At Wednesday’s McDonough County Board Meeting, members took action on a variety of business, including a new MOU with the Humane Society of McDonough County’s (HSMC) (see separate story on the MOU agreement).
The Board approved a signage request from the Macomb Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (Visiting Unforgettable Forgottonia) to install four Abraham Lincoln signs at the main entrances to the county. The signs, which will read “You are now entering an Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area and National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Area,” will be installed at the entrances to the county at the north and south entrances of Rt. 67 and the east and west entrances of Rt. 136.
Members of the Board also unanimously approved a survey agreement at a cost not to exceed $21,200 to improve the St. Francis Blacktop, which holds water. The road survey will provide a repair estimate for the McDonough County roadway. In other business, the Board approved a two-year agreement with QFB Energy to provide natural gas to the various county buildings, and approved salaries for the county clerk ($73,478.77) and county treasurer ($73,478.77). The approval of the county assessor’s salary was removed from the agenda and will return to the Finance Committee for additional discussion before moving forward.
The Board also voted to authorize the law firm of Esbrook P.C. to negotiate a settlement in the Top Metal Buyers, et al lawsuit filed in the U.S. Southern District of Illinois by Top Metal Buyers, Inc. against the county.
Clarence Waldinger and Bruce Burton were reappointed to a three-year term to the Good Hope Sciota Fire Protection District, while Joseph Fosdyck was reappointed to a three-year term to the Bushnell Fire Protection District.
