East Central Reporter

Recent News About Coles County

• Coles County Health & Safety Committee met June 26.

  Coles County Health & Safety Committee met at 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 26.

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  Coles County Building & Grounds Committee met June 26.

  Coles County Building & Grounds Committee met at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 26.

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  Coles County Planning & Development Committee will meet June 29.

  Coles County Planning & Development Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 29.

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  Coles County can't fix debt by upping assessed value, group argues

  Raising the equalized assessed value (EAV) can't dig a county out of millions of dollars in debt, the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) argued on their Illinois Leaks website recently.

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  Coles County Board met June 13.

  Coles County Board will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 13.

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  Coles County Offices / Rules Committee will meet June 5

  Coles County Offices / Rules Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 5.

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  Coles County Finance Committee will meet June 5

  Coles County Finance Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, June 5.

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  Coles County Sheriff & Law Enforcement Committee will meet June 5

  Coles County Sheriff & Law Enforcement Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 5.

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  Coles County bonds for education office unjustified, group alleges

  Coles County issued $600,000 worth of bonds to build the Regional Office of Education despite not having the authority to do so, according to a government oversight group.

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• Coles County Offices/Rules Committee met May 1.

  Coles County Offices/Rules Committee met at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 1.

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• Coles County Finance Committee met May 1.

  Coles County Finance Committee met at 5 p.m. Monday, May 1.

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• Coles County Sheriff & Law Enforcement Committee met May 1.

  Coles County Sheriff & Law Enforcement Committee met at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 1.

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• Coles County Road & Bridge Committee met May 1.

  Coles County Road & Bridge Committee met at 4 p.m. Monday, May 1.

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  Tax form casts doubt on Coles County 'contractor' who conducted assessments

  Tax filings prove that Robert Becker, a commercial assessor, was hired as a contractor, not an employee, for the Coles County Supervisor of Assessments (SOA), the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) allege on their Illinois Leaks website.

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• Coles County Road & Bridge Committee met April 24.

  Coles County Road & Bridge Committee met at 5 p.m. Monday, April 24.

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• Coles County Building & Grounds Committee met April 24.

  Coles County Building & Grounds Committee met at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 24.

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  Watchdogs call for Coles County resignations over assessments

  Coles County officials involved in the hiring of a third party to conduct property assessments should resign, a citizens oversight group said recently.

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• Coles County Board met April 11.

  Coles County Board met at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11.

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  Coles can roll back property assessments, group contends

  Communication between Coles County officials and the Illinois Department of Revenue suggest a path to rolling back recent property assessments if the county acknowledges they were not done correctly, according to a report from a citizens oversight group.

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  Coles County Board hears public comments

  The Coles County Board met Jan. 10 to hear public comments.

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