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Belleville council approves streetlight work, event permits and parks code change; adopts claims
Summary
The Belleville City Council on March 3 approved several consent and administrative items including traffic signal and streetlight installations, event permits and IDOT closure requests for fall festivals, an amendment to parks regulations, and city claims and fuel payments.
The Belleville City Council on Monday approved a bundle of consent and administrative items, including funding for a traffic preemption device and new streetlights, multiple event permits and state highway closure requests for summer and fall festivals, an amendment to the city parks code, and claims and payroll payments.
Why it matters: The items clear routine city operations, provide funding through targeted Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts, and authorize street and highway closures that will affect downtown circulation during the city’s major events season.
The council voted to approve two streets-and-grades items. The council approved a $19,691.48 payment to install an additional Opticom system in the westbound lane of Dapron Drive at Frank Scott Parkway (listed as TIF 13) and approved Ameren Illinois to install streetlights at the Dollar General entrance, 2391 Illinois 161, for $9,203.26 (TIF 3). Alderman Gentleman moved the Streets Committee motion; the items were approved by roll call.
In administration business the council approved…
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