City of Hoopeston Civic Committee met October 23.
Here is the minutes as provided by the committee:
In attendance were Mayor Bill Crusinberry, Bill McElhaney, Chad Yaden, Ryan Anderson, Alex Houmes,and Lourdine Florek of the elected city officials. Also in attendance were city attorney Charles Mockbee IV, Richard Galloway, Mike Bane, Deborah Bridgeforth, and William Thomas.
Civic Chairman McElhaney called the meeting to order. McElhaney began discussion about a collapsed building on E. Main St. in Hoopeston and what would need to be done to take care of the issue. There was discussion as to a possible agreement for the City of Hoopeston to pay for the demolition where the debt would be paid back to the City through an installment plan. Richard Galloway with Republic Landfill agreed to a price of $46.00 per ton for disposal of the building if torn down. The City of Hoopeston would need to fill out the proper forms and documents.
It was decided there would be another meeting set for Friday, October 20, 2017 to discuss the building on E. Main St. further and a special council meeting to be held Monday, October 30, 2017.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
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