One
old, one new
Businesses
moving to Woodlawn Road
[MARCH
20, 2000] Two
new buildings are going up on Woodlawn Road, one to house
a new Walgreens and the other to combine three existing Lincoln businesses, Gossett’s Drive-In
Cleaners, Broadway Cleaners and the 5th Street Wash House.
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Work
at the Walgreens site, on the corner of Woodlawn Road and
College Street, is still in the demolition stage,
according to Les Last, Lincoln building and safety
officer, while a little farther west the foundations have
already been laid for the dry cleaning-laundromat
facility. "The foundation is in and they’re
starting to put up steel," he said.
The
dry cleaning and laundromat business is owned by Marvin
and Joyce Board, and the new establishment at 623 Woodlawn
will continue to be a family operation.
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[The Board brothers work on site at the new
location for the family's laundromat/dry cleaners
facility.]
"Last
year we decided we needed to expand," said Vicki
Board Hasprey, operator-manager of Broadway Cleaners.
"We’ve done upgrades and expansion on the Broadway
building and the Wash House, but there’s just not enough
room. We found a lot and we are putting all three
businesses under one roof."
The
new 7,000 square foot building will house the laundromat,
the dry cleaning plant and four tanning beds and will have
a drive-through drop-off and pick-up lane. Hasprey said
the family will keep all current employees, both full and
part time, and will probably add several more. She said
plans are to keep the laundromat open 24 hours a day for
the convenience of second and third shift workers.
Scott,
Victor and Doug Board are acting as general contractors
for the new building. Scott Board said he hopes to have
the new facility open in September or October. He said the
family has not yet chosen a name for the new business and
is considering having a contest to let customers help make
the choice.
"We
haven’t got a schedule yet, but with the newer, bigger
facility we will be able to cover a lot more hours than we
do now," he said. At this time plans call for closing
Gossett’s at 311 Broadway Street and the 5th Street Wash
House at 500 Fifth Street, Board said. He said the family
is considering keeping Broadway Cleaners, 1028 Broadway,
open for the convenience of regular customers in that
area.
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The
Board family has been operating Broadway Cleaners since
1995 and the 5th Street Wash House since 1991. The Gossett’s
cleaning business was purchased in July of 1999.
The
Walgreens building site on Woodlawn Road and College
Street has been the home of automobile dealerships for
many years, most recently Five Star Motors. Its
replacement will be a 15,120 square foot building with
room for 73 parking spaces. The building will house a
pharmacy, retail sales and a one-hour photo developing
area, according to the building permit.
Walgreens
will be the seventh pharmacy in the Lincoln area, located
almost across the street from CVS Pharmacy in the Kroger
shopping center and a half block from the pharmacy at the
Family Medical Center. A Medicap pharmacy is located
nearby at 709 Woodlawn Road. Others in the area include
the pharmacy at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Graue
Pharmacy at 602 Keokuk Street, and a pharmacy at the
Lincoln Wal-Mart store.
![](../images/032000-walbroad/walgreens1.jpg)
[Last week demolition crews destroyed the
former 5-Star Motors. This property will be the
home
for Lincoln's new Walgreens, which
is scheduled to open
over the summer.]
A
spokesperson for Joe Hurwitz of the Blackstone Group in
Springfield, listed on the building permit as owner or
lessee, said the Walgreens facility would probably be open
in July or early August. Contractor for the Walgreens
facility is Ken Williams of Buzard-Williams, also of
Springfield.
[Joan
Crabb]
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Christian
Coalition officials meet Presidential hopeful
[MARCH
20, 2000] Last
Thursday in Springfield, Texas Governor and Presidential
hopeful George W. Bush was met by John Dickey, executive
director of Illinois Christian Coalition, and Bob Wood,
the Logan County Christian Coalition chapter chairman, at
the Sangamon County Lincoln Day Dinner. A capacity crowd
of over a thousand people listened to Bush as he set his
agenda toward his bid for the 2000 Presidential race.
Reflecting on the assembly, Dickey stated, "It is
great to hear from the candidates and to listen to their
plans for the future."
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Voters
to decide senior program funding
[MARCH
17, 2000] Logan County voters
will decide Tuesday whether to approve a new tax that will
raise an estimated $94,000 to help support organizations
that benefit senior citizens.
The referendum, which will be on all county
ballots, asks if the Logan County
Board should impose a tax “not to exceed .025
percent” of the equalized assessed valuation of taxable
property in the county.
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According
to the Oasis Senior Center, this one-quarter of one
percent tax increase would amount to an additional $5 to
$7 per year for the average Logan County homeowner. A
homeowner with property assessed at $75,000 would pay
about $6.25 more in taxes, and if the home is owned and
occupied by a senior citizen age 65 or older, the tax
would be only $4.87. The land tax would be six to eight
cents per acre for unimproved land and slightly higher for
other land, according to Oasis projections.
Although
the Oasis Senior Center is the only organization which has
actively researched and promoted the referendum, the tax
increase would benefit not just Oasis but other Logan
County senior services as well, said Judy Donath,
executive director of the Oasis Senior Center.
"The
county board has made it clear that this is not just an
Oasis tax," Donath said. "The board will decide
which organizations will receive the new tax dollars.
However, we feel it is logical that the Oasis Senior
Center should benefit from this tax." Groups such as
Meals on Wheels and Community Action Transportation
Services would no doubt submit proposals for funding if
the tax increase passes, she said. She also pointed out
there are active senior groups in Atlanta and Mount
Pulaski which would also qualify for funding.
According
to the wording of the referendum, the purpose of the new
tax is to provide social services "designed to
prevent the unnecessary institutionalization of elderly
residents, or for the operation of, and equipment for,
senior citizens centers providing social services to
elderly residents, or to provide transportation vehicles
or services for senior citizens."
Oasis
spearheaded the project because "we are forever
having to sponsor fund-raisers to pay our bills,"
Donath said. The Oasis budget is roughly $90,000 per year.
The organization receives about $10,800 from the United
Way and must meet the rest of its budget by sponsoring
various fund-raisers such as card parties and chili
suppers.
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"Last
May, in order to keep operating, Oasis had a fund drive
that brought in over $20,000. It would be wonderful to
have a stable, known income," Donath added.
If
the referendum passes, Donath sees several projects which
would immediately benefit from the increased funding.
"Our 1988 van is in dire need of repair or
replacement," she said. The van is used to transport
seniors to plays, shopping and various area attractions.
It might also be used to being seniors from outlying
communities to Oasis for the day or to furnish
transportation to someone who needs social security or
health services, she said.
The
Home Alone project is another service Oasis would like to
expand. At present the program consists of telephone calls
to seniors who are unable to leave their homes. Donath
would like to schedule regular visits to these homebound
seniors.
Oasis,
which opened its doors on May 5, 1985, has more than 500
seniors on its mailing list and several hundred active
members, according to Donath. "This is a place for
seniors who may be alone and want an enjoyable place to
come. It brings people together. People can come here and
feel safe and welcome and also get a good meal for only
$4."
Oasis
offers a number of recreational and educational programs,
including craft and computer classes, card games, bingo,
quilting, blood pressure and hearing screenings, programs
on nutrition and diabetic diets, information about senior
health insurance, and social security assistance.
[Joan
Crabb]
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Christian
Coalition Voter Guides available
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[MARCH
17, 2000] Bob Wood, chapter
director of the Logan County Area Christian Coalition, has
announced that Christian Coalition Voter Guides will
be available in the Logan County area to distribute on
Sunday, March 19. This
week the Illinois Christian Coalition began the
distribution of 500,000 voter guides for the March 21
primary. "Our people set a goal of one milllion voter
guides this year, and we will be over halfway there with
just the primary. God has blessed us! I think anyone can
see that," said John Dickey, ILCC executive director.
The Primary Voter Guides are educational, based upon
voting records and registered surveys. "An effort was
made this year to consolidate the effort of several
pro-family values organizations into one unified
effort," Dickey explained. The voter guides are
non-partisan, as always, and they include valuable
information on the competitive races across the state.
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