Expert's view on water eases Paxton concerns

PAXTON – After learning from a professional hydrologist about the area's water supply, both elected officials and property owners agreed that One Earth Energy's plan to pump 1.7 million gallons per day from the Paxton area is not a hazard to public or private water supplies.

Gene May of Paxton, chairman of the committee, said he was glad that Paxton's Mayor Bill Ingold called to his attention the well site west of Paxton on the Kemp property along 1600 East Road. But following the meeting, he said "we agreed by consensus" the well will not cause a problem to the local water supply.

Also on this date

• Board votes 19-7 to make Fabri auditor
• Senate leader makes school funding reform a priority
• Champaign schools seek input on foreign language program
• Douglas County Museum still not out of woods
• Champaign man accused of drug distribution
• Drug dealer gets 19 years in prison
• Gray's sentencing pushed to middle of February
• Co-conspirator says Reyes admitted shooting man
• Indiana subsidiary official takes helm at Aqua Illinois
• Obituaries

» More