Sunday 14 February 2021 Following the Government announcement today, Wellington City Council can confirm the status of its services and facilities as the city moves into Alert Level 2 at 11.59pm tonight. Under Alert Level 2, most of Council’s services .
Unsung heroes to be recognised for 2020 contribution Sutton Community Awards is set to take place virtually this week. The awards will celebrate heroes in the community, that have made an exceptional contribution to making the borough a better place to live, work and raise a family. For the second year running, the awards is being delivered in partnership between Community Action Sutton, Sutton Housing Partnership, Volunteer Centre Sutton, and Sutton Council. The judging panel includes representatives from across the community including local business, organisations, charities and residents associations. Almost 300 entries have been received across eight award categories, the categories are as follows:
Patrick Stout, Voice Correspondent, with contributions by Michelle Langhout, Voice Editor
MACOMB The city council discussed the 2020 property tax levy at its committee of the whole meeting this week. Taxes are payable next summer.
City Administrator Scott Coker said Macomb is allowed a 2.3 percent increase under the Illinois Property Tax Extension Limitation Law. He said this would make the city tax total $2.3 million and that the money would go into the police and firefighter pension funds and to Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund expenses for other city employees.
Mayor Mike Inman said the city tax bill generally reflects ten percent of the overall county tax bill. He said the property valuation has gone down about $800,000.