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From YouTube: Kankakee County Board Meeting 8/8/2017
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Kankakee County Board Meeting 8/8/2017 9:00 AM
B
B
May
we
be
just
and
upright
in
our
thinking,
honest
in
all
our
actions
and
never
be
guided
by
the
true
conscience
and
the
legislation
we
propose
or
vote
on.
Forgive
us
our
mistakes
and
selfish
selfish
tendencies
and
help
prepare
us
by
good
deeds
for
an
eternal
union
with
you
father.
We
also
ask
that
you
watch
over
and
protect
all
the
people
serving
in
the
military
at
home
and
abroad.
C
E
E
Neighbors
are
still
building
new
construction
with
used
material
still
going
on,
nothing's
changed,
the
cattle
are
still
there.
Actually
there's
more
cattle
than
there
was
they're
still
contaminating
my
soil,
they're
still
contaminating
my
water
they're
still
contaminating
the
air.
I
breathe
good
thing.
I
don't
get
food
from
them.
Well,
they'd
probably
be
dead.
E
The
non-conforming
buildings
that
they've
got
there
are
still
being
used
and
still
being
added
to.
Nothing
has
changed
in
the
numerous
amount
of
code
violations
being
allowed.
Is
it
fair
to
say
that
I
can
just
add
a
2
000
square
foot
addition
to
my
garage
with
no
taxes,
no
permits,
no
inspections,
nothing!
That's!
What's
going
on
over
there,
maybe
a
few
mobile
homes.
We
get
a
couple
extra
income.
You
know
rental
income
since
nobody's
inspecting,
and
nobody
cares
what's
going
on.
E
E
E
In
fact
that
nobody's
doing
anything
you
know
I
don't
want
to
waste
your
time.
I've
been
here
a
few
times
only
have
five
minutes.
I'd
kind
of
like
to
hear
the
answers
from
the
last
two
meetings
I
was
at.
What's
anybody
gonna?
Do
everybody
here
knows
about
it
yeah
this
I'm
trying
to
come
here
today
to
get
an
answer?
E
How
long
should
I
complain?
Should
I
start
spending
my
money
to
make
the
neighbors
clean
up
their
act,
or
should
I
come
here
and
ask
you,
people
who
are
being
paid
to
do
this
code
enforcement's
being
paid?
I
know
there's
recent
budget
cuts.
You
know
I've
got
a
lot
of
them
myself,
but
I
can't
let
things
go
you
can't
just
say
I
don't
do
my
job
because
there's
budget
cuts,
if
I
do
that,
where
I
work
I'd
be
out
of
work.
E
I
just
came
here
today
to
get
some
answers.
I
figured
it's
been
six
weeks.
It's
been
years
that
I've
been
bringing
up
about
the
cattle
the
fences
in
the
building.
Still
no
answer
since
2012
that
building
was
put
up.
It
has
never
been
signed
off.
Never
had
the
final
inspection
done.
I
pulled
a
copy
of
the
septic
field
over
there,
the
septic
fields
just
like
I
said
it
was.
I
thought
it
was
about
40
underneath
the
building.
It's
not
it's
about
65
percent,
underneath
the
building
that
they
were
allowed
to
put
in.
E
So
nobody
has
inspected
nothing.
This
pole,
barn
they
put
up,
was
a
cement
block
building
before
they
even
applied
for
a
permit.
So
nobody,
you
know
when
you
go
for
a
permit,
the
first
they
say:
where's
your
septic
where's,
your
electric
where's,
your
well.
So
nobody
ever
looked
at
anything
from
any
department
in
kankakee
county.
Nobody
inspected
the
electric,
nothing
and
they've
added
I've
been
bringing
it
up.
They've
been
adding
new
additions
with
used
material
for
years
and
they're
still
doing
it.
They
were
out
there
last
night
until
10
o'clock
last
night
building.
E
I
don't
know
how
long
this
will
go
on
before
somebody's
going
to
do
anything.
You
know
I
don't
know
if
there's
a
place
to
come
and
ask
for
an
answer,
you
guys
have
my
phone
number
my
address
my
name,
I
haven't
got
a
call.
I
haven't
got
a
letter,
but
apparently
it's
just
done
when
I
walk
out
the
door
here.
That's
the
end
of
any
action
that
I've
been
getting.
A
Sir,
this
is
just
for
public
comment
and
it
is
appreciated
public
comment.
Do
you
have
anything
else?
That's
all
I
gotta
do
okay.
Thank
you.
The
board
members
are
concerned.
They
should
check
out
the
pca
committee
meeting
video,
where
a
lot
of
these
questions
were
answered
and
also
the
attend.
The
pca
committee
meeting
this
month,
where
a
re-explanation
of
the
situation
will
come
from
our
planning
department.
Thank
you.
A
F
Okay,
thanks
chairman
wheeler
and
county
board
members
andy
asked
me
to
come
today
to
present
on
the
rape
filing
that
aqua
recently
did.
So.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
in
front
of
the
board.
So
I
do
have
a
presentation.
You
guys
have
all
the
information
in
front
of
you
also
and
then
there's
a
couple
additional
handouts
for
you.
So
if
you
can
go
to
the
next
slide,
so
just
some
kankakee
county
facts,
so
the
water
treatment
plant
in
kankakee
has
always
been
a
private
owned
utility.
F
F
We
have
a
rated
capacity
at
the
treatment
plant
of
22
million
gallons
and
one
of
the
things
I
want
to
point
out
with
that
is,
while
we're
rated
at
22
million
gallons
really.
Realistically,
we
can
only
push
about
18
million
gallons
through
that
plant
and
the
reasoning
behind
that
is
because
we
need
to
backwash
filters,
there's
maintenance
that
needs
to
be
done
so
on
any
given
day,
if
I'm
pushing
18
million
gallons
through
that
plant,
we're
at
full
capacity.
F
The
storage
capacity
that
we
have
in
kankakee
county
is
16
million
gallons.
So
that's
all
of
our
tanks.
Water
towers
that
we
have
in
place.
So
with
16
million
gallons
of
storage,
we
can
probably
supply
the
county
for
about
a
day,
maybe
a
day
and
a
half
on.
If,
if
we
need
to
shut
down
the
plant,
the
surface
water
source
is
the
kankakee
river.
So
we
do
pull
from
the
keiki
key
river,
which
is
one
of
the
cleanest
in
the
midwest,
and
recently
we
just
won
the
best
tasting
water
in
the
state
of
illinois.
F
F
F
And
the
question
that
everybody
is
really
curious
about
and
interested
in
is
what's
going
on
at
the
water
treatment
plant.
So
if
you've
driven
by
there,
there
is
a
ton
of
construction
going
on
and
it
is
a
little
bit
aggravating.
But
if
you
can
bear
with
us
we'll
get
through
this
project,
we'll
restore
everything.
It'll,
look
absolutely
beautiful
by
the
time
that
we're
done.
F
But
what
are
we
doing?
So?
What
we
are
constructing
right
now
is
a
new
12
million
gallon
a
day
clarifier
and
the
picture.
That's
there
actually
shows
the
nuclear
cone.
So
that's
a
newer
technology
that
we
actually
have
in
place
are
newer
technology
than
what
we
have
in
place.
I
guess
I
should
say
so.
F
The
nuclear
cone
can
actually
do
the
work
of
two
clarifiers
that
we
currently
have
in
place
and
the
reasoning
that
or
the
reason
behind
why
we
need
that
is
the
main
reason
is
to
improve
reliability
so
right
now,
if
we
have
a
drought,
it's
not
a
drought
year
right
now.
So
what
what
I'm
pushing
through
the
plant
right
now
is
probably
about
11
to
12
million
gallons
a
day,
and
if
you
remember,
18
is
probably
my
maximum
capacity.
F
So
if
I
have
a
clarifier
go
down
right
now
in
our
summer
months,
which
is
usually
our
highest
demand,
I
cannot
fix
that
we'll.
Let
that
stay
in
operation
until
our
demand
drops
and
then
I
can
pull
that
clarifier
out
of
service
and
do
the
necessary
repairs
that
we
would
need
so
by
installing
this
new,
clear
cone
it'll
give
us
the
ability
to
make
those
repairs
as
soon
as
they
happen
and
when
they're
when
they're
necessary.
F
So
once
we
finish
the
clericone,
our
capacity
will
increase
to
30
million
gallons
a
day
and
some
of
the
benefits
behind
that
is.
It's
going
to
allow
us
to
keep
business
retention.
If
you
look
at
csl
right
now,
they're
doing
a
huge
expansion,
also
so
they're
going
to
increase
the
demand
on
our
plant
by
about
1.6
million
gallons
a
day.
So
in
addition
to
improving
the
reliability
of
the
water
treatment
plant,
that's
going
to
allow
us
to
meet
the
demand
of
any
new
industry.
That
comes
into
place
it's
going
to
allow
for
growth.
F
If
you
look
at
some
of
the
interchanges
anticipating
a
lot
of
growth
and
development
around
those,
if
they
come
into
place,
we
do
have
the
ability
to
meet
that
demand
and
the
expansion
that
may
be
necessary,
and
then
it's
also
going
to
allow
for
job
creation,
some
of
the
other
things
that
we're
doing
in
addition
to
putting
in
the
new
clericone
our
new
chemical
feed
system.
So
it's
an
old
plant
we've
been
in
operation
since
1886,
there's
a
lot
of
upgrades
that
are
needed
at
that
water
treatment
plant.
F
F
This
is
just
to
show
you
some
of
the
construction.
If
you
haven't
seen
it,
it
was
a
pretty
amazing
feat.
The
contractors
out
there
they've
moved
fast,
they've
done
a
great
job,
so
the
picture
on
the
left
is
kind
of
showing
we
well.
They
they
had
just
gotten
started.
They
moved
quickly.
So
they're
digging
the
hole.
The
picture
on
the
right
is
the
new
carbon
dioxide
feed.
So
there's
two
new
white
towers
in
place,
which
are
the
carbon
dioxide
feeds.
F
This
next
picture
shows
construction.
It's
a
little
bit
further
along,
so
the
structure
that's
in
front
is
actually
it's
going
to
be
more
of
like
a
building.
It's
going
to
hold
all
the
controls
for
the
claricone
and
then
in
the
back,
you
kind
of
see
a
little
white
cone.
That's
where
that
claricone
is
going
to
go
into
place,
so
we
did
bury
it
because
a
clear
cone
is
it's
a
very,
very
big
structure.
So
this
is,
I
believe,
it's
about
40
to
50
feet
below
ground
and
it
still
does
come
up.
F
F
F
So
some
of
the
capital
investment
to
give
you
an
idea
of
kind
of
what
aqua
is
doing
throughout
the
communities
in
2016.
This
is
just
a
graph
that
shows
you
where
we
invested
most
of
our
capital
dollars
and
usually
it's
in
water
mains,
we're
replacing
infrastructure,
we're
upgrading
the
size
of
mains.
We
look
at
hey.
Is
there
any
issues
with
water
quality?
If
we
have
issues
with
water,
quality
or
small
mains
undersized
mains,
we
want
to
replace
those
because
that's
going
to
increase
fire
protection,
improve
that
water
quality
and
improve
the
reliability
of
our
system.
F
So
you
can
see.
71
percent
was
in
water
mains
and
I
think
that's
18
for
the
water
treatment
plant
and
then,
if
you
flip
to
2017,
which
is
your
next
slide,
you
can
see
now
we're
putting
75
percent
into
that
water
treatment
plant,
which
again
normally
it's
in
infrastructure.
Right
now.
We
need
to
improve
the
reliability
of
the
water
treatment
plant,
so
we've
been
pretty
pretty
lucky.
If
you
look
at
it
so
back
in
the
drought
year
was
that
2012
13
we
were
pushing
close
to
17
million
gallons
through
the
plant.
F
So
on
that
year,
if
I
would
have
had
a
basin
that
I
needed
to
repair,
I
would
not
have
been
able
to
do
that.
I
would
not
have
been
able
to
take
that
clarifier
or
any
of
our
basins
out
of
service,
because
I
was
pushing
so
much
water
out
into
the
community
so
that
extra,
clear
cone
or
that
new
clerical
that
we're
putting
into
place
does
allow
us
to
keep
everything
in
operation,
continue
to
supply
the
community
with
the
water
supply
and
meet
the
demand.
F
And
then
the
other
question
that
everybody
wants
to
know
about
is
the
rate
filing
that
we
just
recently
did
with
the
icc.
So
we
did
file
a
rate
case
with
the
icc,
which
is
your
illinois
commerce,
commission
we
filed
on
may
1st.
It
is
an
11-month
process
to
get
that
approved
so
right
now
we're
going
through
data
requests,
we're
going
back
and
forth.
There's
lawyers
judges
the
attorney
general's,
actually
involved
it's
about
an
11-month
process,
so
next
year
is
when
new
rates
will
go
into
effect.
F
The
last
filing
we
did
was
on
may
8th
of
2014,
and
this
particular
rate
case
covers
the
period
of
2016
to
2018
and
we
are
consolidating
kankakee
with
the
entire
state
we
with
kankakee
county-
and
this
is
only
for
kankakee
county,
not
the
entire
state,
ken
keke
county.
We
were
able
to
support
a
rate
increase
of
18.9
or
about
4.5
million
dollars,
which
means
our
total
revenue
would
increase
to
about
20.
28.8
million
dollars
and
kankakee
is
our
biggest
division
in
the
state
of
illinois.
So
kankakee
generates
38
of
our
statewide
revenue.
F
F
We
did
keep
that
at
15.3
percent
for
kankakee,
so
your
increase
is
about
eight
dollars
per
month
or
27
27
cents
per
day
and
we're
still
at
about
a
penny
per
gallon.
So
if
you
look
at
people
who
buy
bottled
water,
if
they
happen
to
buy
bottled
water,
you
pay
about
a
dollar
and
20
cents
per
gallon.
If
you're
purchasing
water
individually,
if
you're
getting
it
from
the
tap,
it
still
is
the
most
economical
way.
It's
about
a
penny
per
gallon.
F
The
other
thing
that
the
rate
filing
will
do
is
right
now,
there's
a
we
call.
It
equips
surcharge,
which
is
a
qualifying
infrastructure
plant
surcharge.
That's
going
to
go
to
zero
percent
on
your
bill,
so
you
won't
see
that
on
your
bill
anymore,
and
then
we
also
like
to
point
out
that
the
rate
filing
only
allows
us
the
opportunity
to
earn
that
fair
rate
of
return.
It
is
never
guaranteed.
F
But
during
that
time
period
we
spent
36
million
dollars
in
capital,
investment
and
again
biggest
chunk
of
that
is
water
mains
and
then
the
water
treatment
plant.
So
there's
been
state
highway
projects,
water
main
replacements,
the
water
main
we
put
along
route
45
a
lot
of
improvements
at
the
water
treatment
plant
for
reliability,
the
plant
expansion
and
then
the
other
thing
that
we
do
every
year
is
water
meter
replacement.
So
water
meters
have
to
be
replaced
every
10
years
and
that's
a
requirement
that
we
need
to
abide
by.
F
So
we
replace
the
meters
every
10
years
and
then
we're
also
upgrading
the
radio
read
device.
So
on
the
outside
of
your
home,
there's
a
radio
read
device,
it's
either
a
census
or
an
itron
and
the
upgrade
that
we're
doing
is
itron
and
what
itron
radio
read
devices
allow
us
to
do
is
pull
in
daily
reads.
So
one
of
the
things
I
get
a
lot,
our
customers
calling
saying
hey.
I've
got
this
huge
bill,
what
happened
and
now
what
we?
F
What
we
have
the
ability
to
do
is
go
back,
look
at
the
history
and
pull
daily
reads,
and
I
can
say:
hey
on
saturday,
you
used
x,
amount
of
gallons,
and
you
know
what
happened
during
that
time
frame.
Everything
else
looks:
okay,
were
you
watering?
Did
you
leave
your
hose
on
what
happened?
Maybe
there's
a
toilet
running
and
it
helps
them
pinpoint
what
may
have
happened
in
the
home
and
then
for
kinky
county.
We
have
over
four
dollars
and
two
cents
of
investment
for
every
dollar
of
revenue.
That's
generated.
F
F
So
the
expense
side,
so
operation
and
maintenance.
So
that's
your
chemical
cost,
that's
the
guys
out
in
the
field,
so
we
have
been
able
to
hold
our
o
m
expense
to
an
average
of
0.7
annual
increase
and
that's
basically,
the
main
reason
behind
that
is
savings
that
we've
recognized
in
electric
supply
interest.
We
refinance
bonds,
thank
you
and
transportation
costs,
so
o
m
expense
per
customer
is
285
dollars
for
kankakee,
o
m
to
revenues
30
and
again.
That
kind
of
goes
back
to
capital
investment.
F
We're
able
to
put
70
back
into
capital
investment,
which
is
your
water
mains,
which
is
the
capital
investment,
is
more
of
a
benefit
to
the
customer.
We're
increasing
the
reliability
of
the
system,
power
supply.
We
were
able
to
lock
in
our
supply
through
2020.
I
think
it
actually
might
be
2021
now,
but
it's
at
0.039
cents
per
kilowatt
hour,
which
is
a
great
rate
for
us,
and
more
of
that
customer
bill
is
supporting
that
capital
investment.
F
F
The
other
big
driver
behind
it
was
part
280,
so
the
commerce
commission
put
in
new
regulations
and
it
affected
your
gas,
electric
water,
sanitary
and
basically,
this
new
program
put
in
a
lot
of
customer
friendly
benefits.
So
there's
now
you
can
do
budget
billing
so
kind
of
what
nikor
does
so
nyquor.
You
can
sign
up
and
you
can
pay
the
same
amount
every
every
month.
You
can
now
do
that
with
aqua
too.
You
can
call
our
customer
service
and
they
can
set
you
up
on
that
budget.
Billing
there's
also
payment
arrangements.
F
So
if
your
bill
gets
high,
you
can
call
and
we'll
work
out
that
payment
arrangement
for
you
we'll
spread
it
out.
Normally,
it
was
three
to
four
months.
We
can
go
longer
now
so
we'll
work
with
the
customers
to
spread
that
out
to
make
it
more
affordable
for
the
customer
to
kind
of
put
it
in
perspective.
F
The
other
factor
driving
is
driving.
The
rate
case
is
conservation,
so
you
can
see
back
in
2010,
average
customer
was
using
about
5
200
gallons.
We
see
that
decline
every
year,
a
lot
of
reasons
behind
it.
People
are
more
environmentally
conscious,
they're
upgrading
their
appliances
in
the
home.
So
now
we
see
it
at
the
4500
for
2017..
F
So
why
a
case
now,
so
why
are
we
filing,
in
addition
to
the
capital
investment
that
we're
trying
to
recoup
if
we
file
now,
we
are
hoping
that
we
can
stay
out
of
a
rate
filing
for
six
to
eight
years
now
and
there's
three
primary
reasons
for
that
one
is
capital.
Investment
icc
implemented
a
new
quip
rule
which
is
qualifying
infrastructure
plant
surcharge.
G
So
excuse
me,
everybody
sees
on
your
bill.
Equip
surcharge
right,
so
equip
surcharge
is
a
special
surcharge
that
allows
aqua
to
invest
only
in
replacement
of
existing
assets
that
benefit
our
current
customers
right,
not
growth,
not
expansion,
not
things
like
that.
The
reason
for
it
is
because
there's
investment
needed
every
year
in
our
system,
ongoing
investment
is
critical
and
the
commission
has
recognized
that,
and
so
what
they've
said
is
is
will
allow
for
this
quip
surcharge,
which
is
regulated
and
reconciled
by
the
commission
every
year.
G
We'll
allow
it
because
it
allows
us
to
stay
out
of
rate
cases
for
longer
periods
of
time,
right
and
so
they've
made
some
enhancements
to
that
rule.
That
will
allow
us
to
continue
to
invest
annually
in
our
infrastructure
and
replace
existing
infrastructure
that
benefits
our
current
customers
and
help
us
stay
out
of
rate
increases
longer
right.
G
At
the
end
of
the
day,
the
customer
pays
the
same
amount.
It's
just
whether
or
not
it's
in
the
form
of
the
surcharge
on
the
bill
or
in
their
base
rates.
The
next
piece
is
the
volume
balancing
adjustment.
Basically,
this
is
like
a
decoupling
mechanism
right
and
so
melissa
mentioned
about
the
declining
usage
every
year
about
1.6
percent.
Well,
what
happens
with
that
right?
If
you
got
the
same
costs
or
increased
costs
moving
forward,
if
you're
getting
less
amount
of
consumption
and
you're
selling
less
gallons,
the
math
works.
Pretty
simple
right.
G
G
Commerce.
Commission.
The
last
piece
is
consolidation.
In
most
places
we
go.
We
talk
about
consolidation,
it's
a
bit
of
a
foreign
concept,
but
here
it's
not
because
we've
been
consolidated
in
county
for
a
long
time,
bradley
kankakee
bourbon
a
mancino
grant
park.
All
these
communities
have
been
on
the
same
regional
water
system
for
years
and
years,
right
very
similar
to
what
our
friends
in
the
gas
and
electric
industry
have
been
doing
forever.
Well,
it's
not
that
way
in
most
places
and
the
water
industry
is
moving
in.
G
That
direction,
essentially
what
it
does,
allows
to
aggregate
together
systems
for
rate
making
purposes
only
not
operations
but
for
rate
making
purposes
to
aggregate
them
together
to
get
more
efficiency
and
economies
of
scale.
And
so,
if
you
look,
you
know
our
systems
that
have
been
consolidated
across
the
state.
G
So
those
are
the
three
factors
that
really
are
going
into
this
case
that
help
us
say
with
confidence
that,
upon
completion
of
this
case
that
will
stay
out
for
a
prolonged
period
of
time
we're
doing
the
plant
enhancements.
We've
really
want
to
do
for
a
long
time.
You
can
see
the
investment
going
into
the
infrastructure
grid.
That
melissa
is
talking
about
the
water
main
replacements
and
that
continues
on
and
on
right.
G
All
right,
so
I
knew
the
question
would
come
up,
so
we
want
to
put
this
slide
in
there.
Someone
could
see
rate
history
right,
and
so
I
went
back.
We
took
all
the
rate
cases
we
had
over
the
past
10
years
and
we
wanted
to
summarize
them
for
you,
and
so,
if
you
look
back,
you
know
back
10
years
ago
and
I
go
back
10
years
because
if
you
look
at
the
first
case
at
the
very
top
that
case
in
2010
actually
covered
the
period
of
2008
through
the
end
of
2011..
G
G
F
Okay,
so
some
of
the
benefits
to
aqua
customers
are
when
we
consolidate
and
with
aqua
being
across
eight
different
states.
There
is
a
lower
cost
for
capital
investment,
so
we
can
purchase
things
at
a
much
lower
cost
than
a
lot
of
municipalities
can
there's
also
system,
reliability
and
redundancy,
so
all
the
investment
that
we
make
again
I
go
back
to
when
we
look
at
our
water
mains,
we're
looking
at
water
quality.
Are
people
complaining
about
the
quality
of
the
water?
Are
they
undersized?
F
Do
we
need
to
upsize
that
main
and
increase
fire
protection,
or
is
it
simply
it's
an
old
main
and
it
needs
to
be
replaced,
improved
fire
protection,
which
I
just
mentioned,
the
capacity
for
economic
development
and
growth
so
with
the
water
treatment
plant
project
that
we
have
going
on,
that
will
allow
for
growth
it'll
allow
for
the
redundancy
that
we
need.
It'll
allow
for
new
industries
to
come
and
we
will
be
able
to
say
with
confidence,
hey.
Yes,
we
can
meet
the
demand.
We
can
supply
what
you
need
on
the
water
side.
F
It
provides
immediate
construction,
jobs
for
kankakee
county
and
again
I
do
like
to
stress
that
we
did
win
the
best
tasting
water
in
illinois,
something
we
are
incredibly
proud
of,
and
then
I
think
this
is
the
last
slide
so
aqua
goals.
So
we
always
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
providing
a
quality
product
and
service
to
our
customers.
We
want
to
make
sure
we're
improving
that
reliability
of
the
system,
improving
water
quality,
enhancing
fire
protection
and
fewer
estimated
bills.
That
goes
back
to
the
new
radio
read
devices
that
we're
installing
throughout
the
communities.
F
We
want
to
make
sure
we're
providing
quality
jobs.
We
want
to
promote
public
education
on
the
river
watershed,
so
one
of
the
things
that
we
do
festivals
we're
at
a
lot
of
festivals
and
we
talk
a
lot
about
source
water
protection.
We
talk
about
the
work
that
we
do.
We
collect
bugs
out
of
the
river
and
why
those
macroinvertebrates
that
we
find
are
important
to
the
river
and
why
they
can
be
an
indicator
of
that
water
quality.
F
A
I
F
So
that's
what
we
filed
for
so
that's
not
approved
right
now
so
and
I'll
speak
to
it.
Craig,
if
you
want
to
add
in
when
we
do
a
rate
filing
there,
there's
a
lot
of
costs
associated
with
the
rate
filing.
So
you
don't
want
to
go
in
every
year
and
ask
for
a
two
percent
increase
every
year,
because
that's
a
that's
a
cost!
That's
going
to
be
pushed
back
to
the
customers
with
the
rate
filing
you
can't
negotiate.
G
But
in
our
case
we
can't
recover
it
until
we
come
in
for
a
case
and
as
melissa
is
alluding
to
in
order
for
us
to
do
kind
of
what
you're
saying
to
a
case
every
year
and
it's
incredibly
expensive.
This
case
is
probably
gonna
cost
upwards
of
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
just
to
run
the
case
through
the
illinois.
Commerce,
commission,
right
and
so
which
we
try
to
do
is
try
to
minimize
those
as
much
as
possible,
and
sometimes
what
happens.
Is
you
end
up?
A
J
This
way
you
can
answer
because
they'll
have
the
ability
to
see
you
as
soon
as
we're
done
with
this
meeting
oftentimes
there's
a
question
about
the
quality
of
the
water,
and
I
just
saw
that
you
in
fact
had
the
best
tasting
water.
However,
to
many
customers,
they
don't
believe
that
they'll
take
the
bath
but
they're
out
buying
water
from
the
stores,
and
they
see
these
machines
saying
reverse
osmosis
in
the
whole
nine
yards,
I'm
not
gonna,
say
unbeknownst
to
them,
they're
actually
taking
the
water
from
aqua.
J
J
F
I'll
speak
from
my
perspective,
so
I'll
say
myth
on
that.
We
have
great
quality
water.
We
exceed
all
of
our
iepa
requirements
and
regulations,
and
again
we
have
great
people
who
are
operating
that
water
treatment
plant.
They
take
a
lot
of
pride
they're
drinking
that
water.
We
actually
have
guys
who
come
in
if
they
don't
have
our
water,
they
fill
up
like
the
hinckley
bottles
and
that's
what
they
use.
They
come
to
our
plant
and
grab
it
because
they
do.
F
They
love
the
quality
of
the
water
they're,
proud
of
what
they're
producing
and
putting
out
to
the
community.
Now
personal
preference,
if
you
want
an
ro
system
in
your
home,
that's
something
you
can
choose
to
do.
What
ro
is
going
to
do?
It's
going
to
pull
everything
out
of
the
water
and
colton
might
be
able
to
speak
to
this
a
little
bit
better,
but
I
generally
tend
to
discourage
that
it
pulls
everything
out.
It
pulls
all
your
disinfection
out
of
that
system,
and
you
want
that.
F
K
K
K
J
G
G
F
L
G
Yeah,
so
the
the
cost
for
expansion
moving
forward
north
is
actually
built
in
the
rates
of
the
people
moving
north
right
now,
if
the
commission
consolidates
key
with
the
rest
of
the
state,
then
it'll
be
absorbed
by
everybody.
But
if
that's
the
case,
everybody
would
also
be
absorbing
our
treatment
plan
expansion
here.
What's
serving
our
industrial
growth
right,
and
so
the
commission
looks
at
that.
They
look
at
it.
G
They
find
cost
of
service
for
each
of
the
areas
if
they
align,
they
consolidate
systems
together
because
it's
more
efficient,
but
if
there's
a
burden
to
be
shared
by
another
community,
because
of
that
it's
very
potential,
they
might
not
consolidate
right
university,
park's,
a
separate
rake
zone
right
now,
it's
separate
rate
zone
altogether.
Our
will
county
operations.
G
Well,
right
now,
their
rates
are
lower
because
they're
on
a
groundwater
source,
hard
groundwater
source,
but
with
the
construction
of
our
pipe
moving
north,
their
rates
would
be
at
least
or
more
than
in
kankakee
county,
and
if
they
absorb
the
full
brunt
of
the
whole
cost
of
the
project,
you'd
rather
be
spread.
Statewide
right
there
will
certainly
be
more
than
kankakee
county,
but
we
also
have
a
look
at
the.
G
The
fact
of
consolidation
is
that
if
we're
going
to
do
a
major
plan
expansion
here
and
it's
not
absorbed
statewide,
then
our
rates
would
be
more
than
other
areas
in
the
state.
The
reality
is
that
some
of
areas
in
the
state
have
high
growth
and
what's
the
benefit
of
consolidation
for
kentucky
key
county,
is
that
you
get
spread.
This
costs
the
existing
costs
over
a
greater
number
of
customers.
It's
really
no
different
than
the
county
right.
G
G
You're
exactly
right
and
that's
why
we
created
this
other
flyer
that
one
there
shows
at
varying
levels
of
consumption
what
the
increase
would
be.
So
if
you
look
at
somebody
that
uses
1300
gallons
a
month,
there
are
a
lot
of
people
in
kanken
county
that
use
a
thousand
to
two
thousand
gallons
a
month
right,
a
single
person
living
in
a
home
elderly
person,
whatever
it
might
be
right.
The
increase
is
about
two
dollars
right.
It's
about
a
two.
G
Right
right,
so
you
know
a
thousand
gallon
or
a
thousand
gallons
a
month
would
be
about
a
two
dollar
increase,
and
you
know
so
on
and
so
forth,
and
so
it's
directly
proportionate
to
the
amount
you
use
and
you're
exactly
right.
What
we
put
on
there
was
what
was
required
by
our
notice.
Our
notice
requires
us
to
list
the
average
bill
impact
on
the
average
customer,
and
that
just
happens
to
be
about
4,
500
gallons.
C
F
Don't
believe,
there's
a
limit
so
there's
over
4
billion
gallons
a
day
that
go
by
that
water
treatment
plant
we
pull
out
less
than
three
tenths
of
one
percent
is
what
we're
pulling
right
now
now.
Our
structure
that
we
have
in
place
actually
is
rated
for
80
million
gallons
a
day.
No,
I
can't
put
that
through
the
water
treatment
plant
right,
yeah.
B
A
A
Also,
a
removal
of
robert
reed
from
county
board
district
six
and
declaring
a
vacancy
in
the
same
county
board
district
six.
So
we
have
60
days
on
those
different
days
of
the
the
resignation
or
removal.
So
you
know
we'll
hopefully
have
the
process
is.
Is
that
we'll
bring
a
candidate
forward
for
the
advice
and
consent
of
the
full
board
within
60
days?
So
they'll
we'll
be
getting
that
together,
hopefully
by
the
next
board,
meeting
full
board
meeting
we'll?
A
Have
that
straightened
out
any
questions
about
the
process,
anything
okay
certificates
of
recognition?
I
have
jennifer
spears
10
years
in
probation,
tamika
taylor,
10
years
in
the
circuit
clerk's
office,
rebecca
cellini
15
years
in
the
public
defenders
office
and
ron
whittington
20
years
in
probation.
A
D
One
million
one
hundred
twenty
thousand;
seven
hundred
ninety
six
dollars
and
thirty
five
cents.
For
a
total
month
of
june
of
2017,
the
one
million
three
hundred
seventy
thousand
three
hundred
seventeen
dollars
and
sixteen
cents,
all
of
which
respectfully
submitted
by
mr
johnson,
mr
jess,
mr
payton,
mr
ritter,
mr
hess,
mr
washington,
mr
vickery,
mr
mulcahy,
ms
weber
and
mr
wheeler.
D
Mr
tripp
aye
mr
washington,
mr
aye
aye
mr
stoffenberg
aye,
mr
vickery
aye,
mr
hess
aye,
mr
tholen,
mrs
polk,
all
right,
mr
mcconnell
aye,
mr
mulcahy
aye,
mr
scott
aye,
mr
snipes
aye,
mr
burn
aye,
mr
c,
roy
aye,
mr
lear
aye,
mrs
weber
aye.
This
is
peters.
This
is
evans,
mr
payton
aye.
This
is
parker
aye
ms
dunbar,
mr
ritter,
aye,
mr
wheeler.
A
D
D
D
A
A
A
D
Mr
tripp
aye
mr
washington
aye
mr
led
jess
aye
mr
stoffenberg,
mr
vickery
aye,
mr
hess
aye,
mr
tholen
aye,
mrs
polk
aye,
mr
mcconnell
aye,
mr
mulcahy
aye,
mr
scott
aye,
mr
snipes
aye,
mr
burns
aye,
mr
c
roy
aye,
mr
lear
hi.
This
is
weber
hi.
This
is
peters
mrs
evans,
mr
payton
aye,
mrs
parker
aye,
ms
dunbar
aye,
mr
ritter,
aye,
mr
wheeler
aye,.
A
D
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
by
the
kinky
county
board
that
the
kinky
county
planning
department
is
authorized
and
directs
the
kinky
county
board
chairman
to
execute
and
sign
the
agreement
for
fy18
with
idot
on
behalf
of
kinky
county.
The
committee
recommends
the
adoption
this
resolution
here
was
submitted.
Mr
oltof,
mr
tripp,
mr
washington,
ms
polk,
mr
mulcahy,
mr
hildebrand,
ms
peters,
ms
dunbar,
mr
ritter
and
mr
lear.
L
M
H
A
H
A
J
A
There's
the
different
municipality
part
of
the
mpo
and
I
think
the
county
administers
that
jeff.
Do
you
want
to
speak
to
that?
A
little
bit
was.
I
am
I
correct
in
that
assessment
yeah
that
that's
accurate,
so
the
the
mpo
is
made
up
of
a
lot
of
the
different
municipalities
within
the
county,
and
so
we
just
administer
the
funds
and
we
all
get
together
on
planning
on
the
transportation
side.
A
N
J
D
Mr
trump,
mr
washington
aye
mr
lejes
aye,
mr
stoffenberg
aye,
mr
vickery
aye,
mr
hess,
mr
tholen,
mrs
polk,
mr
mcconnell
aye,
mr
mckay
aye,
mr
scott
aye,
mr
snipes
aye,
mr
burns
aye,
mr
c
roy
aye,
mr
leer
hi.
This
is
weber,
mrs
peters.
This
is
evans.
Mr
payton
hi,
mrs
parker
stunbar,
mr
ritter,
aye.
A
D
A
A
Until
it's
time
for
motion
to
adjourn
four
openings
on
the
kinky
county,
regional
planning,
commission,
one
opening
on
the
kankakee
river
conservancy
district
board,
so
is
there
any
old
business?
The
old
business
under
new
business
he's
still
here
under
new
business?
We
do
have
something
here.
I
remember
we
I
was
looking
at.
You
know
the
cost
of
the
neopost
machine.
We've
gone
back
and
forth.
A
We
have
outsourced
all
of
the
mailing
that
we
do
in
the
different
departments
for
cost
reasons,
not
price,
but
it
was
overall
costs
that
another
burden
on
the
county
and
the
taxpayers.
So
we
finally
got
that
assessment.
Our
county
auditor
put
all
that
together.
It's
in
your
packet
describes
the
savings
so
we're.
The
reason
I
brought
it
right
to
the
full
board
is
because
I
didn't
want
to
pay
for
another
month
on
this
lease.
It
would
save
us
quite
a
bit
of
money.
So,
every
month
the
clock
is
ticking.
A
On
the
old
lease.
I
want
to
be
able
to
execute
a
new
one.
So
if
I
could
to
get
a
motion
to
approve
of
me
signing
this
new
contract,
mr
burn,
mr
payton
is
the
second.
Now
is
there
any
questions
about
this
pretty
straightforward?
We
did
the
full
analysis
and
we're
gonna
save
about
you
know
roughly
six
grand
a
year,
so
it's
a
nice
number.
So
it
was
worth
the
effort
to
make
sure
we
got
the
right
machine
for
what
we're
doing
so
that
is
spending
money.
D
Mr
tripp
aye
mr
washington,
mr
liz,
mr
stoffenberg,
mr
vickery,
mr
house,
mr
tholen,
mrs
polk,
mr
mcconnell
aye,
mr
mccahy
aye
aye,
mr
scott
aye,
mr
snipes
aye,
aye
aye,
mr
burn
aye,
mr
c,
roy
aye,
mr
lear
hi.
This
is
weber,
mrs
peters.
This
is
evans,
mr
peyton
hi.
This
is
parker
hi
ms
dunbar
aye,
mr
ritter,
aye,
mr
wheeler.
A
Aye
motion
carries
thank
the
the
auditor
for
organizing
this
and
then
also
for
all
the
departments
who
work
together
to
get
this
done.
Moving
on
to
the
aqua
illinois
rate
increase,
I
want
to
kind
of
open
that
up
to
the
floor.
If
there
was
any
comments,
discussions
positions
that
people
want
to
take
anything
that
it's
not
the
floor
is
yours.
If
you
think
that
the
board
should
take
action,
should
not
take
action
really,
it's
just
for
a
conversation
so
open
that
up.
Mr
snipes.
J
So
I'm
thinking
at
this
particular
point,
the
boy
would
just
be
a
kind
of
a
little
watchdog
if
we
thought
something
was
you
know
out
of
place,
but
we'll
continue
to
watch
on
their
behalf
through
the
process
and
if
we
think
we
need
to
take
a
position
at
some
given
point
in
time,
then
at
that
time
we'll
be
equipped
to
do
so.
Okay,.
M
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
I
did
investigate
and
learned
that
there's
a
comment
period
that
goes
possibly
as
far
as
through
march
I,
although
it
is
likely
to
end
up
by
the
end
of
january,
so
we
do
have
some
time
here
and
if
there's
new
information
that
comes
forward,
that
would
cause
us
to
act.
We
can
do
it
within
that
time
period.
H
Steve
asked
me
to
take
a
look
at
when
the
public
comment
period
was
was
open.
That
period
remains
open
until
the
end
of
march,
when
the
board
makes
the
decision.
Excuse
me,
the
commission
makes
the
decision.
The
reference
to
january
is
only
my
estimate
of
when
the
judge
is
going
to
pretty
much
have
his
opinion
made
with
all
the
other
evidences
presented
and
all
that.
But
the
comment
period
does
go
until
the
completion
of
the
whole
process.
I
Yeah,
I
I
would
be
against
the
18.9
percent
rate
at
one
time
I
would
favor
incremental.
I
understand
the
process
takes
time
and
take
money,
but
at
18.9
whack
at
the
beginning.
I
think
it's
excessive.
I
would
not
be
in
favor
of
that,
but
I
would
be
in
favor
of
I
realized
I
got.
I
realized
that
all
the
construction
I've
been
there
done
that,
but
on
the
homeowner's
side
of
it,
I'd
like
to
see
a
smaller
increase
per
year
over
a
period
of
time,
instead
of
at
one
time.
A
And
that
was
kind
of
the
the
board's
choice.
At
this
point
I
mean
somebody
could
make
a
motion.
Somebody
could
not,
but
it
was
more.
I
think
what
I'm
hearing
is
is
that
we
have
time
we
have
time
to
reach
out
to
the
constituents
in
our
districts
to
talk
to
them
about
it.
Now
that
you're
armed
with
some
information,
okay,
maybe
it's
time
to
get
their
feedback.
J
J
A
M
M
As
I
understand
what
has
happened,
we're
going
to
see
decreased
funding,
and
so
I
hope
that
we
can
find
out
a
little
more
in
terms
of
what
kind
of
funding
cost
there
would
be.
Possibly
this
could
come
before
the
appropriate
committee's
community
service
and
because
it
involves
economic
alliance,
if
it
even
needs
to
be
before
the
pca,
but
it
appears
county
officials
will
have
to
make
some
tough
decisions,
whether
they
want
to
promote
economic
development
or
they
want
to
promote
school
funding.
A
I
think
it's
worth
looking
into
a
little
bit
more,
I'm
going
to
reach
out
to
our
counties
association,
see
if
I
can
get
a
little
bit
more
information
on
that,
and
I
will
also
talk
to
our
state
rep
to
see
if
I
can
figure
out
some
things
on
the
on
the
side.
To
look
into
that,
you
know
I
haven't.
To
be
honest.
I
haven't
heard
of
that
angle.
It
sounds
like
it
makes
sense.
A
I
can
talk
to
actually
mr
clark,
who
has
a
great
knowledge
of
the
the
tips
around
here
to
see
we
might
be
able
to
sit
on
the
side
and
figure
some
things
out.
I
think
it
is
appropriate
to
bring
that
back
to
committees,
though
obviously
you
know
we
have.
People
rely
on
us
for
that
information.
Mr
snipes.
J
I
could
concur
with
that
as
well,
because
only
in
the
state
in
the
state
of
illinois,
we
don't
a
tie.
We
don't
tie
tiff
to
the
school
districts.
Other
states
do
so
perhaps
we
need
to
look
at
the
other
states
and
see
how
that
funding
is
in
fact
done
and
how
we
can
either
benefit
or
basically
learn
from
that
particular
process.
We're
the
only
ones,
one
of
the
only
states
that
don't
have
the
school
district
retired
and
then
I
just
have
one
other
thing
about
a
new
business.
J
And
my
only
concern
is-
and
someone
asked
me-
but
I
I
I
gave
him
a
qualified,
unqualified
answer,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
the
answer
is:
is
qualified
and
that
is
their
concern.
Was
the
city
of
kent
key
was
assessed
by
the
illinois
revenue
department
with
a
little
bit
of
a
quarter
of
a
million
dollars
answers
they
came
back,
had
to
re-evaluate
and
gave
them
like
800,
some
thousand
if
they
had
to
pay.
J
A
So
I
can't
speak
to
the
validity
of
what
the
letter
was,
that
the
city
got
and
the
action
they're
taking
it's
just
kind
of
curious
that
we
didn't
get
the
same
error
if
there
was
an
error,
so
there's
nothing,
there's
no
there
there
yet,
and
hopefully
there
won't
be.
To
be
honest,
I
don't
see
how
it
could
be
if
it
was
a
one-time
mistake,
but.