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BRINGING SOME NEW MONEY TO ONE
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
COMMUNITY.
THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE HAS
RECEIVED A 100-THOUSAND
DOLLAR GRANT OUT OF THE"FLOOD
RECOVERY ACT"
TO DEVELOP A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN
FOR THE CITY.
NEWS 10'S MIKE GRANT REPORTS THE
COMMUNITY IS GETTING READY
TO TAKE A LOOK AT EVERYTHING AS
IT PREPARES A PLAN FOR THE
FUTURE.
" LAWRENCEVILLE HAS BEEN AROUND
FOR A LONG TIME AND
NOW OFFICIALS ARE GETTING READY
TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.
THANKS TO A NO-MATCH GRANT THE
CITY PREPARING TO
PRODUCE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO
REPLACE ONE THAT
OFFICIALS CALL SERIOUSLY DATED.
"WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
THAT'S DATED IN THE 80'S, SO NO,
WE DON'T HAVE ONE, NOT CURRENT
ANYWAY."
THE IDEA IS TO LOOK AT
EVERYTHING FROM
TRANSPORTATION TO PARKS AND
RECREATION AND A LOT OF THINGS
IN-BETWEEN. "WE'RE GOING INTO
THIS EYES
WIDE OPEN, STARTING FROM SCRATCH
AND WE'RE GOING TO
ANALYZE EVERY ASPECT RELATIVE TO
OUR COMMUNITY."
"OFFICIALS SAY FOR THE MOST PART
THE PLANNING GRANT IS OPEN ENDED
WHICH MEANS THEY CAN MAKE PLANS
FOR JUST
ABOUT ANYTHING, BUT THERE ARE
SOME SPECIFIC AREAS THE CITY
IS GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS. ONE
OF THEM IS FLOOD ABATEMENT AND
THAT MEANS AREAS LIKE THIS ALONG
THIRD STREET WILL GET
SOME EXTRA ATTENTION." "SINCE
THE MONEY CAME
FROM THE FLOOD RECOVERY ACT WE
HAVE TO CONSIDER AND
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OUR
FLOOD RISKS AS WELL AS
OTHER DISASTER RISKS." FLOODING
IN THE PAST HAS HIT
SOME OF THE HOUSES IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND EVEN AFFECTED
THE CITY'S WASTE WATER TREATMENT
PLANT. THAT MEANS THIS AREA
WILL BE
TOWARD THE TOP OF THE WORKSHEET
WHEN THE PLAN
GETS DRAWN. IN LAWRENCEVILLE
ILLINOIS I'M MIKE GRANT. "
A COMMISSION IS IN PLACE AND IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN MEETING AFTER
THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. THE
FINAL PLAN IS DUE TO BE
COMPLETE BY JANUARY 20-14.