Month: April 2021
Farmington steps back on city building
By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post FARMINGTON – Farmington is headed back to square one in its quest to find a new city building. At Monday’s City Council meeting, the council gave tacit approval to Mayor Kent Kowal to exit a building contract with D. Joseph Construction. Joseph was hired as construction manager at a Feb. 21 meeting, during which the council voted unanimously to move forward – the apparent culmination of discussions about a city building that date back to January of 2018. At that February meeting, the council also voted to acquire three vacant lots on East Fort…
Hulslander wins four-man race for Elmwood mayor
By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post Without a hotly contested presidential duel to fuel turnout, Tuesday’s consolidated election saw light voter turnout at most polling places and very few contested races in central Illinois. But there were still some races of interest, particularly in Elmwood, which was a relative hotbed for contested elections – a fact reflected in voter turnout that topped 41 percent in the city. Among the races taht voters decided was the four-man runoff to be mayor of Elmwood. John “JD” Hulslander won the election with 242 of 595 votes cast or 40.7 percent of the total…
