SULLIVAN - Despite Mother Nature's rainy mood, the paving progress made north of the Elmont Road overpass will soon mean an end to the Dunsford Drive detour. According to Sullivan City Engineer Robert Schaffer, weather is about the only thing that will delay the opening of Alice Street just north of the new overpass.

"Almost all of the paving is done," said Schaffer from his City Hall office late Thursday afternoon. "Barring weather, it (Elmont north of the overpass) should be open late this week or early next week." That was before.....

SULLIVAN - A lengthy City Council meeting last Tuesday night (Aug. 19, 2008) has produced an equally lengthy docket of notes. To save duplication of effort and to utilize the Internet for and within its best design, the official notes from the City Council meeting is provided below in pdf format.

Separate articles concerning highlights from the Council meeting can be found on this site, including the progress of the Elmont Road overpass and the issues surrounding West Sullivan.

Stay tuned for updates on those stories and more. Please click on the link below - if that fails, text follows:

http://sullivanjournal.com/images/Ads/minutesaug19.pdf

SULLIVAN - A special tax levy meeting will be held Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Room at City Hall, 210 W. Washington. Bill 3270 will set the tax levy for 2008 at 39.26 cents per $100 valuation for the general fund and 10.17 cents for the library fund.

There are no personal property taxes in Sullivan.

SULLIVAN - Motorists trekking across town along the Elmont Road/Hwy. 185 North route will soon be rid of the Dunsford Drive detour, reports the Missouri Department of Transportation. According to MoDOT, the portion of Elmont Road north of the new overpass that is currently closed to traffic will (weather permitting) open Aug. 29.

The plan is to open Elmont Road and Alice Street to Elmont/Hwy. 185 traffic on the north side at the same time the Elmont/Springfield Road intersection closes on the south side. The north side Elmont traffic will be able to turn onto the new Alice Street, which will intersect the north service road by Mobil. The Elmont/Alice route will handle the Elmont/Hwy. 185 traffic until the overpass opens Oct. 31.

Traffic on Springfield Road near Sonic is slated to open after paving is completed on or about Aug. 29 - this includes the Fisher Drive intersection. For more info, please click on the link below:

http://www.modot.org/stlouis/news_and_information/District6News.shtml?action=displaySSI&newsId=21417