WBGZ Radio 4/9/2021 |
By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio
Established in 2000, the Madison County PEP Grant will soon hand out $1.11 million in funding for various park and recreation projects around the county. Money for the grants come from a one-tenth of one percent sales tax. The Madison County Board will vote on the issue on April 21.
Madison County Community Development Administrator Dave Tanzyus tells The Big Z there was a nice variety of projects submitted this year.
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Riverbend projects include money for the Rotary Field renovation in Wood River, basketball court reconstruction in South Roxana, new mowers in Hartford, and money for Glazebrook Park’s continues upgrades in Godfrey. You can find a complete list of projects awarded PEP Grant funding below.
PEP Grants set for approval by county committee
Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com
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EDWARDSVILLE – Park and recreation grants totaling more than $1.1 million were approved by the Madison County Board’s Grants Committee Monday for projects ranging from new and improved paths and trails to repayment of previous park loans.
Funding comes from the county’s portion of the park and recreation tax. In 2000 voters in Madison and St. Clair counties approved a 1/10th percent sales tax to fund recreation projects and create the Metro East Park and Recreation District. Half the money goes to the respective counties to be disbursed as grants, the rest to the MEPRD for its project, which also includes grants.
Restaurant considering Alton site
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ALTON Aldermen on Wednesday night took the first steps in possibly adding a new restaurant in Alton.
At Wednesday’s city council meeting, aldermen approved preliminary and final subdivision plats for Alton Circle Subdivision proposed by Sheppard, Morgan & Schwaab, Inc.
The area is the lot adjacent to the AT&T Store on 1725 Homer Adams Parkway in Alton. The plan is to expand the area slightly to make room for a drive-through restaurant. According to Mayor Brant Walker, the restaurant is from a nationally known brand not currently in Alton. Construction is set to begin “very soon,” Walker said.
Remembering MLK: Crowds brave cold for Sunday event
Crowd braves cold for Sunday ceremony
John Badman, jbadman@thetelegraph.com
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At the 41st annual commemoration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day on Sunday, Rosetta Brown, left, and Michael Holiday, right, place a wreath in James H. Killion Park at Salu as about 100 people watch. Joining them were members of the Alton NAACP executive committee. Show MoreShow Less
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Jason Harrison, from Deliverance Temple and president of Riverbend Ministerial Alliance, delivers a passionate speech to Sunday’s crowd about commitment. Show MoreShow Less
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Nearly 100 vehicles participated in a procession Sunday from Lincoln-Douglas Square to a wreath laying ceremony for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony at James H. Killion Park at Salu. Here the vehicles including an Alton Fire Department pumper make their way up Martin Luther King Boulevard in Alton Sunday afternoon. Show MoreS