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WGLT Jim Rogal, right, speaks with McLean County Board Chair John McIntyre and Sally Pyne following Monday s McLean County Board Executive Committee meeting. A McLean County Board candidate withdrew her candidacy for a vacant seat Monday, paving the way for the only other applicant to fill the post. Democrat Sally Pyne said a county GOP official asked her to apply for the vacant seat in District 4 that covers parts of west and northwest Normal. Pyne and Jim Rogal were the only candidates who filed to serve the remaining 17 months of Logan Smith’s term. Smith announced last month he was taking a job out of state. ....
Updated: May 10, 2021 at 5:25 PM CDT WGLT updated this story to reflect the County Board Executive Committee endorsed the five-district plan on Monday. A McLean County Board member says his party has been plotting behind closed doors for months to create new district board maps that would make it harder for Democrats to get elected. Republican Josh Barnett of Bloomington said County Board chair John McIntyre rejected his call for a bipartisan advisory panel to help draw the maps. “They are trying to dump Republican voters from the rural areas into Bloomington-Normal in an attempt to keep control of the County Board for the next decade,” Barnett said. “They are not being open about that. They are not being honest about it and it’s time that it stops and is brought to light.” ....
WGLT Republican McLean County Board member Josh Barnett said Thursday he supports keeping the board s 10-district format. After weeks of hearings, McLean County Board members have taken their first vote toward establishing new county board districts. The board’s Rules Subcommittee voted 5-2 Thursday to cut the number of districts in half, from 10 to 5. Board member Catherine Metsker said each board member should be able to represent rural and urban residents. “I don’t have a great understanding of the details of the urban districts and if my district was larger, I would be required to support both of those,” said Metsker, pointing to a recent zoning issue in which every rural representative voted against an issue that won the support of most board members from Bloomington-Normal. ....
/ McLean County government is exploring solar energy as a way to save on its energy bill, but will likely seek financial help before the program sees the light of day. Normal Township recently had around 800 solar panels installed on the roof of the Activity and Recreation Center (ARC). That got McLean County Board member Laurie Wollrab thinking maybe the county should look into solar energy. “It has the potential to save the county quite a bit of money from my understanding and possibly the most important thing overall is the environmental piece of it,” Wollrab said. Wollrab is vice chair of the county board s property committee. The county reached out to Ky Ajayi, a project developer with Straight Up Solar, a company that builds solar installations. Ajayi has been helping local governments and non-profits install solar panels through a program called Illinois Solar For All. It provides better access to clean energy in low-income communities. Those ....