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The Lincoln City Council has approved hiring two alternate crossing
guards at $19 per day.
Background checks will be done before hiring new the new guards.
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Early setting in of cold weather created problems on some city
streets that received slurry coats this year. The slurry coat
process normally improves the quality and extends the lifetime of a
roadway. Abnormally cold temps have caused the coating to come up in
patches on some of the city streets that were done this fall.
City engineer Mark Mathon said it would be best to extend the
completion date for that work to next spring. Aldermen agreed to
extend the project completion date to April 2007.
Alderman Whittaker said that when the work is redone, "It will
look nice, the way it is supposed to look."
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Simultaneously with the start of new recycling haulers, new
recycling containers have been placed on the city lot across from
Latham Park. The containers can hold a larger volume of recyclables,
but the doors are quite high to reach.
The Logan County Joint Solid Waste director, Mitzi Rohlfs, said
that stairs and platforms have been ordered and will be installed
soon to remedy the situation.
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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency gave the city a
30-day extension for the renewal of a five-year wastewater treatment
plant permit. The permit was turned down because of a drop in the
flow rate of Salt Creek where the treated water enters the creek.
Aldermen agreed to hire a consultant to evaluate the Salt Creek
flow rate figures. The anticipated cost to hire Josiah Cox from St.
Louis, Mo., is between $10,000 and $12,000, with a total cost of
less than $15,000 approved.
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It has come to local officials' attention that there is an
Illinois law that many Lincoln drivers are not aware of. It is state
law for drivers to yield at crosswalks and to stop if there are
pedestrians wishing to cross.
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 The city is looking into the purchase of four signs for the
relatively new downtown crosswalks and two signs for the Lincoln
College crosswalk.
Alderman Busby said that these are permanent signs on a rubber
base that bounces back up if run over.
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City ordinance requires that if a parking lot is not paved in
concrete or asphalt, then it must be maintained in a dust-free
condition.
Veterans of Foreign Wars petitioned the city to construct two
parking lots that would be white rock. They cannot afford the more
solid surfaces. They agree to spray the lots as needed with calcium
chloride to keep the dust down.
Aldermen discussed the pros and cons of allowing a gravel lot and
what measures can be taken to enforce the organization's commitment
to keep the dust down.
City attorney Bill Bates said that they would be subject to
violations like anyone else with a gravel lot if they fail to abide
by their commitment.
An alderman observed that the addition of the parking lot is a
wonderful thing. It is taking cars off the street and making traffic
in the area a lot safer. Other aldermen agreed.
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It was approved to hire a training consultant for various city
departments. An amount up to $10,000 was approved.
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Mayor Beth Davis thanked all the departments and agencies --
streets, police, fire, EMS -- for all the work and extra hours that
were put in over the weekend because of the ice and snowstorm.
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Alderman Derrick Crane has announced that he will be running for
a second term. He said that there are a lot of very good things
going on and that has been a factor in his decision. He says he
wants to stay involved and see that continue.
Crane serves as an alderman for Lincoln's 5th Ward.
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