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Montgomery County Panel Urges Permanent Seal on Eight Closed Sessions
Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board’s Coordinating Committee voted unanimously July 30 to recommend forever sealing the executive session minutes…
Montgomery County Panel Hears Eight Small Business Grant Pitches, Recommends Awards
Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board’s Development & Personnel Committee heard presentations from eight Small Biz Grant applicants on Aug.…
Montgomery County Panel Backs $5,990 Animal Control Roof Repair
Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board’s Buildings & Grounds Committee voted unanimously on Aug. 4, 2026, to recommend awarding a…
Montgomery County Faces $1.5 Million Deficit in Draft FY2027 Budget
Article Summary: A first draft of Montgomery County’s fiscal 2027 budget predicts a $1.5 million general fund deficit even with…
Montgomery County Committee Backs Trustee Program for Tax Sales
Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board’s Finance & Budget Committee on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, voted to recommend that the…
Montgomery County Committee Backs $30,000 Grant-Assistance Contract With MCEDC
Article Summary: Rather than act on a request to raise the county’s $15,000 membership dues, the Development & Personnel Committee…
Mine Subsidence Repairs Close Illinois Route 185 for About Six Weeks
Article Summary: Illinois Route 185 closed this week for repairs to mine subsidence damage and will remain closed for approximately…
Litchfield Expected to Waive Review of Elm Lawn Solar, County Committee Told
Article Summary: County Board Administration told the Development & Personnel Committee on Aug. 3 that the Litchfield city administrator’s office…
Cress Hill Tower Deterioration Draws $300,000 to $600,000 Estimates
Article Summary: The National Weather Service has declined to place a weather radio on Montgomery County’s Cress Hill tower because…
County Panel Backs $22,000 Waggoner Payment for Green Diamond Bike Trail
Article Summary: The Development & Personnel Committee voted Aug. 3 to amend an intergovernmental agreement and recommend paying the Village…
$144,932.70 Oil-and-Chip Voucher Heads to Montgomery County Full Board
Article Summary: A $144,932.70 oil-and-chip voucher payable to Louis Marsh will require a roll-call vote at the full Montgomery County…
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Montgomery County Board for July 14, 2026
All 14 members of the Montgomery County Board were present when Chairman Doug Donaldson called the regular monthly meeting to…