THANKS FOR COVERAGE
Just today we received a digital copy of ReGen. It looks like a most interesting publication!
I live in Madison, Wisconsin. My father was the last brewmaster of the Reisch Brewery. I am the oldest of his 10 children (“Springfield’s Reisch Beer makes a comeback,” Summer ReGen).
Thank you for the feature article and hanging in there to keep journalism vibrant.
Ed Reisch – Madison, Wisconsin
GRADE RESTAURANTS
Another local news outlet regularly has reports on restaurant inspections in Sangamon County. In a recent story written in that publication, questions regarding when the county health department might shutter a restaurant for violations were answered. There seems to be a lot of ambiguity for the average patron to decide where to dine in terms of health and safety.
While I do not doubt the health department is doing its job at protecting the public, I do think that a more transparent way to show if a business has passed inspections would be helpful. In my travels across the Midwest, I have noticed that establishments often show a letter grade by the front door for the latest inspection. I think this approach would work well in our community, and I hope the powers that be might be reading this and will consider that suggestion. I believe the public voting with their wallet is the best approach to solving a lot of issues.
Steven Simpson-Black – Springfield
DISTRICT 186 DOESN’T DESERVE MORE MONEY
If District 186 had success with the money it’s been given, I would say it has a point. However, since it fails to teach kids a basic skill like reading, District 186 can pound sand.
Daniel Rossman – Via Facebook.com/illinoistimes
JEROME DOESN’T DESERVE TIF
Jerome has not raised revenue to cover its own expenses, even as its police department evaporates and the roads crumble. Jerome does not deserve access to any “other people’s money” faucet until they pool a substantial sum of their own to meet their own obligations (“Jerome plans to create TIF district,” June 26).
Jerome’s business plan is an independent community that can’t fix anything because they don’t want to pay for anything. Now they want everyone else to chip in.
John Levalley – Via Facebook.com/illinoistimes
CORREX
Springfield School District 186 has agreed to not collect any additional property tax generated by the Scheels Sports Park at Legacy Pointe over a 20-year period. A story in the June 26 issue of Illinois Times incorrectly described the tax abatement agreement.
This article appears in Grillin’ & Chillin’.
