Benton, West Frankfort, Illinois News | Franklin County News
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BENTON, IL (Rick Hayes – Benton Evening News. Please Click to read the whole story. Here is an excerpt) Financing for the city’s new aerial fire truck was approved during Monday’s bi-monthly meeting of the Benton City Council. Finance Commissioner Dennis Miller recommended using reserve funds of about $150,000 to pay down the $750,000 truck. The remaining $600,000 will be financed through U.S. Bank Corp. for seven years at a rate of 2.41 percent. The council also approved a payment of $283,700 for the fire truck’s chassis. In other business, the council approved using M&M Landscape to plant bushes and provide rock in front and on one side of the police department. The city will pay the prevailing wage for the project at a cost of $1,600.
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February 10, 2023
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