The Taylorville City Council met for their monthly meeting on June 1st to recognize the Taylorville High School (THS) and Taylorville Junior High School (TJHS) track and field qualifiers, and also to discuss ordinances, resolutions, and motions on finance, street and sewer updates.
During the monthly meeting, Taylorville Mayor Bruce Barry gave away a Key to the City to Taylorville athlete, Elsie Williamson, and also recognized today as a holiday in honor of the THS and TJHS track and field teams.
Pictured below is the TJHS and THS Field and Track Team receiving their awards, as well as Mayor Barry handing the key to the city over to Elsie Williamson.
Under ordinances, the council approved the authorization of various Business Development District Number 1 redevelopment agreements, including an agreement between the City of Taylorville and B & A Properties and Central IL Optometric Associates, and an agreement between the City of Taylorville and Chicago’s #1 Drum Lessons, Taylorville Music Lessons, and Michael and Wendy Semerau. All of the Ordinances were approved 8 to 0, aside from the ordinance including Illinois Optometric Associates, which still passed but with a vote count of 7-1. Steve Dorchinecz voted no on this ordinance.
Under resolution, the city council heard a motion to recommend that the council authorize and direct the mayor to sign the IDOT Local Roads Supplemental Construction Engineering Agreement with Benton Engineering. A motion of which passed 7-0.
The board also heard a motion to approve the application for a massage establishment license to be located at 500 N Webster Street in Taylorville. This motion was withdrawn due to a lack of a second motion.
Upon completion of ordinance and other heard motions, the council heard updates from the Taylorville City Attorney, Rocci Romano, as well as mayoral updates.
As far as the approval of special events permits, Sydney Lynn’s Little Book Shop & Vinyl was approved to host an event on August 1st, from 8 AM to 6 PM.
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