Posts Tagged ‘aaron metzger’
The impact of high gas prices
A gallon of gasoline has become increasingly precious for consumers as prices have skyrocketed over the past few months. The average regular gas price in Illinois, according to AAA, is…
Read MoreCounty help sought in Maeystown preservation
While the Village of Maeystown has the distinction as an entry in the National Register of Historic Places, a group addressed the Monroe County Board of Commissioners on Monday with…
Read MoreWaterloo connecting its walkways
A loop of interconnected sidewalks and multi-use paths through Waterloo is moving closer to fruition. The Waterloo City Council last Tuesday night approved a task order for HMG Inc. to…
Read MoreCounty discusses various matters
The Monroe County Board discussed election day being a holiday this year in addition to a possible ambulance purchase, levee concerns and the upcoming flu season during its regular meeting…
Read MoreTax bills, police hires, cell tower topics for county
Monroe County Treasurer Kevin Koenigstein brought details of the 2019 property tax cycle to the regular meeting of the Monroe County Board on Monday. Real estate tax bills should be…
Read MoreCounty board hears criticism
Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board featured some testy exchanges between county officials and local residents that resulted in a stricter time limit for public comment going forward. Monroe…
Read MoreCounty, Oak Hill talk COVID
The coronavirus pandemic was a main point of discussion during Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board. The meeting was held in public session at the courthouse and virtually via…
Read MoreCounty board hosts first virtual meeting
The Monroe County Board conducted its first-ever “virtual meeting” Monday in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Board chairman Bob Elmore met from his home, Commissioner Vicki Koerber and…
Read MoreCounty receives project, financial updates
The rapidly changing nature of the current coronavirus environment obviously dominated Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board, which can read about on this week’s front page. In other business…
Read MoreCounty moves on road projects
The Monroe County Board approved two road improvement projects at its meeting on Tuesday. Monroe County Engineer Aaron Metzger provided details on the projects. The first is a cooperative…
Read MoreCounty talks road plans, marijuanna
The Monroe County Board discussed the future of roads and cannabis on Monday morning. Monroe County Engineer Aaron Metzger presented his department’s five-year plan for road work in the county. …
Read MoreCounty board discusses Route 3, enterprise zone
Obey the traffic laws, or else. That was the message Monroe County Sheriff Neal Rohlfing sent during Monday’s meeting of the Monroe County Board. These words came as the county…
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