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[OCT. 13, 2000]  As you may have noticed at yesterday’s market close, the Dow Jones industrials average was down almost 400 points, and the Nasdaq was down almost 100 points. By mid-morning today, the markets were bouncing back, but the trend for the past two months has been downward. Tech stocks are being hardest hit. Election year uncertainty, moderate to poor future performance predictions, as well as some third-quarter profit statements that failed to meet estimates are causes for a jittery market. Headlines like yesterday’s announcement of a terrorist attack against an American battleship, the USS Cole, in the port of Yemen, further shock the market. Yesterday’s violence and the breakdown of the peace process in the Middle East caused oil process to fly upward, and the market got hammered until the final bell.

Here at home in Logan County, fluctuations in the stock market are no longer the concern of only the wealthy. Retirement dreams, college tuition funds and life savings all take a hit when the market drops. That’s why local investment advisers have become such an important anchor to community life.

According to Dana Sydney, CFA Asset Management in Lincoln, yesterday’s market reacted to

 

Home Depot’s warning that their profits for the third quarter would be lower than expected. That set off a downturn for retail stocks. The events in Yemen contributed to the selling frenzy.

Usually current events don’t scare fund managers as much as changes in the predicted profit potential of businesses. World events, unless long term, may cause temporary fluctuations, but the market usually corrects itself. Sydney says that his investors are in it for the long haul and expect fluctuation in stock prices. He educates them to stay calm, and they usually do. Yesterday produced no extra phone calls from or to clients.

 

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Bob Neal, investment adviser for Edward Jones in Lincoln, echoes Sydney’s observations. "Our investors are conservative, and we typically get more buyers than sellers in a down market. Since the market has drifted down over the past few months, we have contacted our clients and met with them to review their asset allocation. But that is the same advice we always give."

No one is "getting out of the market," according to Neal. "We have counseled them well, and the best service we provide is to keep clients from going with their instincts. We often encourage them not to buy or sell. You can’t react to every item of news these days. Financial channels on television put out news from morning to night. It is easy for investors to overreact."

 

Mike Abbott is an adviser for Pacesetter Financial, which manages portfolios for investors with at least $250,000 to invest. "We don’t look at the current events," says Abbott. "The fall of the Soviet Union was an important long-term event that makes a difference to the course of business. But short-term events are not cause for a reaction in investment decisions."

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Logan County citizens walk for peace

[OCT. 13, 2000]  On Thursday evening 40 to 50 people made a candlelight walk from Washington Monroe School to the Logan County Courthouse to demonstrate their concern for the prevalence of domestic violence in our communities. Domestic violence is a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors, including physical, sexual and psychological attacks, as well as economic coercion, that adults or adolescents use against their intimate partners to gain or maintain power and control.

In 1999 there were 153 reported cases of domestic battery in Lincoln, according to a summary report complied by Officer Diana Short of the Lincoln Police Department. This translates to an act of domestic battery every 2.38 days in Lincoln. Approximately 90 to 95 percent of domestic violence victims are women.

 

The Thursday event was hosted and sponsored by the Domestic Abuse and Violence Task Force of the Healthy Communities Partnership. Sojourn Shelter and Service Inc. and the Family Violence Coordinating Council provided the speaker for the evening as well as informational displays at the school.

Curtis Sutterfield, coordinator for the event, said he was pleased with the turnout and really appreciated the presentation by Judge Don Behle at the courthouse.

Sojourn provides services for the victims of domestic abuse and their children, offering assistance for emergency shelter, employment, financial situations, legal and medical situations, clothing and food, child care, counseling and advocacy in the legal system, substance abuse therapy, planning for the future, as well as individual and group counseling.

 

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  • Monetary donations

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An appeal for life

A nurse makes a presentation at LCS chapel on her efforts to make Congress,
the healthcare industry and the public take notice.

[OCT. 12, 2000]  Lincoln Christian College and Seminary welcomed a brave warrior this morning. For over a year, Jill Stanek has been lobbying to stop live birth abortions at Christ’s Hospital in Chicago where she is a registered nurse.

Stanek began in the cardiac division of the hospital, and later moved to the birthing unit. This fulfilled a dream, because she really wanted to work with mothers and their new babies. Stanek’s dream quickly changed to a nightmare, as she discovered that Christ’s Hospital was quietly performing 10 to 20 live abortions every year!

The hospital aborted babies as late as 28 weeks (the second trimester) for handicaps such as spina bifida and Down syndrome and for the life or health of the mother. To perform a live abortion a doctor chemically relaxes the cervix, which causes the baby to fall out. A number of these babies live anywhere from one to eight hours. For these unfortunate children, the hospital supplies "comfort care." Stanek defined comfort care as wrapping a baby in a blanket until it dies. If the parents want to hold their child till it dies, they may. For obvious reasons, most parents relegate this responsibility to a nurse. If the nurses are too busy, the baby in a blanket is left in the soiled-utility room to die.

This is where Stanek first had an experience with a live aborted baby. She could not stand the thought of a baby dying alone. Stanek broke down as she recounted holding a 1½-pound, 10-inch long baby in the soiled-utility room. As time slipped away, he grew too weak to move. The only way Stanek could tell if he was still alive was to hold him up to the light and look at his heart through his transparent skin. She said that she "never dreamed a hospital with the name Christ would be involved in something so against God’s law."

Stanek knew she had two choices. The easier choice was to move to a hospital that did not commit abortions. The more difficult choice was to stay where she was and try to change things. During her Bible study, she read a passage in which God reminds righteous men not to abandon those who are dying. Stanek decided to stay at Christ’s Hospital and change their policies.

 

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Stanek’s first course of action was to write a private letter to the board of the hospital requesting that they cease performing abortions in a hospital named after her Lord. The board invited her in and suggested that although they appreciated her help, she might be more comfortable working elsewhere. Stanek had already determined to stay and try to change things, so she told them that she wanted to stay where she was.

Next she contacted a Cardinal in the Chicago area and Dr. C. Everett Koop, the former U.S. surgeon general. Both of these men wrote Christ’s Hospital, asking them to cease the abortions also.

Since that time, Stanek and the others who are trying to save lives have been in newspapers, on radio talk shows from Dallas to Chicago, and on news stations such as CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, CNBC, Cspan and more. Jill Stanek and her friend and co-worker Allison Baker have appeared before Congress to testify.

Stanek spoke of a baby that was killed because it was believed to have spina bifida. When the baby emerged, the spine was fine—a pointless death. She also told of how a baby was set on a counter in a disposable towel and accidentally thrown away. When the nurses searched through the garbage for the baby, he fell on the floor. Baker testified that she has seen more than one live baby naked on a cold metal counter. They did not even receive the "comfort care."

As Congress debates whether or not a live child has the right to live, Stanek is still laboring at Christ’s Hospital. She admits that she is afraid often. Her strength comes from reading Isaiah.

 

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MML responds to SOS presentation

[OCT. 11, 2000]  Architect Dave Leonatti from MML architects responded to the presentation by architect Bill Latoza before the SOS group on Monday and sent the following response list to Dr. Robert Kidd today. LDN is publishing his list verbatim without change or modification.

Dave Leonatti commented that "Bill Latoza is a respected preservation architect in Chicago and his firm is well known for its work in restoration."

1. Mr. Latoza does not know the program requirements of the school buildings in District#27. His statements as reported are general in nature. It appears he has made general comments about the existing school buildings without full knowledge of what the goals [are] of the District #27 Board of Education.

2. Mr. Latoza compares the Lincoln Schools to his experience in the City of Chicago. When approaching District #27’s needs, there are no other school districts which share exactly the same building issues as Lincoln. Mr. Latoza is drawing broad comparisons to school renovations from across the state. Construction conditions in Chicago vary greatly from those in Lincoln, and there is no way to compare the two projects, no more than MML would compare school conditions in Peoria or Springfield with that of Lincoln.

3. The District #27 Board of Education has never stated that the renovation option was not an option. The Board reviews options from simple renovations to renovations with additions to new construction. The Board nor its architect has ever indicated that the buildings could not be renovated. The Board has chosen as option of new construction over renovation. Mr. Latoza states that he has renovated buildings in far worse condition than the Lincoln schools. Again, the renovation option in Chicago does not equate to the renovation options in Lincoln. Schools in Chicago may be renovated because there are no alternative sites available in a densely populated city or based upon program requirements specific to the Chicago Public Schools.

4. Mr. Latoza states new construction costs are $148 per square foot. MML has designed the new Peoria Heights Elementary/Middle School for $108 per square foot, including difficult site development on a 12 acre wooded, sloped lot. $148 per square foot is a high estimate of construction indicating a new school project with more features than those planned for the Lincoln schools.

5. Renovation costs vary widely. Mr. Latoza’s estimate of $116 per square foot is equal to or greater than new construction cost in our estimation. Also, without a specific scope of work, it is impossible to determine renovation costs. Minor renovations and improvements which do not substantially alter the buildings layout or finishes may be less costly than new construction. Our goal is evaluating the renovation options compared to new construction was to obtain comparable scopes of work: i.e. the renovated buildings must offer the same amenities and systems as a new building. In our estimation, the costs are relatively equal in performing a renovation with additions and constructing a new school.

6. Whether Mr. Latoza admits it or not, the risks for increased project costs during construction are greater for a renovation project than new construction. There will be unforeseen conditions and change orders in either scenario, but the opportunities for unknowns is greater in an existing building. Lead and asbestos abatement add costs to a renovation project that are not present in new construction. The new Peoria Heights Elementary/Middle School, which is 65-70% complete has so far had less than one-half of one percent in change order costs, including voluntary additions by the Owner.

 

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7. We do not believe that energy efficiency is better in an existing structure than new construction. In either case the overall budget dictates what energy saving systems can be installed. He states the walls stay heated and cooled longer. The inability to control the radiation of heat or cold in un-insulated walls is an energy liability. New cavity walls can be insulated to better isolate the interior spaces. If increased energy efficiency is desired at the existing schools, new interior framing and insulation will need to be installed at the exterior walls, also affecting window trim extensions. This again adds to the renovation cost option, making the costs for renovation and new comparable.

8. We do not believe it is remotely possible to do the renovations at the existing schools over the summer vacation period. Even if the construction drawings are executed far in advance, and some materials can be ordered, a full building renovation will require much longer to execute than 3 months. In many cases, some materials cannot be ordered in advance and must be made to order to fit the construction conditions. Site measurements must be made so that the new installations fit properly into the existing and modified layouts.

9. Our interpretation of the law in terms of using penalty clauses to insure timely performance is that if you include a penalty clause for missing a deadline, you must also offer a bonus for early completion. To our understanding, as a taxing body, District #27 cannot offer a bonus for early completion. Also, any penalty must be documented as real damages to the district. In other words, the school must lose revenue due to the lateness of the delivery of the project. If Mr. Latoza does not have to relocate students for his projects, how can the District enforce a $1000 a day penalty if the school does not lose reimbursement or revenue?

 

We have used penalyt/bonus clauses only once. It is extremely difficult to enforce and to document. In our experience, the contractor's will document ever small, legitimate incremental delay to avoid the penalty. This places a huge burden (and sometimes additional cost) on the architect and district to document weather conditions; supplier schedules have negatively impacted the schedule beyond the control of the contractor. What motivation will a contractor have if he is only offered a penalty for not completing on time? This would seem to put the contractor on the defensive from the project start.

10. New construction can be made to be architecturally appropriate for the location of the two schools. The current budget will allow for the scale and use of materials to provide a contextual appearance that will fit with the neighborhoods. We do not agree that the budget must be much greater to accomplish an attractive, functional building.

 

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[OCT. 11, 2000]  Neither the ordinance and zoning committee nor the entire Lincoln City Council could come up with a solution to the perennial problem of disposal of fallen leaves, and the issue ended up just where it began Tuesday evening:  still in committee. That means last year’s ordinance is still in effect, permitting burning leaves and other yard waste only at locations 50 feet or more from any structure, and then only if no resident signs a complaint that the fire is a nuisance.

The committee spent more than an hour trying to come up with a motion that would ban the burning of leaves and yard waste and still permit some outdoor fires, in particular the Lincoln Community High School Homecoming bonfire and wiener roasts. The motion, which also called for a stipulation that the committee not spend any city money this fiscal year and that they continue to work on alternatives, failed to pass on a tie vote. Committee chairman Glenn Shelton and Steve Fuhrer voted yes, while Patrick Madigan and Steve Mesner voted no. The fifth member, William Melton, was absent because of illness.

"We are turning it into a ‘what-if’ ordinance," Madigan said. "We brought up so many points it’s hard to make a motion."

Fuhrer, who had pushed for a complete ban, said, "This is the 10th year we’ve been doing this. It’d like to see it in black and white."

 

"You should probably enforce what you already have," Mayor Joan Ritter told the council. "We have discussed this over and over and over."

Enforcement is a problem, according to Lincoln resident John Welter. He said some people "continue to fudge on leaf burning. They pile them up, throw gasoline on them and burn them before the fire department comes.

"I have never run into anyone who has been fined for illegal burning," he told the council. "The word is ‘Go ahead and do it. You’re not going to pay.’"

Welter was one of four residents who spoke up in support of a complete burn ban. Others were Marian Spore and Joan Graue, both citing respiratory problems, and Pat Birk, whose husband has breathing difficulties.

Saying that he was concerned about the elderly and others who had problems with leaf disposal, Welter suggested that church and civic groups, particularly youth groups, might be willing to help residents bag leaves as a service project. He suggested that the mayor and council send letters to church and civic groups recommending such a project.

 

Kay Dobson suggested the city rent another leaf vacuum and use prison labor to pick up leaves. "I think this is the city’s responsibility. If we ban burning completely, we need alternatives."

She criticized the committee’s plan to completely ban burning, see what problems arise and look for a solution next year. "Why wait a year to decide alternatives? People who want a ban don’t want to wait a year and find out how many people have trouble breathing. We need solutions."

 

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Donnie Osborne, street superintendent, who also favors a total ban on burning, said solutions are not easy. "Lincoln is a heavily forested town with lots of leaves. A leaf vac is not the answer." He said Lincoln is fortunate to have a landfill where residents can dump their leaves. "We had 2,000 drops last year. The landfill is a clean, safe place."

Juanita Josserand, city clerk, reminded the council that any alternatives that cost money will have to be included in the next city budget. There are no city funds budgeted this year for leaf disposal, Grant Eaton, sewer plant manager, noted.

"I don’t know how we are going to pick up leaves without spending any money," Alderman Michael Montcalm said.

Montcalm also said he thought the city should enforce the present ordinance and direct the fire department to fine offenders the first time instead of giving a warning the first time and issuing a fine at the second offense. "There should be some sting to it," he said.

In other business, at an adjourned regular meeting the council unanimously approved a new union contract between the city of Lincoln and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 399 (the clerical union). The new contract calls for wage increases across the board of 3.8 percent for 1999-2000 (retroactive to May 1999), 3.8 percent for 2000-2001 and 3.5 percent for 2001-2002. Health insurance premiums paid by the city will decrease from 100 percent to 95 percent for employees; employees pay 100 percent of health insurance costs for dependents. Union members have 12 sick days a year and can accumulate up to 25 sick days. Sick days over 25 not used, up to 240 days, will be added to retirement.

The council also heard a report from Eaton that preliminary plans for the redesign of the city sewage treatment plant have been submitted to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Bids on the plant upgrade will be let in July or August of next year.

Osborne reported on the current road rehabilitation program in the city, noting that Tremont Street and the portions of Adams and Jackson streets around Jefferson School will be completed this week or early next week. Nicholson Road and Ottawa Street are already finished. State Street starting at Short 11th and running to Fifth Street, one block of Short 10th Street, and one block of North Jackson Street will not get the final surface put on this fall because the bottom has not settled yet, Osborne said. A binder will be put on to settle dust and the final surface applied next spring when the streets are completely compacted.

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[OCT. 10, 2000]  A member of an architectural firm that has renovated many Chicago schools told Lincoln residents he saw no reason that two schools in Elementary District 27 could not be renovated. "I didn’t see anything that scared me. I didn’t see anything that I thought could not be renovated," said Bill Latoza, member of Bauer/Latoza Studio on South Michigan Avenue.

Latoza, who spoke to a group of about 70 on Monday evening, said he had viewed Lincoln Junior High School both inside and out and walked around outside Central School, which was closed for the Columbus Day holiday. Both schools are scheduled for demolition if a referendum is passed Nov. 7 approving a $4.1 million bond issue to help construct two new school buildings. State funding will provide the $8,318,181 to complete the $12 million project if the referendum passes.

Members of the audience who turned out for the talk represented both sides of the current debate over saving the schools, some wearing buttons favoring a "Yes" vote on the referendum, others wearing buttons urging the public to vote "No."

Asked by a member of the audience how Central and the junior high school compared with schools in Chicago that have been renovated, Latoza said, "If we came upon these two schools in Chicago, they would have gone to the back of the list because they are good, sound schools."

"Are you saying our schools don’t need major renovation?" the audience member asked.

"No, I’m saying under our criteria we have schools far more deteriorated, and they [the Lincoln schools] would go to the back of the list. They do need renovation. I see nothing that can’t be repaired."

Latoza, who came at the invitation of the Save Our Schools Citizens Committee, said he was not being paid to come to Lincoln to speak, nor was he looking for a job doing the renovation. "I’m not here sniffing out a new job; we’ve got plenty of work. I love old buildings; it’s my passion."

 

As part of the city of Chicago’s ongoing effort to improve its public school system, the city has spent $2.5 billion on a building program since 1986. Of that amount, 80 to 82 percent has gone for school renovation and the rest for new construction, Latoza said. He said his firm has done over $345 million worth of renovation, taking over schools in very bad condition, and has won many awards for school renovation.

He showed slides of about 30 Chicago school buildings that have been renovated, including a school in the Pullman Historic District that is 100 years old. "People said Chicago had the worst schools in the nation, and now they are among the best," he said. "We are touted as the most successful school renovation program in the country.

"We are going to get another 100 years out of our schools. I guarantee it. And it’s cheaper to get it done today than it will be in five or 10 years."

In general, in Chicago, new construction costs $148 per square foot, and renovation costs $116 to $118 per square foot, Latoza said. This cost does not include land acquisition or demolition of old schools. "In Chicago, renovation is running about 20 percent less than new construction," he reported.

 Utility costs in the renovated schools are about 12 percent less than in new schools, he said. "Our schools have walls three or four bricks thick. They stay heated and cooled longer. From every point of view, they are better walls than we could construct at $148 per square foot today."

 

 

 

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The renovation job he is most proud of is Drake school, which had been abandoned for 15 or 20 years and is next to a housing project. The 40,000-square-foot school was designed by Dwight Perkins, of the noted Chicago architectural firm Perkins and Will.

Renovation included putting in new heating and air conditioning, leveling floors, abating lead-based paint, taking out asbestos, installing all new wiring and plumbing, and making the building handicapped accessible. Work began on construction documents in March and the school opened the following August, he said.

"I do not advocate doing things that quickly, but it can be done," he told the group.

"We find we can make older schools as flexible as new schools. The construction of older schools is superior to that of new schools. I’m not saying new schools are bad, but the materials used in the old schools are far superior." He pointed out that "in the old days," labor was cheap and materials expensive. Today the opposite tends to be true.

Asked if he had done school additions, Latoza said he had added gyms and cafeterias, which he said could be made "sympathetic to the original buildings." He also said additions can be done during the school year, as long as they do not block a fire exit.

Jim Clark, a long-time maintenance man for District 27, pointed out that Central School has some broken floor joists, causing the floors to sag as much as two to three inches. He said he thought it would be very expensive to level the floors in the building. Latoza said his firm has repaired broken floor joists and leveled floors.

Asked if he had ever found a school that could not be renovated, he said, "Since 1996 we have torn one school down. Dated 1910, it probably had no maintenance for 60 years, and it was not economically feasible to save it."

Another question that came up was whether renovation could be done without having to relocate students. He replied that his firm had hardly ever been forced to relocate students, except in the case of one school where they discovered powdered asbestos above a ceiling. Because of the health hazard, students had to vacate the building.

 

When doing a renovation project, he said, his firm plans the project well ahead of time, pre-orders materials, and is ready to start as soon as the students leave the building for summer vacation. Contractors are all pre-qualified and have a $1,000-a-day penalty for not meeting goals.

In response to other questions, he said old schools could be upgraded to keep up with current technology and provide security.

He was also asked if new construction could be designed that would be "architecturally right for the area."

"We do have that capability, but $148 per square foot isn’t going to give the same interior or exterior as the old schools. You won’t get terrazzo or wood floors. For $148 per square foot, you will get the standard new school look."

The talk was given in the third-floor courtroom of the Logan County Courthouse, which Latoza described as "a wonderful building. You’re very fortunate to live here," he told the audience. "You have wonderful housing stock and churches and little squares. You can’t plan that kind of living space today.

"I believe old buildings are part of our heritage. Our old schools are living history."

 

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Landfill to be open extended hours for leaf disposal

[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.

Public notice

Filing dates for nomination petitions for city offices

[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
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  • City clerk
  • Alderman Ward 1
  • Alderman Ward 2
  • Alderman Ward 3
  • Alderman Ward 4

  • Alderman Ward 5

No petitions will be accepted before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m.

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Notice to absentee voters

[OCT. 9, 2000]  Registered voters expecting to be absent from the county on the Nov. 7 election day may vote in person at the Logan County Clerk’s Office, second floor, Courthouse, Room 20, Lincoln, from now until Nov. 6.

Registered voters expecting to be absent from the county on election day or those who are permanently disabled or incapacitated may now make application by mail to vote absentee. Applications will be received by the county clerk until Nov. 2. No ballots will be sent by mail after Nov. 2, as provided by law.

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Logan County FY2001 budget

Totals of requested increases

[OCT. 7, 2000]  Following is a list of budget requests that were heard by the Logan County Board Finance Committee on Aug. 11, 16 and 17. These requests will be compiled by the auditor and matched with the anticipated revenue for the 2001 fiscal year (Dec. 1). The finance committee will then review these numbers, make necessary adjustments and prepare a recommendation to the entire County Board in the next month. There will be a public meeting entirely devoted to budget matters in the future.

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* Senior requests and Oasis, $80,956; CIEDC, $45,000; Rural Health Partnership, $25,000 = total of $150,000 requested; approximately $70,000 available.

* Non-mandated (County Farm Fund): Main Street Lincoln, $10,000; economic development, $25,000; soil and water, $4,000; Teen Court, $3,500 = total of $42,500 requested; approximately $16,000 available.

* Court security (open another door at courthouse): one employee, $16,640; plus metal detector, $10,000 = total of $26,640 requested

* Court request: new microphone, $1,000; increase in bailiff pay, $2,000; new judge support, $4,500 = total of $7,500 requested

* Sheriff’s Department: one additional deputy; one additional car= $120,000; parking lot resurface, $20,000

* Paramedics: new ambulance, $90,000

 

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* Superintendent of schools: if office is moved, the county will have to provide all of the rental money, $20,000

* Building and grounds: for possible new building or additional space for offices, $100,000

* Coroner: unable to work plan with paramedics or ESDA office; will house coroner’s office in funeral home until office is found elsewhere, $ ?

* Public defender: public defender’s salary, $32,422 (increased by $13,000; law says salary must be 40 percent of state's attorney’s salary, which went up this year and is expected to go up for four years); additional assistant, $15,000

* Animal control: to replace old animal-transport unit on truck, $10,000

Approximate total: $600,000

 

 

County Board committee meeting dates for October 2000

Committee

Location

Date

Time
Board of Whole Courthouse Thursday, Oct. 12 7 p.m.
Finance Courthouse Friday, Oct. 13 8 a.m.
Adjourned Board Courthouse Tuesday, Oct. 17 7 p.m.
Joint Solid Waste City Hall Wednesday, Oct. 18  7 p.m.
Special Adjourned Board Courthouse Thursday, Oct. 19 7 p.m.

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