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Streetscape proposal hits dead end
A plan to apply for state grant
funding to help update the Square is
now on hold, after Carlinville City
Council voted down the proposal
Aug. 16.
Aldermen John Koster, Brian
Mitchell and Dave Steiner voted
for the streetscape plan, which
included new sidewalks, streetlights,
landscaping and underground
electrical wiring. Aldermen voting
no included Sonny Albertine, Tim
Coonrod, Joe Direso, Randy Ober
and Wes Loveless.
“We will not do the grant this year,”
Carlinville Mayor Bob Schwab said
after the motion failed.
A cost estimate provided by
engineer Scott Rakers of HMG
put the project at $875,000. The
city, if an Illinois Transportation
Enhancement Program grant for
the plan was approved, would have
been responsible for coming up with
20 percent, $175,000, of the total
construction cost.
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Scott Rakers, an engineer with HMG, explains
a streetscape plan
during the Council meeting Aug. 16. |
Source: Macoupin County Enquirer-Democrat, Aug 27, 2010
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