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October 12, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Members of the Quincy Riverfront Development Corporation asked the Quincy Park Board on Wednesday night for a donation of $350,000 to bury power lines in Clat Adams Bicentennial Park. Park Board President Jarid Jones had another donation in mind. Rome Frericks, executive director of the Quincy Park District, recommended the Park Board table…
Read Full Article August 3, 2023 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — Members of the Adams County Circuit Clerk’s office are meeting Thursday night with Eighth Circuit Chief Judge Frank McCartney about the issue of mold in the Adams County Courthouse. An inspector with the Illinois Department of Labor replied to a complaint regarding the mold put forth by the Machinists Union, which represents the…
Read Full Article July 6, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A special meeting of the Adams County Board with only one item on the agenda — a discussion about a recent report on mold in the courthouse — lasted 14 minutes Wednesday night. Most of those in attendance left with more questions than answers, especially concerning a video meeting with a county committee…
Read Full Article February 15, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The Adams County Board followed the recommendation of the Transportation, Building and Technology Committee on Tuesday and approved a bid of $56,000 from Safestart Environmental of Chicago to test for mold and other contaminants throughout the Adams County Courthouse. About 15 people — most of them attorneys, judges and employees at the courthouse…
Read Full Article July 21, 2021 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
With apologies to Aerosmith, there is no love in the elevators of the Adams County Courthouse. The county has been wrangling with the issue of its elevators for years. One of them basically has been out of service for about two years. At a special meeting Tuesday night that lasted about 45 minutes, the county’s…
Read Full Article July 14, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — One of the projects to be paid for with money Adams County has received from the American Rescue Plan Act is one step from approval. Another project, however, ran into a roadblock during Tuesday night’s Adams County Board meeting. The County Board voted to approve a resolution to upgrade the county’s network and…
Read Full Article May 26, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Changes made to the original proposal for a coffee bar at the intersection of Seventh and Broadway satisfied the Quincy Plan Commission at its Tuesday meeting. The commission voted to support the issuance of a special use permit to allow the development of Carter’s Coffee Bar, a coffee/specialty drink shop. All landscaping, buffers…
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