Mayor Troy Childers Sr. can give a long list of reasons as to why he wants to appoint 36-year-old Scott Mettille as Chillicothe’s police chief.
The Chillicothe City Council meeting Jan. 23 was literally short and sweet.
With three items on the agenda, the council made fairly good time for their work.
Chillicothe’s newest economic development director Rachael Parker has more in common with business owners than residents may think.
With the beginning of the year comes a change in personnel of the city’s economic development director.
Mayor Troy Childers Sr. appointed Rachael Parker at the Chillicothe City Council meeting Jan. 9, to begin work Jan. 18 with an annual salary of $48,000. She was reportedly laid off by the city of Peoria due to budget cuts.
Resident Linda Greiner asked questions of the Chillicothe City Council Jan. 9 on the state of the sewer system.
“After speaking to a lot of the neighbors on Hollybrook and seeing the water damage inside the Bolding home, which we purchased, I am wondering why there is such an issue with the sewer system?
“I lived in Lacon for 20 years, Henry for 42 — never, ever had a problem and yet it seems like on Hollybrook backups are a regular issue.”
Economic development director Greg Truninger is leaving the city as an employee, but will remain a well-known face around town.
“He did a fantastic job and we hate to lose him, but we hate to stand in anyone’s way to better themselves,” said Mayor Troy Childers Sr. about Truninger taking a Caterpillar position.
The Chillicothe City Council is taking a “baby step” in potentially assisting residents in saving money on their electric bills.
Judicial chairman Danny Colwell told the council he just recently received the information on electrical aggregation, which allows municipalities to bundle residences together and seek a cheaper price for electricity.
Sgt. Dan Adcock is now at the helm of the Chillicothe Police Department as acting chief after an unanimous vote of the Chillicothe City Council at the Dec. 12 meeting.
Adcock, a 1984 graduate of Illinois Valley Central High School, will be with the department 19 years this June.
Chillicothe aldermen approved the idea of expanding the city’s riverfront at Monday night’s meeting.
The Chillicothe City Council heard a variety of topics at its meeting Oct. 24.
The Chillicothe City Council acted Sept. 26 on a few items discussed in previous meetings.
Forms of transportation dominated the Chillicothe City Council meeting Sept. 12.
For Chillicothe policemen, police and fire chairwoman Judy Cantwell motioned that the council buy and paint another squad car.
The Chillicothe City Council approved various projects Aug. 22 that were discussed at previous council meetings.
More work is planned for the city-owned property at the end of Elm Street at the Illinois River, this time for removing debris along the shoreline and adding riprap.
The Chillicothe City Council took steps to change a few ordinances at its Aug. 8 meeting.
Aldermen adopted an ordinance adding the possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia as a ticket Chillicothe police officers may write as a violation of a city ordinance.
Chillicothe aldermen heard Monday night of ideas for the future in working with Three Sister Park officials and Jay Goldberg Events and Entertainment.
Police/fire committee chairwoman Judy Cantwell apprised the aldermen of the committee’s annual meeting about security at Summer Camp. The consensus, she said, was the event went “well,” but there are always improvements possible for safety.
A bigger improvement would be a possible access road made into the front of the park to alleviate traffic.
Asphalt will be appearing all over town thanks to the Chillicothe City Council approving a couple of projects at Monday night’s meeting.
The Chillicothe Police Department will be adding one officer, bringing the department up to nine full-time officers, thanks to a unanimous Chillicothe City Council vote Monday night.
The Chillicothe City Council tied up loose ends on various ordinances and projects at its Monday night meeting.
While Chillicothe is the home of the IVC Grey Ghosts, the city’s median in the 300 block of Walnut Street, will become home to an 8-foot wooden Grey Ghost carving. Chainsaw artist Tim Gill will carve and donate the ghost.
The city of Chillicothe is going back to one of its own to head the public works department.
“We’ve decided to go another route,” said Mayor Troy Childers Sr. May 9 as he introduced the motion of appointing 25-year-old Josh Cooper as the Superintendent of Public Works.
With a lighthearted mood, the Chillicothe City Council said goodbye to six-year alderman Rich Underwood Monday night and hello to new Ward 3 alderman Mike Hughes.
