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Taylorville City Council To Meet Tonight

The Taylorville City Council meets Monday night, and several major spending items and policy changes are on the agenda.

 

A large portion of the meeting will focus on infrastructure, including more than a million dollars in Motor Fuel Tax allocations tied to the West Main Cross Street project. The council will consider a $509,000 engineering agreement with Benton Engineering, along with additional MFT funds for construction and for the city’s 2026 general maintenance work. Another proposal would allocate $150,000 in non–home-rule funds for concrete repairs along South Main.

 

Council members will also vote on updates to three separate business district agreements involving properties on West Poplar, East Main Cross, and West Spresser. The annual tax abatement ordinance is also up for approval.

 

In other business, the Ordinance Committee is recommending a change to the employee residency rules, expanding the allowable distance for non-bargaining employees to a 10-mile radius. The Finance Committee is asking the council to approve the final payment of roughly $129,000 for the Taylorville Food Center project.

 

The council will also review the treasurer’s report and nearly one million dollars in monthly bills.

Monday night’s meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Taylorville Municipal Building.

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