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Port Byron to warn trustee about missing meetings
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PORT BYRON -- Board members on Tuesday discussed the absenteeism of Trustee Shawn VanDriessche. Mr. VanDriessche has been present for only two meetings in the last six months. Mayor Bob Wilson said the next step is to censure him. "If he doesn't show up after he gets the letter, we'll terminate him," said Mayor Wilson. "Obviously we'd like to have everyone here; that is the procedure we have to follow." Trustee Todd Wiebenga said a formal letter would be too harsh and agreed to call Mr. VanDriessche this week to discuss the matter. "It's important to have members here for discussion and votes," he said. "Obviously we don't do this for the money, we do it for the service of our community. But you can't serve the community if you're never here." In other news, the board learned a resident building a home on 217th Street tapped into the water line without the village's permission. Public Works Director Don Loy said the home is across the street from a water main and, with the help of a plumber friend, the resident illegally tapped into the water line during evening hours. Trustee Kevin Klute said Port Byron needs a process to prevent such action from happening again. "How does it end up that a guy runs a line 20 yards at 8 at night and hooks up to our water main?" he asked. Board members agreed to have plumbing inspector Tim Ropp contact the resident. The line must be dug up, inspected and attached with a water meter at the resident's home. 
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Today is Sunday, May 19, the 139th day of 2013. There are 226 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The Rt. Rev. Harry I. Witherspoon, D.D. Bishop of Illinois, willpreach in Trinity (Episcopal) Church, in this city this evening.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon the Mississippi River flooded itsbanks at Rock Island, destroying the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber companyand damaging the Lumber Company and arsenal power plant. Total loss isestimated at $100.000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of South Rock Island township are circulating a petitionfavoring the annexation of that area to the city of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Mrs. Thomas Ackles, of Rock Island, has been elected president ofthe Playcrafters for the next season. She succeeds Warren Leonard.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Some 8,000 people filed through the gates of Rock Island Arsenal on Saturday to view a display of a part of the nation's armed strength. The occasion was theannual observance of Armed Forces Day.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Willis Kuschmann, of Moline, who already has won his laurels as oneof the most artistic men in the Quad-Cities area, has a new hobby. He is deeply involvedin miniature railroading. At the age of 88, when many other seniors are dozing in theirchairs or sitting before the television, Mr. Kuschmann is planning and working on hiscollection.
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