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Mannie Jackson Center suspends all operations immediately
Cites academic, financial issues
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Visitors enter the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities at the historic former Lincoln School on Main Streert in Edwardsville in December 2015, just after it opened.John Badman | Hearst Ilinois
EDWARDSVILLE The Mannie Jackson Center for Humanities Foundation (MJCHF) announced an immediate suspension of all operating activities Friday.
“Without financial and academic support, the center projects an inability to effectively fulfill its mission,” read part of a statement from Mannie Jackson. Reached by telephone Friday from Nevada, Jackson’s frustration was evident.
Since its opening in 2015, the Mannie Jackson Center for Humanities Foundation has provided a gathering place for scholars and other individuals from across the disciplines to meet, discuss and plan educational activities/program around the various aspects of the humanities, including visits of di
Patton dubs Plummer Park, TheCENTER as accomplishments
City plans for parking, recreation
Charles Bolinger, charles.bolinger@edwpub.net
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EDWARDSVILLE Plummer Family Park, parking solutions and TheCENTER are among Mayor Hal Patton’s 2021 predictions as he looks ahead to his final few months in office.
The park, which opened last summer, is the crown of the city’s park system and Patton said he expects it to develop even further once restrictions are lifted and people can get more use from the baseball/softball diamonds and soccer/lacrosse/football/rugby fields. The three traditional grass fields should be ready for play this fall alongside the three artificial turfs already down.
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.