Online Event Features Guth, Baxter, and Stone
AJ TaylorMarch 5, 2021Last Updated: March 4, 2021
Winn-Worth Betco, Lake Mills Chamber Development, North Iowa Betterment, Forest City Economic Development, Hancock County Economic Development, and the Forest City Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a virtual legislative forum today beginning at 2pm. It will feature State Senator Dennis Guth along with State Representatives Terry Baxter and Henry Stone. Topics facing the state including school funding, taxes, election law, and others may be covered in this online event.
Stone and Guth are expected in live forums which are scheduled for Friday, March 26th at the Mills Theater and the Heritage Town Center in Buffalo Center.
Hancock County Economic Development Executive Director Belynda Allen said the Illinois Department of Transportation sent out a Christmas gift to the area and region late last week when it reported improvements to the Illinois side of the Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge were included in the 2021/26 Highway Improvement program.
She reported that the plan includes repairs and infrastructure improvements to stop the flooding that has plagued the area for decades. The bridge has been closed several times over the years when flood waters made it impossible to drive through the Illinois side approach to the bridge.
âThere are still details that need worked out and several obstacles that will need addressed,â she said.