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The Rock Island Argus from Moline, Illinois • 13

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10,1992 THE ROCK HLAND ARGUS B5 WESTERN ILLINOIS LOCAL Corridor 67 plan Key senator says Saints route may include Illinois Quad-Cities Iowa Jan.89Ju(y91 Engnaering ft conatr. $12.4 mllion FY 92-96 program Compteta 4 lana construction $57.9 mHflon (except for RoaevWa) Illinois Progress summary Jan. 89 -July 91 $131.9 mHHon FY 199290 program $155.5 mHHon FMsral adSUona 25.1 mWion Total $3123 mWion Missouri Jan. 89-July 91 Resurfacing 17 FY 9246 program FsasWWty study mites $3.4 mHHon $500,000 I Jacksonville bypass -US 36 to ILL 104 I Complete engineering, land -acquisition 4 Ians constr. $15.8 ml Hon nomic growth.

The press secretary for Braun's opponent, Republican Rich Williamson, said Ms. Brauns announcement was "nothing dramatically new. Debra Brandwein said, "Rich has said that will be a priority for him when he is elected senator. He will coaponsor leglsla-. tion to help Corridor 67 get its foil fending.

The chairman of the Corridor 67 Inc. committee, Barney Elias, said Sen. Moynihans participation is a very encouraging. The senator "has the power to see to it that Illinois is not omitted from consideration. Mr.

Elias said it takes Jboth political parties to get this done. He said he is not fighting a proposed Iowa-Mlssouri route for the Avenue of die Saints which could be built in addition to die 67 Corridor. "There bould be two Avenues of the Saints, i dont care what theyre called, so long as from St Louis to die Quad-Cities is a four-lane highway, he said. "Highway 67 is a road of national slgntflranes, and Well do it with or without them. It would just be quicker and easier if 67 was included in die Avenue of the Saints.

Daniel Carol Moynihan MoselyBraun No bill is going to pass my committee that cuts out Illinois, Sot Moynihan wrote to Ms. Braun in a Sfept 15 was not aware of the effort to exclude your state until you called. Now that I know and know how strongly you feel about it, I can assure you that Illinois will be protected. 'No MU Is going to that cuts out IIH- note Senator Daniel Moynihan In her press release, Ms. Braun said Sen.

Moynihan's "knowledge and. Influence are the keys to the success of the Corridor 67 project She said die highway would not only create jobs but lay the basis for long-term eco Federal addition Jacksonville to Alton Conduct environmental Impact study design report- $2.5 MHIIon Alton bypass Construction $4.4 mWon Committee chair says state will be considered By Carol Loreti Staffwhir Illinoisans can be assured their state will be considered tar the proposed Avenue of the Saints highway connecting St Paul, with St Louis, says, U-S. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-New Democratic Senate Candidate Carol Moseley Braun announced die senators support In.a press release Friday. Improvements to the U.S.

67 corridor from the Quad-Cittes to St Louis could become the- Illinois section of die Avepue of the Saints. Mr. Moynihan chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which has Jurisdiction over all highway projects, he said. Alter the Nov. 3 general election, his committee will consider a bill called the Intermodal Sur- face Transportation Technical Corrections Act In August that bill passed the House' of Representatives without Illinois being included Jn possible Avenue of the Saints routes.

District expects $52v000 increase during 1992-93 CAMBRIDGE The Cambridge school districts tentative property tax levy for 1992-93 is $813,212, which $38,494 more than last years levy. The Cambridge school board reviewed the tentative levy plan Thursday night Superintendent' William schools property-tax revenues rising was prompted by payments needed to cover the annual federal asbestos removal loan payment The board will vote upon die levy in December. Other busliwsw Hie board also: Hired elementary school physical education teacher Lisha Fee as seventh-grade girls basketball coach and hired high school ath- letic director Carl Goff to coach the eighth-grade girls basketball team. Learned that Cathy Brugman was hired by the HenryStark Special Education district aa. a social She will work in Cambridge all day on Thursdays and half-days on Mondays.

Changed teachers institute ddy from Jan. 29 to March 26, when a Henry County Health Department mtotdtoic will also be held. Learned that district enrollment on the sixth day of school was 636, up XI students from the fifth day of school jast year. Smses; Wnpis Department of TtsnwioitsMon $300. Tort liability $53,400, up $3,400.

Bond $84300, UP $12382. Rent $4, 000, down $600. Mr. Schehl said be expects that the education flind will receive $23,000 more in property tax flinds in 1903. He said the for creased property taxes revenue and an increase in state aid shnuM help create.

a balanced budget in die education which has been operating in the red for the past few years. The increase in the bond flind Grease fire damages house ALEDO Fire damaged the home of Lester and Tammy David in Aledo Thursday after- -noon. The 4 p.m. grease fire at 102 SE 13th St -started in the homes kitchen, which suffered the most damage, according to the Aledo Fire Department The extent of the damage had not yet been determined, accord- fog to fire officials, who were at the scene for more than one hour. I St Patricks CUD Oyster Supper Tues.

Oct. 13 PM. Reynolds Legion Hall 2 Tickets Include aoup A drink with eeconds 8 deeeert. SamMchee also evitable. $400 Advance At Door CUdmimderlOSLOO eeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeee Panel whittles away at Warren County shortfall By fluid, tentative levy projections are: Education $430,000, up $1030(L Building $120,000, up $4300.

Transportation $43300, up $1300. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund $24306, up $2306. Social Security $24306, up $2306. Working cash $10,700, up $200. Life safety $10,700, up $200.

Special education $8,700, up of a record storage building near the court house. The committee conceded that emergency appropriations could still put the budget farther out of balance in the upcoming year. However, county treasurer Mary Jane Darrah said the deficit concerns may bis over blown. She noted that the current budget passed last year also anticipated a deficit, but county departments managed to keep expenses below budget, creating a surplus of at least $100300. the truck finally stopped.

The man fled on foot and hid in a corn field for about two hours, Mr. Cady said. An air search helped locate the. man, who was taken into custody north of Orion near the roads 1700 and 400 the sheriff said. He said die man flues numerous charges, and local police Friday afternoon were awaiting word from Florida authorities on the status of charges pending there in connection with the allegedly stolen truck.

Schehl said he. expects the district to actually receive $807,467 in property tat fluids next year, $5273 more than it actually received this fiscal year. The increase in property tax monies received reflects a rate of $3.78 per $100 equalised assessed valuation. That rate is .05 cents more than last years rate. Asses ed valuation up The districts estimated 1993 total assessed, valuation of $21358339 is 5.64 percent higher than this years $20317348.

attend Thursday night's meeting to help reduce the red ink from the' budget, which totals more than $5 million. The committee trimmed $100,000 in capital expenditures from dip budget proposal A $30300 Tine item for soil mapping was eliminated entirely, and two-thirds of the $15,000 earmarked for aolld waste disposal also was scratched. In addition, the committee eliminated a building and grounds committee request for $70300 to pay flu construction tempted to stop him for a traffic violation. Mr. Cady said the pickup truck was believed to be stolen.

Officers from the sheriffs department Joined in the pursuit, as the man left Colons on Interstate 80 to the Big inter change. The chase then headed south on Interstate 74, where the truck traveled into a ditch and crashed through a fence into a soybean field. The vehicle then crashed through a second fence, where Staff writ MONMOUTH By Juggling a few figures and eliminating hinds for all county projects not already, started, the Wai ren county boards finance committee has managed to whittle its projected 1992-93 deficit to $63,000. The committee trimmed an anticipated $313300 deficit that was rejected by the flill board last month. Finance committee members accepted the challenge and requested that the entire board Our Fall Special is One That Can't Be Beat.

We offer FREE Estimates fofthe enrage you are looHngror before the cold whiter ther M's! I set the Pa We 1 Airport Rot Hearing today for suspect in chase mmimm HOMEMADE NOT FROZEN MADE FRESH IARVEST THE CAMBRIDGE A Florida man was scheduled to make a court appearance today after he led authorities on a high-speed chase through rural Henry County Friday. Eugene Hinson, 31, Tampa Bay, was taken Into custody at ibout 330 p.m. after he abandoned the pickup truck he was Irlvlng, according to Henry County Sheriff Gilbert "Gib Cady. Mr. Cady said the man fled after a Colons police officer at- tVERLPESBONSIBLEI Ftfwr and son tasking tar tnoM acroags tor hurting.

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