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7 PM EFC Meeting Elmwood Future

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Meeting about to start Elmwood Methodist Fellowship Hall is filling up.

Meeting will have to take its own course man different aspirations are reprsented here tonight.

 

Getting started Anne Hollis and Tim Dwyer moderating

 

trying to assist the City Council and Mayor and coordinate moving forward School board invited then opened up to all of it.

 

Don't have answer but want to share ideas.

Tim Dwyer school board president empathasizing the building of cooperation

of school and town.

 

Mark Graham Pastor Elmwood UMC opened wit welcome and pray

Asking for input support and remaining in contact

Updates from various group starting with Ameren and Kenny Blum

Starting coordination of all emergencies personnel put power back up in less than 24 hours. Only 20 % businesses have power because any unihabitable building has not been connected.

Ameren working with businesses on one on one basis for now.

If building is to be demolished contact Ameren ahead of of time 888- 672-5252 residential support

 

   

Tim Harms Emergency Service coordinator thanking Chad Jordan and fire department as well as Mayor and City.

City Hall going to work out of Senior Citizen center 200 block South Magnolia staring Tuesday morning.

Dave Innskeep whose building houses Fuego and Wuagh of Woppers coordinate business members to work out a plan of needs to keep businesses.

Declaring disaster area Vicki Turner Peoria County ESDA director County, State and Federal level each separate declarations. FEMA money questions document have to reach a level to trigger a money response.

 

 

   

Buildings have declared Uninhabitable Not Condemned

Try to finish clean out as soon as possible so waivers honored until done. Weather will end waivers for work on buildings declared un inhabitable.

A check for asbestos and lead should be done by contractor before demolition. Building Codes must be respected. We will be puting links on this site.

 

may hel p businesses in
    City requests contractors present a certificate of insurance Gov Quinn has declared us a disaster Governor represntation at fire house tomorrow at 10:30 AM  
   

I am going speak next So no more updates for awhile

 

Chris Maur rural representing Colleen Callahan is discussing his agency role. Elmwood does not qualify for grants, but loans for non profits.

County may be able to help with gap loans to businesses.

 

Represeentative for Aaaron Schock is speaking Carol ?