CHARLETON — The Charleston City Council will vote on the purchase and sale of two Charleston Police Department vehicles at its meeting Tuesday, May 17.
If approved, one agenda item will waive the bidding procedures for the purchase of two new squad cars for no more than $39,745 per vehicle from Pilson Auto Center. Another vote will be taken to authorize the sale of two police vehicles, a 2018 Ford Explorer and a 2015 Ford Taurus.
The council will also vote on a resolution to reallocate $80,000 originally tied to the purchase of a new pump at the Waste Water Treatment Plant’s main lift station.
The pump is being discontinued and a new style of pump will not be available until fiscal year 2024. Because of this, Public Works Director Curt Buescher has requested the funds originally allocated for the pump be directed to the development of a Illinois Environmental Protection Agency-mandated Nutrient Assessment Removal Plan at the plant.
Springfield-based consulting firm Northwater Consulting has provided an estimate for the plan that will not exceed $80,000 and will provide the city with a proposal.
Other agenda items include:
• The approval of street material bids totaling nearly $100,000 for eight items related to road maintenance.
• The reappointment of Matt Madigan and Nora Pat Small to one-year terms as ex-officio members of the Charleston Historic Preservation Commission.
• A raffle license for the weekly drawings at the Moose Lodge to raise funds for the residential childcare facility, Mooseheart.
• A raffle license for CASA of East Central Illinois during a May Day, a CASA event that will take place May 21 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Seventh Street.
The council will meet at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. A livestream of the meeting can also be found on the city’s website.
10 photos of Charleston from the JG-TC archives
1985: Charlie Platt of Decatur, prepares to ascend over Charleston during the Sesquicentennial celebration.
1985: Kevin Moore of Boonville, Mo., watches balloons fly over Charleston during the Sesquicentennial celebration.
1986: Former rail passenger office, left, and freight warehouse on north edge of Charleston.
1980: Bill Kreuger makes Pizzelli cookies at hearthside of the Moore Home State Memorial site.
1969: Abe Lincoln glances warily at his horse before mounting in Decatur. Stephen A. Douglas picks the easier way to travel, in the 1912 Ford depot hack of Jimmie Soules of Decatur. The two men were en route to Lincoln to promote the Lincoln Trail Festival. Jim Seed of Charleston portrayed Lincoln and Don Drake of Charleston portrayed Douglas.
1969: Abe Lincoln rides through Decatur. Lincoln was portrayed by Jim Seed, executive secretary of the Charleston Tourism Development Corp. He was en route to Lincoln to promote the Lincoln Trail Festival in Charleston.
1971: Lafferty Nature Study Center has winding dirt paths, rustling leaves and wooden foot bridges towering over the small ribbon of a creek below.
1971: The Center was named after the late Russell Lafferty, Charleston’s city clerk from 1949-68. It’s only about three acres but large enough to serve its function. It’s a place for birds and squirrels and inquisitive children and tired adults who want to escape from the world of concrete.
1986: The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will hold a hearing in Mattoon to discuss possible pollution problems in the Kickapoo Creek.
1982: Jerry Myerscough, left, and Ken Ott, signal victory for Diamond Lill in the turtle races during the Fall Festival on the square.
