A team of citizens from the Granite City and surrounding area has engaged in the collection of signatures to place a pair of questions on the November ballot. The questions will only be on ballots in four townships – Chouteau, Granite City, Nameoki and Venice.
Heather Groetecke is a resident of Granite City and a member of the group:
She says customers of SSA #1 were concerned that a sale to Illinois American Water would result in monthly sewer fees more than tripling. The second advisory question: “Shall the construction and operation of new data centers be permitted in _____________________ Township?” The blank will be filled in with either Chouteau, Granite City, Nameoki or Venice, depending upon where the voter lives. She says that they have gathered a lot of information via Freedom of Information Act requests:…