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Residents raise abandoned-mines, coal ash and chicken ordinance questions during public comment
Summary
In public comment, Alanya Moore of Prairie Rivers Network highlighted abandoned mines and coal-ash concerns; Jewel Lorenzo asked why a proposed chicken ordinance failed 5–3 and requested it be brought back for discussion.
Two members of the public spoke during the meeting’s public-comment period, raising environmental and local-ordinance concerns.
Alanya Moore, representing the Prairie Rivers Network, presented information about abandoned mines, coal ash issues and energy-efficiency options affecting the area, putting environmental remediation and energy alternatives on the record.
Jewel Lorenzo asked the council about a proposed chicken ordinance that, the mayor said, previously "did not pass 5 – 3." Lorenzo asked whether the ordinance could be brought back for discussion and sought clarification on why it was declined; Mayor Darin Readnour said he would review the minutes. The minutes also note a researcher from the U of I is working on the history of coal mining in the area.
Neither public comment item prompted a formal council action during this meeting; both were recorded in the minutes for follow-up consideration.
