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BENTON, IL (Benton Evening News – Please click to read the full story. Here is an excerpt) Mayor Fred Kondritz is bringing every letter in the alphabet to tonight’s city council meeting to lay out a breathless agenda that includes boosting the salary of future mayors, buying the mayor “an attractive SUV” and Internet-connected television, replacing a parking lot and a spillway, and even “straightening all street signs.” Kondritz used all 26 letters to itemize business listed for his public affairs report at tonight’s meeting, which begins at 6 p.m. at Benton City Hall. Among the items he lists for discussion are increasing the mayor’s salary to $28,000 per year beginning in 2019 and providing the mayor with “an attractive SUV or comparable late model car for him to conduct city business and travels,” according to the published meeting agenda. Also listed for discussion is obtaining three flat-screen televisions for city hall, including one for the mayor’s office.
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February 10, 2023
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