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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Wyanet reinstates annual pick-up day By Becky Kramer news@bcrnews.com
WYANET – The Wyanet Village Board took action on several items at Tuesday’s meeting, including deciding to reinstate a general garbage pick-up for the community. The village board had decided last year to no longer fund the general garbage pick-up, commonly known as junk days. Further information on the reinstated service will be available as soon as the dates have been set. Also at Tuesday’s meeting, Kerry Jaggers addressed the board about water damage to his building incurred during the recent flooding. He questioned whether or not FEMA is involved and also addressed the board about what future plans are to address this problem. Village Clerk Shelly Teske informed Jaggers and the board that she and Village Engineer Jack Kusek met Tuesday with IEMA representatives. IEMA will be coming to town to check on damages. After that, they will make the decision as to whether or not Wyanet qualifies for assistance. Another resident addressed the board regarding a Maple Street property which has not had the grass mowed. The village ordinance states that if the grass is more than eight inches tall, the village can mow the grass and put a lien on the property. The board approved having the village employees mow the lawn. President Bruce Hand reported the water main break on Main Street cost the village approximately $10,000 to repair. Building and Equipment Committee Chairman John Swarczewski reported the board purchased a John Deere lawn tractor for the cost of $6,400. Bids are also being accepted for a dump truck.
Changes coming to county dental clinic County still seeking federal disaster designation By Donna Barker dbarker@bcrnews.com
PRINCETON — Adjustments are being made with the dental clinic operated through the Bureau/Putnam County Health Department. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Bureau County Board, board member Loretta Volker gave an update on the county’s dental clinic, saying the Bureau County Board of Health has studied the funding and adult utilization of the county’s dental clinic
for the past 18 months. That study shows adult utilization of the clinic continues to dwindle, Volker said. Since Medicaid no longer covers adult dental care, the Board of Health has made the decision to offer adult dental services on a sliding scale based on the income of the adult, Volker said. Decisions reached by the health department were not made lightly, she said. Also, with the continuing decrease in the adult utilization of the clinic, the full-time services of the current dentist is no longer
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needed, Volker said. The current dentist has been released from his contract with the health department, as well as with LaSalle and Henry counties who subcontract dental services through the Bureau/ Putnam County Health Department, she said. Dental services will now be provided by several area dentists who have served the clinic in the past and are now willing to volunteer their time at the clinic, Volker said. As before, there will still be appointments set for certain days of each week, she said.
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Open house planned for Tiskilwa Library Bids for Tiskilwa Library addition due in May By Lyle Ganther lganther@bcrnews.com
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Envisioning the next step Brenden Piacenti concentrates on his choices in creating a summer hat during Monday’s children’s “Hat Parade” program at the Tiskilwa Public Library. Following the craft time and book reading time, about 15 children and program leaders headed outdoors for a parade down Main Street. The children’s programs at the Tiskilwa library are free and open to the public.
TISKILWA — Tiskilwa residents can see the building plans and ask questions about a new addition to the existing library costing less than $1 million at an open house set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the library. Tiskilwa Library Board President Rich Foss told Tiskilwa Village Board members at their meeting Tuesday night that bids for the project are due to be open in May with ground being broken this summer for the addition. “We want to occupy it by next spring or summer,” he said. The addition will be at ground level and placed on empty lots to the east of the existing library, added Foss. An inside ramp will connect the new addition and the existing library instead of having an exterior ramp in a $1.8 million plan rejected by voters in 2010. Village board members voted to waive building permit fees for the library’s addition, but to charge for monthly water and sewer usage. Board members have received word they will receive a $504,000 Illinois Public Library Construction Grant to fund 51 percent of the building project. The remaining $486,000 for the project will come from savings accumulated by the library board over the years, $35,000 in donations from private individuals and a line of credit from a local bank, said Foss. The village had transferred ownership of the lots for the addition to the library about a year ago since the building had to be owned by the library instead of the village as it had been since the library was created in 1908.
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