Beardstown, IL – Beardstown's mayor is becoming angry at the lack of federal help to restore the town's riverfront connection. Bob Walters says when the Corps of Engineers moved the mouth of the Sangamon River to near Beardstown in the 1950s, the silt it brought in has almost landlocked the town. He says temporary dredging gave some access to the town's marina, but the riverfront industrial section is becoming separated from the river channel by a mud flat. Walters says provisions to correct the problem have been removed from a federal bill, and he's getting no help from the Corps of Engineers. He says he's almost to the point of asking the council to take action. He says this could result in problems with regulations governing navigable waters, but he says Beardstown must become a riverfront town ... with full access ... once again.
Mayor Angry Over Federal Delays
