By Kent Casson
For The Daily Leader
FAIRBURY — Residents of Fairbury are doing a good job of shopping locally in this most interesting year, it was learned Wednesday at the Fairbury City Council meeting.
“It’s definitely showing in our tax receipts,” Alderman Jerry Hoffman said during the regular meeting of the board, which was held via Zoom.
Alderman Gary Norris noted local businesses are getting creative and City Superintendent Brett Ashburn pointed to a big push to shop local even before the pandemic started.
“This kind of boosted that in a way,” Ashburn said.
In another matter, Ashburn reported the truck with the water pump used for water main repairs went down. The city hopes to have the essential piece of equipment repaired and back together next week. A rebuilt pump is expected to cost around $11,000, which is significantly less than a new one.