Due to govermental regulations, our current 911 system must be repoaced by the end of the year.
Currently 95% of 911 calls are placed by cell phones.
The estimated cost will be around $213,000.

The missing 13 year old that was reported to Monticello Police, as has been safely located, and returned to the parents  at Walmart.

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Leaders of the MEDC attended Saturday’s public meeting of the Monticello Citizens for Better Government meeting, in their effort to provide their views and explanation of the recent opinions expressed by the MCBG.

These videos contain the majority of the meeting; however the land use section was lost in production.

It dealt with the process of nuisance lots being reported, notified, condemned, approved by city council, liens places against the property, land being forfeited for sale, and then purchased by the MEDC.

Once again, neither side convinced the other side of anything, but both views were well stated.

The Monticello Citizens for Better Goverment held their first public meeting, Saturday, at the library.
Over 15 local residents attended, and were encouraged to gather signatures to get these proposed changes on the November general electin ballot.
These videos include their entire presentation. The next meetings  will be held, this Saturday, in the Library meeting room, at 10:30 am and then at noon

The public is encouraged to attend.

This document was recently filed in the Drew County circuit clerk’s office in response to PF Mays and associates lawsuit against the city of Monticello, all of its city council members and mayor.

BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

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Last month I had the opportunity to join local history buffs to proclaim March, Archaeology Month. The highlight of Archaeology Month was a weeklong volunteer dig at the Hollywood Plantation near Winchester? the site of the historic pre-civil war log cabin that is currently being restored and developed into a heritage site by UAM. I mention this project because it is such a great example of what is right about our community in 2016.
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At Thursday’s parks comittee meeting, Mayor Zack Tucker discussed the possibility of hiring a full-time city parks director.
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