Street plans, student programs on agenda

[NOV. 21, 2000]  Several topics relating to streets and improvements were addressed at Monday evening's meeting of the Lincoln City Council.

Mark Mathon, city engineer, told council members that the improvements to be made on Union Street will begin this spring.

"The contractor decided to start this spring instead of now, due to the cold weather," Mathon said.

"Improvements to Gavin and State streets are being concluded, with some finishing jobs to be done to yards," he added.

"Plans to resurface Wyatt Avenue, including a small portion of Primm Road, will be submitted to the Illinois Department of Transportation about the middle of February for approval," Mathon stated.

The council also voted to install stop signs on Seventh through 11^th streets where they intersect with North State Street, making North State a through street.

Rich Ludolph, chief of police, and Rich Montcalm, community liaison officer, presented tokens of appreciation to Northwest,

Central and Washington-Monroe schools for their assistance when Officer Montcalm recently presented a "violence prevention" program to the students.

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Montcalm is currently presenting a program called the "Frilly and Miller Show" to students in area schools. The program is designed to instill in students the importance of choices, respect and responsibility and utilizes teacher participation in the presentation. Approximately 800 to 900 students have seen the program locally.

Both Ludolph and Montcalm also expressed their appreciation to Mayor Joan Ritter for making it possible for the programs to be presented.

Ludolph also reported to the council that four students had been funded to attend a meeting of the Drug Education Alliance on Monday and Tuesday. The meeting consisted of 1,700 students and adults and addressed the Teens Out Teaching Success (TOTS) program.

The council also voted to hire Darren Coffee as fireman to replace Tom Cecil who has retired. Coffee is next on the list of eligible applicants and will begin employment on Dec 1.

In other business, the council voted to accept the high bids on older equipment that was being eliminated and also to accept bids for a new 1-ton truck that would be purchased for the sewage treatment plant.

[Fuzz Werth]

[NOV. 21, 2000]  Yes, Mason City will be the place to enjoy the Christmas spirit.  Sunday evening Dec. 3, the annual Parade of Lights will again twine its way through the streets of town.  Many entries are expected to be all aglow as they walk, ride and bike along the parade route. 

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[NOV. 21, 2000]  Yes, Mason City will be the place to enjoy the Christmas spirit.  Sunday evening Dec. 3, the annual Parade of Lights will again twine its way through the streets of town.  Many entries are expected to be all aglow as they walk, ride and bike along the parade route. 

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[NOV. 18, 2000]  The Logan County Waste Management Committee met Wednesday evening and discussed various ways that could be explored in order to cut expenses in the current state-mandated recycling program.

Kenny Schwab, director of the programs for the committee, told board members that expenses associated with pickup and processing of those items make it difficult for the program to be anywhere near self-sufficient.

"The problem is facing many municipalities where they are having the same problems in recycling items, specifically with glass containers," he said.

Schwab attended a three-day conference in Cincinnati that addressed national recycling programs and some of the steps that are being taken in other areas of the country.

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The decision of Lake Area, a Springfield company where recyclable items are taken, to begin assessing $75 for large loads of material and $25 for pickup-size loads, will add about $7,800 to nearly $10,000 per year to the committee's budget.

Grant Eaton, Lincoln's representative on the council, will research other ways pickup might be done, as well as other sources that would be available for processing these items.

The survey is to be done in December, with the board reviewing the findings at its January meeting.

[Fuzz Werth]

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Notice of Open Burn Code released
by Fire Department

Open Burning code for the City of Lincoln

BOCA National Fire Prevention Code 1996 Chapter 4 City Code Book Fire Regulations Chapter 3

BOCA

F-403.4.3 OPEN BURNING PROHIBITED: The code official shall prohibit open burning that will be offensive or objectionable due to smoke or odor emissions when atmospheric conditions or local circumstances make such fires hazardous. The code official shall order the extinguishments, by the land owner or the fire department, of any open burning that creates or adds to a hazardous or objectionable situation.

F-403.5 LOCATION OF OPEN BURNING: Shall not be less than 50 feet from any structure.

F-403.7 ATTENDANCE: Any open burning shall be constantly attended until the fire is extinguished. A water supply such as buckets of water or a connected and charged garden hose shall be available for immediate utilization.

CITY CODE BOOK Chapter 3 Fire regulations

5-3-2 FIRE ON PAVEMENTS: Fires are not allowed on blacktop streets, alleys or concrete sidewalks ($25 fine)

5-3-4 BURNING IN THE CITY: E-1 recreational fires shall contact the Lincoln Fire Department and notify them of the date and time of the wiener roast. No garbage shall be burned and burning must be consistent with other laws.

E-2: From October 2 through May 31 between 7:00 A.M . and 5: 00 P.M. residents are allowed to burn landscape waste only. (Leaves, trees, tree trimmings, branches, stumps, brush, weeds, grass, grass and yard trimmings only)

Fines for violations of the following codes are a minimum of $15 issued by fire crews handling complaints and illegal fires.

Persons complaining about fires must sign a complaint with the Fire Department before extinguishments of legal fires is carried out. No fines will be issued to persons burning with in the boundaries of the code. The persons burning will be advised of the signed complaint and asked to extinguish the fire or the Fire Department will extinguish the fire.

[OCT. 11, 2000]  Beginning Monday, Oct. 16, the Lincoln City Landfill will be open extended hours to allow residents to dispose of leaves and yard waste, according to Donnie Osborne, street superintendent. The landfill will open at 8 a.m. and remain open until 4 p.m. seven days a week, probably until mid-December, he said. Residents may bring in leaves any way they like — in bags, boxes or pickup trucks — but they must take the leaves out of the containers and take the containers back home with them.

[OCT. 10, 2000]  The office of the city clerk in Lincoln will be open for filing petitions for nomination for the Feb. 27, 2001, consolidated primary election, with petitions accepted from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following dates: Dec. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 18.

Petitions will be accepted for the following city offices:

• Mayor
• City treasurer
• City clerk
• Alderman Ward 1
• Alderman Ward 2
• Alderman Ward 3
• Alderman Ward 4

• Alderman Ward 5

[Juanita Josserand, city clerk]

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