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Even the cold blasts of winter can’t stop road project planning.
Mike Rolla, Franklin County highway engineer, reported the receipt of funding for Akin Blacktop during Monday’s county board committee meetings.
Rolla said the county had received $272,000 to continue the overlayment project on Akin Blacktop to improve the truck route to North Thompsonville Road.
“Only Franklin and Williamson counties got the funding,” he said.
News was not as rosy as concerns about the state’s capital bill continue. Rolla said the Illinois Appellate Court had declared the capital bill unconstitutional.
State Rep. John Bradley issued a press release Feb. 4 commending Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office for making arguments before the Illinois Supreme Court that resulted in the high court temporarily preventing enforcement of the lower court’s ruling.
Bradley said the Appellate Court’s ruling would have jeopardized portions of the state’s $31 million capital construction plan.
Bradley said since the legislation was enacted establishing the Build Illinois Act, the state has sold more than $3 billion in bonds to finance the construction projects.
“Another $2.5 billion in bonding for fiscal year 2012 has been conditioned on the availability of revenues,” Bradley said. “It is my hope that successful efforts made by the Attorney General’s office will allow time for a thorough review of the possible impact of this decision and possibly help prevent its enforcement permanently.”
Rolla said should the lower court’s ruling stand; the county stands to lose $120,000 for township roads.
“We received $100,000 as a county in November,” he said. “The township association tells us not to worry but we’re still worrying.”
Rolla reported that oil and chip bid lettings would be held this week. He said oil prices are projected to stay the same as the previous year.
Even the cold blasts of winter can’t stop road project planning.
Mike Rolla, Franklin County highway engineer, reported the receipt of funding for Akin Blacktop during Monday’s county board committee meetings.
Rolla said the county had received $272,000 to continue the overlayment project on Akin Blacktop to improve the truck route to North Thompsonville Road.
“Only Franklin and Williamson counties got the funding,” he said.
News was not as rosy as concerns about the state’s capital bill continue. Rolla said the Illinois Appellate Court had declared the capital bill unconstitutional.
State Rep. John Bradley issued a press release Feb. 4 commending Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office for making arguments before the Illinois Supreme Court that resulted in the high court temporarily preventing enforcement of the lower court’s ruling.
Bradley said the Appellate Court’s ruling would have jeopardized portions of the state’s $31 million capital construction plan.
Bradley said since the legislation was enacted establishing the Build Illinois Act, the state has sold more than $3 billion in bonds to finance the construction projects.
“Another $2.5 billion in bonding for fiscal year 2012 has been conditioned on the availability of revenues,” Bradley said. “It is my hope that successful efforts made by the Attorney General’s office will allow time for a thorough review of the possible impact of this decision and possibly help prevent its enforcement permanently.”
Rolla said should the lower court’s ruling stand; the county stands to lose $120,000 for township roads.
“We received $100,000 as a county in November,” he said. “The township association tells us not to worry but we’re still worrying.”
Rolla reported that oil and chip bid lettings would be held this week. He said oil prices are projected to stay the same as the previous year.
