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At last week’s City Council meeting, the focus was again on infrastructure. The bid for the construction of the new well house for Well 11 was awarded to the lowest responsive bidder, which was Winter Construction, a longstanding Freeport-based business, which makes this a double win. This project, which will help us replace our 1880s water treatment plant and costs just under $11 million, will be funded by an IEPA revolving loan with an interest rate of 1.01%.
Additionally, council approved another project that will, in part, replace some of our oldest water and sewer infrastructure that also dates back to around 1880, as well as upgrading the roads above that infrastructure. Fifty percent of this $3.8 million project will be financed through a State Opportunity Zone grant.
Feb. 28—A West Virginia mother is working to make sure there are no more drunken driving tragedies like the one that took her daughter's life. Jody Miller's daughter, 21-year-old Heather, was visiting her family in Wheeling in 2008 for spring break, about six weeks before she was set to graduate as a nurse from West Virginia University. Heather had already interviewed for a job at J.W. Ruby .
Ronnie Bush wins Democratic nomination for Freeport mayor
He will face Mayor Jodi Miller on April 6
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FREEPORT Ronnie Bush collected a whopping 74% of the vote Tuesday in defeating political newcomer Walter Hayward in the Democratic primary race for mayor. I want to thank everybody who took the time to vote, and especially those who voted for me, said Bush, a former city alderman and current Stephenson County board member. I also want to compliment Walter Hayward. Instead of sitting on the sideline and complaining like most people do, he decided to get involved. He stepped it up and ran for mayor. I think a lot more people need to follow his lead. It s going to take all of us working together.
Freeport LOWV to sponsor mayoral candidates forum
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FREEPORT The League of Women Voters of Freeport will sponsor a virtual mayoral candidates forum at 7 p.m. March 11.
The moderator will be Patricia Norman, retired educator and coordinator of the Freeport Chapter of the NAACP. Candidates are the incumbent, Jodi Miller, and the challenger Ronnie Bush, who is currently a member of the Stephenson County Board. Questions are being prepared by the League of Women Voters and the Highland Community College Leadership Institute.
The League of Women Voters has a long history of conducting and sponsoring candidates forums as part of our mission to promote informed engagement in the democratic process.