600
• Edwardsville Woodworkers (618) 656-5040
• Friends of the Glen Carbon Library (618) 288-1212
• Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (618) 692-0692
• Glen Carbon Kiwanis (618) 288-6275
• Glen Carbon Seniors (618) 288-0698 or (618) 288-7748
• Junior Service Club of Edwardsville/Glen Carbon (618) 656-0788
• Knights of Columbus Council 13216 (618) 288-3200
• Knights of Columbus Assembly 3113 (618) 288-3200
• Metro East Model Railroad Club (618) 931-1705
• VFW Post 2222 (618) 288-9747
• Woodcarvers & Crafters
• Your Community Foundation (618) 659-6412
• Edwardsville YMCA (618) 656-0436 1200
• Saint Johns Community Care (618) 656-7090
• League of Women Voters (618) 656-6597
• American Legion Post 199 (618) 656-9774
• TASC Inc (618) 656-7672
• Faith in Action (618) 692-0480
• Knights of Columbus council 1143 (618) 656-4985
Check out the glen-garbon.il.us website for information note due to COVID-19 meeting
