Ashland Council Pays Illinois Lawyers $11,000 to Date for 5G Advice on Ordinance
Illinois Lawyers Paid $11,000 to Date for 5g Advice 3/28/24 By David Runkel The Evanston, IL, law firm hired by Ashland for legal advice and drafting of an ordinance governing the location of... Read More
How Long Will It Take for Ashland Officials to Answer a Simple Question from the Press? We Are Counting the Days
City Refuses to Say How Much its Paying an Illinois Law Firm — in the days since the question was asked – It’s been since a Chronicle reporter asked Ashland city officials for the... Read More
Ashland City Hall Tidbits by David Runkel
Tidbits 3/25/24 By David Runkel New Ashland City Departments How few people does it take to make a department? Does it make sense to create a one-person department? What about a two-person... Read More
Ashland City Official Says Current Water Plant at End of Useful Life, Engineer Disagrees
Thu, Mar 21 Cotta Says Current Water Plant At End of Useful Life, Engineer Disagrees 3/22/24 By David Runkel Ashland needs to build a new water treatment plant because the 76-year-old current plant is “reaching... Read More
5G Ordinance Approved 5-1 by Ashland Council While Ignoring Citizen Opposition
5G Ordinance Approved 5-1 by Ashland Council 3/20/24 By David Runkel Confronting more than 40 Ashlanders with strong concerns about the health and safety of the latest 5G internet and cell phone technology, City Council... Read More
Helicopter Lumbering Near Water Plant Could Begin Next Week Following Ashand Council Decision
Helicopter Lumbering Could Begin Next Week 3/20/24 By David Runkel The helicopters are coming, as soon as next week, to begin ferrying dead, dying or challenging trees out of the forests in the Ashland watershed... Read More