-The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard from the Mayor of Taylorville at their weekly meeting at the Taylorville Moose Lodge on Tuesday.

Mayor Bruce Barry gave Kiwanis members an overview of the many things going on that he and the City are involved in.  Barry told the club the City just finished the East Main Cross Street project with a one-point-5 million dollar grant from the state’s “Rebuild Illinois” program.  He added the City was recently notified it will get a 3-million dollar grant to revitalize the downtown area, and another 3-million from another state grant has been applied for to repave the 9 block area surrounding downtown.

Mayor Barry told the Kiwanis Club on Tuesday, the City will be redoing the taxiway at the Municipal Airport and hopefully redo the runway with Federal Aviation money.  Barry added that solar power will be added at the water treatment plant, with potential energy savings of one-point-3 million dollars over the 25-year lifetime of solar panels.  A solar project is also being discussed for the Taylorville Fire Department building.

And, Barry said the city’s water department has begun preliminary work to redo the water line on Springfield Road, with the street and sewer department completing recent repairs to the sewer line to the Taylorville Prison.

Mayor Barry highlighted several other projects the City is involved in, including working with the Christian County Economic Development Corporation and Taylorville Development Association in marketing the new Industrial Park.

The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.  Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.  For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.