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New substation for Pontiac Fire Department could come as soon as 2025
Construction on a second fire station on Pontiac's west side could start by the end of the year with the new estimated $2.2 million facility opening as soon as 2025. The city has lined up financing from three sources — a $1.5 million grant from the Humiston Trust, $50,000 from the Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Board, $250,000 from the city's tax increment financing fund — and is awaiting confirmation on a $500,000 community development grant from the...
Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board
PIPER CITY, Ill. (AP) — In Scott Saffer’s science classroom, kids bake cookies in a decked-out kitchen, care for fish, turtles and a snake, and have access to a workshop full of tools. As the gifted enrichment coordinator at Tri-Point School District, Saffer is living his teaching dream, one he knew he’d need money to accomplish.
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