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Board Meetings
7:00 PM
1st Thursday Monthly
301 Dewey Drive
South Jacksonville, Illinois
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OFFICE CLOSED ON THESE 2008 DATES:
Jan. 1 - New Year
Jan. 21 -MLKing Day
Feb. 18 -Presidents' Day
May 26 -Memorial Day
July 4-Independence Day
Sept. 1 - Labor Day
Oct. 13 -Columbus Day
Nov. 11 -Veterans' Day
Nov. 27-28 -Thanksgiving
Dec. 25 -Christmas Day

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Excerpts from meetings held during the years 1931-1940 . . .
| 1931 |
Two young gentlemen want to place a "Teeing Off Course" near the
railroad on Mrs. Buffe's land on the south side of East Vandalia road. A permit and
request was granted. |
| 1932 |
Mr. Sibley, a mail carrier, mentioned house numbers of
various
residences on East Vandalia were incorrectly numbered. |
| 1937 |
A company made a conservative estimate of $20,000 required to complete a
water system to supply the Village. Member Thorne reported a large hole dug in West
Pennsylvania (back of the Widow Hartmen House) and said it should be filled in. |
| 1938 |
It was decided that a meeting should be held for Public benefit at the
School House on March 9, 1938 to discuss the sewage and water construction concepts since
W.P.A. funds could be utilized to reduce costs to the Village. |
| 1939 |
Special attorney Thomson's bill for expenses of a special trip to Chicago
for $17.20 were discussed. The Clerk read a petition by John Bader asking the
Board to
take steps to make it illegal to keep and feed hogs in the Village. |
| 1940 |
The engineers suggest tunneling under the hard road Route 67 and
establishing a manhole on the west side of the road, south of Vandalia, so as to be able to take
care of anyone on the west side of road in the future. |
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