City approves contract for tree removal work
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By Cory Davenport
The Jerseyville City Council and Mayor Kevin Stork were in unanimous agreement throughout the meeting of the Jerseyville City Council held Monday, Oct. 30.
The meeting started with the usual prayer and Pledge of Allegiance before a unanimous approval of September’s meeting minutes. The board also approved the city’s monthly bills, which were more than $740,000. Stork said this was more than usual due to both insurance payments being due and construction costs for the city that month. This item was also approved unanimously.
A unanimous decision was made to accept the resignation of Amy Turner from the Police Pension Board – an unpaid position – and, again voted unanimously to replace her with Paul Hardin, a current financial advisor, who will fill the rest of her term on the board.
Jersey County’s Art Board was also unanimously approved to utilize City Center Square for Christmas tree displays while acknowledging space in Jerseyville was in high demand during the holiday season, especially with the iconic Downtown Country Christmas.
The Planning and Zoning Board recommended an item to rezone 216 N State Street to allow alcohol use in an effort to fix an overlooked zoning issue applying to Medford Food Mart, located at that address. The Jersey County Board voted unanimously to approve that as well as a 5 ft. variance to allow new signage at the premises. Mayor Stork said he was “looking forward to the new changes” and wished Ron Medford luck following the unanimous passage of that item.
Before adjourning the meeting, the council voted unanimously to approve the low bid for tree removal and trimming. Peter’s Tree Service from Hardin, Illinois won the city’s contract to remove or trim as many as 42 trees at the cost of around $48,000, which averages to a bit more than a grand per tree. Peter’s Tree Service has previously done work for the Carrollton Public Works Department and Wood River school district, and their reviews on their work were good. The highest bid offered to the city for tree work was $94,000.
