Francesville Town Council
The Francesville Town Council approved repairs to the outfield lights and some fence repair for the youth league during a regular meeting on May 6. It was advised during the meeting that the fence along the north field in Francesville is warped/bent, creating a gap at the bottom. The back stop...
The Francesville Town Council touched base on some issues with trash around town during their regular meeting on March 4. Councilman Tom Thomas said that he has been receiving several phone calls about people rummaging through trash cans and picking up trash on personal property, not on the street...
The Francesville Town Council briefly touched on where they are at with the development of the town park board during a regular meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Councilwoman Sydney Disinger said that they have not heard any updates from Attorney Justin Schramm on the status. She said that they’ve had...
The Francesville Town Council held a public hearing during their regular meeting on Nov. 5 to hear any comments on a proposed Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Planning program grant. Edwin Buswell from the Kankakee Iroquois Regional Planning Commission (KIRPC) explained that the town...
The Town of Francesville is currently gauging interest in potential park board members. Discussion on this and the board’s coming formation was heard during a regular meeting on Oct. 1. These topics were touched on briefly at last month’s meeting as well. The conversation started as Harvey Gutwein...
A public hearing was held for the proposed water project before a regular Francesville Town Council meeting on Wednesday, July 2. Public input on the matter shed light on several community questions and concerns. Before public comment was heard, updates to the numbers that were presented last month...
A proposal to bring back the recycling service in Francesville was brought to the Francesville Town Council during a regular board meeting on Wednesday, June 4. President of the Pulaski County Commissioners and Francesville resident Don Street said he was recently approached by Salem Township...
Amber Nielsen, of Baker Tilly, provided the Francesville Town Council with reports at their May 7 meeting that reviews both the financial health of each utility as well as rate adequacy for the past three years. In general, Nielsen said that the sewer utility has maintained their cash fairly well,...
Tornado sirens in Francesville called for an early adjournment from a regular town board meeting on Wednesday, April 2. The meeting started at 6:32 p.m. and abruptly adjourned at 7:17 p.m. once the tornado sirens cried out. A continuation meeting was held a week later at the same time to complete...
The Francesville Town Council heard about the Montgomery Mercantile building repair project during a regular meeting on Wednesday, March 5. The council was advised that the outside wall of the Mercantile, facing the alley, has been in dire need of repair. Thanks to a grant request previously...