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Colchester residents say they won't be able to afford sewer rates of $50 per month. That's the maximum amount the city would have to charge if it has to…
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Residents of Colchester will get a chance to make their voices heard on sewer rate increases. The public hearing is Monday, July 9th, at 7 p.m. in city…
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Colchester planned to take nearly a decade to complete a large-scale sewer replacement project with an estimated price tag of $4.2 million.The city will…
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“Kelly” Wagle lived a charmed life. In the 1920s he had become successful as a bootlegger in Colchester which was “dry” for much of the decade. He had…
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The six-inch water main that supplies residents in a subdivision north of Colchester and others near Lake Argyle is in need of repair. It lays across the…
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Colchester will have to find $100,000 to pay for the design of a large-scale sewer upgrade. It's hoping to get some help to prevent dipping into its…
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The mayor of Colchester says the rise in water rates from the city's supplier, Macomb, is becoming a “hardship” for residents.Macomb will raise the water…
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Colchester residents might soon see a new charge on their sewer bills. It could be just the first of several.The city council has given first reading to…
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The federal Environmental Protection Agency has cited Colchester for 28 violations of water quality regulations. The violations occurred from January…
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The latest demand from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will require Colchester to cap the wells that used to provide the city's drinking…