It is estimated that 100 people attended last night’s Carmi City Council meeting to communicate with the council how residents feel about the possibility of selling the city’s sewer treatment plant. Various conversation have been had on Facebook in the last few weeks after it was announced that a bid notice would be placed. That bid ran on May 28, 2026 in the McLeansboro Gazette.
The board attended to regular business first, approving a new redevelopment plan for lot #18 at the Carmi Industrial Park between Arby’s and Taylor’s Eyecare on Falcon Avenue. The agreement with Hamilton Memorial Hospital anticipates groundbreaking for the new clinic to happen in September. Hamilton Memorial currently operates a family clinic with an outpatient lab and X-ray services on Oak Street, but does not plan to offer urgent care or emergency room services at this time in the new location. The City's TIF grant will assist with expenses for the building’s slab, the parking lot, and utilities, but cannot be used for the building itself.
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