Village edges closer to city partnership on TheCENTER
Charles Bolinger, charles.bolinger@edwpub.net
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GLEN CARBON The village public services committee unanimously voted in favor of a $1 million intergovernmental agreement with the city of Edwardsville Monday for its proposed ice rink, track facility and teen center, TheCENTER.
Mayor Hal Patton and other city officials have been trying to engage the village in a partnership deal on this project for several months. Patton said at previous meetings that this project dates back to 2014. The two entities already partner on the pool at SIUE and this agreement would be another example of city-village collaboration.
Glen Carbon edges closer to Edwardsville partnership on TheCENTER
Charles Bolinger, charles.bolinger@hearst.com
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GLEN CARBON The village public services committee has unanimously approved a $1 million intergovernmental agreement with Edwardsville for its proposed ice rink, track facility and teen center, TheCENTER.
Edwardsville Mayor Hal Patton and other city officials have been trying to engage Glen Carbon in a partnership deal on this project for several months. The two entities already partner on the pool at SIUE.
The agreement is for 20 years with the first payment of $58,500 due in January 2022. While Glen Carbon will borrow $1 million, Patton said Edwardsville will borrow $3.5 million for the project. Patton said the project’s total price is $12.8 million.
Edwardsville alderman selected as Honorary Commander at Scott Air Force Base
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Mayor Hal Patton announced Friday Col. J. Scot Heathman of Scott Air Force Base has selected Edwardsville Ward 2 Alderman Jack Burns as an Honorary Commander.
The two-year Honorary Commander program connects Honorary Commanders, and the communities, businesses, and organizations they represent, to Scott Air Force Base.
“It is a tremendous honor and I could not be more excited,” said Burns, himself a veteran of theUS Army having served with the 21st General Hospital reserve unit as a combat medic and operating room technician. “I look forward to any opportunity to represent the City of Edwardsville.”
Edwardsville s Race Relations, Equality Committee offers 10-point proposal
Charles Bolinger, charles.bolinger@edwpub.net
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EDWARDSVILLE While most of the city council’s final meeting of 2020 was routine, Mayor Hal Patton added a new element.
Patton announced the findings of his race relations and equity report and copies were placed on the city’s website for residents to review, discuss, print and share.
He recounted that back in late May, after the death of George Floyd in Minnesota, there were nationwide protests, including about 600 people in downtown Edwardsville.
“As mayor, my first and second thoughts were, ‘We need to keep our officers and our residents safe and we need to protect our downtown’ but this group had a lot to say and they did so peacefully.
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Patton to present race relations, equality findings at city council
Charles Bolinger, charles.bolinger@edwpub.net
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The group issued a 10-point directive for improving race relations and equality in Edwardsville:
First, the city should refine and repeat its race relations and equality survey every two years; this initial one should be used as baseline measurements.
Next, the city should continue to hire more employees from diverse backgrounds. Only 4.5 percent of current city employees identify as minorities while African Americans alone comprise 10 percent of the city’s residents.
The city plans to re-activate its Human Relations Commission and change membership to create true diversity. Proposed is a minimum of 10 members – city’s human resources director, an area employer, an administrator or educator from District 7, a clergy member, someone from the LGBTQ+ community, a person with disabilities awar