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Good news for Pontiac Correctional Center?

There's no mention of closing Pontiac prison is the governor's latest list

of proposed budget cuts. Pontiac Mayor Scott McCoy says no news is good news. Governor Blagojevich says he'll cut about 1.5 billion dollars from transportation, education and staffing at state agencies if lawmakers don'tbalance the budget by July 9. State Senator Dan Rutherford says he told Senate leadership and the governor's office he's willing to work with them on budget cuts. But Rutherford cautions just because the prison isn't on the chopping block now, doesn't mean it's in the clear. He says the prison closure procedures are still moving forward. There's a public hearing on August 12 at 5 p.m. at Pontiac High School.

Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 (Archive on Wednesday, July 02, 2008)
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