🌱 Why Alton’s mayor wants the legal fees ordinance dropped now
Alton, Illinois Patch AM: a 2 min readGood day Alton! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Alton’s mayor wants the legal fees ordinance dropped now
- What Alton park rules police say they’ll start strictly enforcing
Today's riddle: If you have 13 apples in one hand and 10 oranges in the other, what do you have ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 65.
- Monday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Alton mayor urges City Council to drop legal fees ordinance (thetelegraph.com) — Alton’s mayor is asking the City Council to abandon a proposed legal fees ordinance he says would improperly change the city attorney’s fixed-fee contract. Council members, however, continue pressing for more transparency and oversight of legal billing and mayoral appointees, raising questions about records, contracts, and how closely the administration is being monitored. 
• Alton Police Step Up Enforcement in City Parks (riverbender.com) — Alton Police are tightening enforcement of park rules, including no after-hours use, no trash dumping outside cans, and no gambling in recreation areas. Dogs are also barred from Hellrung and James H. Killion parks unless they are trained service animals, as officers respond to complaints from neighbors and Park Commissioners.
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