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The Week That Was: April 18-24, 2011

A roundup of some stories you may have missed over the past seven days.

You have been reading Montgomery Patch, week 10. We’re still sort of recovering from the recent election, but we brought you a wide variety of stories this week. Here’s a look at five you may have missed:

1. One of the biggest stories of the last couple of weeks stemmed from the election: the tale of community activist Mary Fultz, who won a seat on the East Aurora School Board, but may not be able to claim it, since records show she was not a registered voter at the time of the election, as required by state law. On Monday, the to get a judge’s ruling on the matter, so the saga now heads to court.

2. State legislators on the upcoming redistricting at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora. For two hours, they listened as elected officials and others gave their input on the new district maps, which must be drawn every 10 years. However, Democrats will draw these maps up behind closed doors, with no input from Republicans or anyone else, a process that has some lawmakers frustrated.

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3. Oswego’s village board decided to withhold funding to its economic development corporation this week, shocking other area development professionals. In Montgomery, Village President Marilyn Michelini for the Montgomery Economic Development Corporation, while trustees had mixed reactions.

4. The village is poised to for breaking municipal codes. The upshot is, residents who don’t pay and don’t challenge the fines will find them tacked onto their water bills. And if they don’t pay the water bills, they’ll have their service shut off.

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5. And some Earth-friendly cuteness to wrap things up: fourth-grade students at Long Beach Elementary School celebrated Earth Day early on Wednesday, and cleaned up the grounds of their school. They filled half a trash bag with an odd assortment of litter and discarded items, and learned a lot about the environment and personal responsibility.

And that’s it. Happy Easter to those of you who celebrate it, and come on back for week 11. We’ll be here, with all the news you need to know.


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