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Downtown
traffic and parking
Action
Rental
Action Rental will be moving to the
corner of Broadway and Kickapoo streets. Owner Roger Matson has
requested to have a parking area marked as a loading zone. The space
he is requesting is in front of a door marked "Receiving" from when
the building used to be Kresge's.
The new location affords the business
the opportunity to expand its merchandise line. It also has a
basement where he will sell used equipment.
Alderman Glenn Shelton spoke with
Matson last week. Having the space available for deliveries will
spare traffic tie-ups. The business will be receiving shipments
about four times per week, and they take one-half to one hour to
unload. The allocated parking will allow Matson to access his
business with his own delivery truck, which will be needed often
also.
A concern, Shelton said, is that it
takes away parking space from downtown. Having a designated parking
for the delivery trucks will help prevent a potential traffic
hazard.
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Auction
of Marketplace Electric
Alderman Shelton then presented his
findings on another downtown business request. Mike Maske has
requested to have Broadway Street blocked off for an auction that
will held at Broadway and Logan streets.
Shelton went and spoke to each of the
businesses that would be most affected on a Saturday. State Bank of
Lincoln, Idle Hour and McEntire's were opposed, saying their
businesses would be affected.
Maske does have other alternatives, but
this is the easiest manner of conducting the auction.
The request is on the agenda for next
Monday's vote.
Good news
It was reported that on March 5 the $10
million wastewater treatment plant upgrades were completed. Plant
manager Grant Eaton of Environmental Management Corporation said,
"We are now under the new permit. We're up and running."
The city was
forced for several reasons to expand the facility. The system was at
maximum capacity with no room for growth from residential, business
or industrial development. It also could not continue meet new
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency standards.
[Jan
Youngquist] |
