Controversial zoning request for Rosewood Heights business approved
Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com
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EDWARDSVILLE The rezoning of the Rosewood Heights Farm Fresh store to allow the sale of packaged liquor was approved by the Madison County Board after a long debate Wednesday.
The board OK’d a request by Priyan Patel on behalf of Sejal Patel and SSM Dairy Corp. to allow the rezoning of the Farm Fresh at 740 E. Airline Drive from R-3 Residential to B-5 Business.
The change would allow the sale of packaged liquor, but would require additional action for any other requests, such as a license to pour alcohol or allow video gaming, which local residents had adamantly opposed.
$81 million: County considers what to do with COVID funds
County considers what to do with COVID funds
Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com
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EDWARDSVILLE Madison County officials on Thursday took the first public step in discussing how to spend an estimated $81 million in federal COVID-related funding.
The American Rescue Plan Act was the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package signed by President Joe Biden in March. In addition to direct payments to individuals, it includes large amounts of money for governments.
The county’s first public discussion of what to do with that money took place Thursday at a meeting of the Madison County Board’s Executive Committee which includes the heads of all the county committees.