TRUCKING COMPANY’s RE-ZONING REQUEST DENIED…. IROQUOIS COUNTY WAITS FOR APPRAISAL, RECYCLING CENTER MAY BE SOLD…. LIVINGSTON COUNTY BOARD LOOKS AT OPTION FOR NURSING HOME OPERATION….. NEW HOSPITAL NAME IN LAFAYETTE….. Some of our local news stories on WGFA for Wednesday, June 13th >
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The Iroquois County Board Tuesday voted 16-6 to deny a Conditional-Use permit for a Belmont Township trucking operation. The vote to deny Mike Freeeman’s request may signal the end of the business—at least in the rural location where’s it’s been operating the last handful of years. Freeman’s operation has been the subject of several zoning duscussions in recent weeks. The Conditional-Use request was tabled by officials with hopes a workable solution could be worked out. Tuesday’s vote however, now makes the business in violation of ordinance and subject to daily fines.
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The County’s Recycling Center may be sold. It’s far from a done deal, but private recycling businesses are showing interest in taking over the operation, which the county has been operating in an M-1 Industrial District along Route 24, west of Crescent City. If sold, the property site may have to be rezoned with a Conditional-Use for a scrap yard operation.
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The Livingston County Board is weighing options over a compromise plan for operating the new Livingston Manor. The County Board held a special meeting and earlier, approved a compromise plan that would have the county build a new nursing home and then turn over ownership to a health care provider. Board Chairman Bill Flott said nothing’s been finalized; we’ll just see who may be interested. He said we want board members to be aware and ready to make a move if/when the time is right.
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“St. Elizabeth East” is the new hospital name in Lafayette, IN. A groundbreaking event held Tuesday for a new facility consolidating Lafayette’s two hospitals. St. Elizabeth Regional Health board member Casey Pickerill announced the name change during the event. After a new 150-bed facility is operational, St. Elizabeth Medical Center or Home Hospital will no longer be used as acute-care hospitals.
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