Mobile food pantry, volunteers assist almost 200 families | Belvidere Daily Republican

Written by Bob Balgemann

They started arriving the morning of June 24, many hours before the Northern Illinois mobile food bank truck was scheduled to arrive at the Salvation Army church on Main Street.

County board members Bill Pysson and Cathy Ward were there, on either side of the truck, handing out frozen dinners and produce. Working with Pysson was Kim Helnore, husband of Belvidere Township Assessor Diann Helnore.

“It’s wonderful that we’re able to help out,” Ward said. “Altogether it was a very nice project.”

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Monday’s Admin & Legislative Sub-committee Meeting will have several interesting items

There are several items on the agenda which you may find interesting.

1.  Two individuals will be interviewed for the vacant District 3 board seat.  SEE:  https://www.boarddocs.com/il/boone/Board.nsf/files/994PEN63FA45/$file/prospective%20County%20Board%20district%203%20appointees_201306281311.pdf

2.  Board Member, Bill Pysson,  has raised the question whether FOIA requests are being treated correctly by Building Inspections and Zoning Enforcement.  SEE:  https://www.boarddocs.com/il/boone/Board.nsf/files/994PPZ657A85/$file/FOIA%20procedures_201306280922.pdf

Hope to see you at the meeting the

 Administrative/Legislative Committee

Date & Time: Mon, 07/01/2013 - 6:00pm

1212 Logan Ave., Belvidere, IL   The full agenda is available at:  https://www.boarddocs.com/il/boone/Board.nsf/Public

Boone County Journal Editorial: The Power of Appointment

Bill is the one member of the Boone County Board who questioned the long list of appointments-- the lack of advanced notice of the appointments and failure to provide copies of the candidates’ letter of appointment request and resume.  Mr. Freeman (R, District 3) also voted against the appointments even though Mr. Freeman was the nominee for the County Board’s representative to the Community Building Board.

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The above is taken from page 3, of the June 21, 2013, Boone County Journal, which is available free of cost at merchants across the county and on line at:  http://www.boonecountyjournal.com/news/2013/Boone-County-News-06-21-13.pdf#page=1

Bill’s June Per Diem & Mileage claim

Bill did not attend the June 4, 2013 meeting of the Roads Subcommittee.

 

Here are the per diem payments of all board members for June 2013

 

http://www.boarddocs.com/il/boone/Board.nsf/files/99GSKG68488E/$file/COMBINED%20CLAIMS%2020130717.pdf

Here is the per diem claimed last month by the county board: 

 

The above is available at:  http://www.boarddocs.com/il/boone/Board.nsf/files/98LNHB51931B/$file/per%20diems%20for%20Finance%20June%2011%2C%202013%20mtg.pdf

Bill’s June Per Diem & Mileage claim

Bill did not attend the June 4, 2013 meeting of the Roads Subcommittee.

 

Restating status of the mulch pile/fire

The States Attorney will be in court on August 1, 2013 for a hearing on the various issues.  It appears that all the mulch is gone.

Go to the following for more details on the court proceedings:  http://boonecountywatchdog.blogspot.com/2013/06/update-on-northwest-pallet-court.html

June 19, 2013 County Board Meeting

Everything appears very routine.  No appointments have at this point be listed.  There may be some debate when Mike Schultz, District Three County Board Representative, resigns (it should occur at this month’s meeting) and his appointment is suggested by Mr. Walberg.

One item of special importance will be the problems with the city-county landfill off of  Route 76 & Squaw Prairie. See:  http://www.boarddocs.com/il/boone/Board.nsf/files/98LPKS545579/$file/Scope%20of%20Work%20for%20IEPA%20meeting%20-TRC.pdf 

The county and Illinois EPA will meet in July and the county will attempt to receive IEPA’s approval to drill a few additional test wells and see if the old wells are the problem for the Chromium problem.

For complete monthly meeting agenda go to:  http://www.boarddocs.com/il/boone/Board.nsf/Public

Johnson Road Bridge: Spring Township given only three options by Illinois Tollway

The three options are stated in a letter dated June 11, 2013 to the Spring Township Supervisor, Ryan Kufalk.  See the entire letter by going to :  https://www.boarddocs.com/il/boone/Board.nsf/files/98RTWJ65EA83/$file/Tollway%20bridge%20letter%206-11-13_201306171321.pdf

The three alternatives are:

1. Removing Johnson Road Bridge.

2. Removing another township bridge

3.  Share in the maintenance of bridges replaced and replace bridge in year 60.  Total  costs are  approximate.y $1,000,000 with most cost coming in year 60 for the actual bridge replacement at a cost of $850,000.