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Council cites IDPH permitting delays on state pool grant; approves $28,667 pool-chemical purchase
Summary
Pinckneyville officials said Illinois Department of Public Health permitting requirements have delayed a state grant for the municipal pool; the council approved a $28,667.18 purchase of pool chemicals to cover the upcoming season.
During public comment Jeff Egbert of the Weekly Press asked the council for an update on a state grant for the city pool. Commissioner Joshua L. Kuhnert said the city has been trying to obtain a permit from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), but the agency is requesting work outside the scope of the originally approved grant. Kuhnert said the permit request has been resubmitted five times; each resubmission requires a $200 permit fee. Mayor Spencer said the city has received one extension, has requested another, and that he and the city engineer, Jesse Maynard, have sought a meeting with IDPH but had not received a response or timeline.
Separately on the consent agenda, Commissioner Kuhnert moved to approve a quote from Landmark Aquatic for $28,667.18 to purchase pool chemicals to cover the entire pool season; Commissioner Hicks seconded and the council approved the purchase unanimously. The minutes do not record any additional conditions tied to the chemicals purchase or a revised timeline for the grant-funded construction.
The minutes record the permitting requirement change occurred after the grant was originally approved. The council did not record a timeline for when IDPH will meet with city staff or when construction permitted under the grant would resume. The city did note it has paid or must pay repeated permit resubmission fees as it seeks approval.
