Monday, February 11, 2013

Underwater CO₂ shows potential as barrier to Asian carp | ACES News :: College of ACES, University of Illinois

 

Cory Suski experimented with adding carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the water as a supplemental tool to work in tandem with the electric fence, which has been used to divert the carp from entering the canal, with the goal of providing a second line of defense. Suski found that carbon dioxide is quick and effective in repelling fish from an area.

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Should the county board approve the 2.25%/2.5% increase in Health Department Fees

Here are some of the numbers supplied by the Health Department regarding the matter.

Well & Septic Inspections:

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Food and Restaurant:

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Here is a build up the labor/administrative cost of several inspection.

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More towns willing to play the video gambling game - Elgin Courier News

By Linda McDaniel-Hale Point Taken February 8, 2013 9:42PM

….about 22 businesses in West Dundee are eligible for the devices. Each business will be able to have up to five terminals in their establishment and hope to make $2,250 a year per machine.

Municipalities already allowing this type of gambling include Carpentersville and East Dundee, both being close neighbors to West Dundee. The East Dundee Village Board went ahead and gave the green light to video gambling even after its citizens voted against it in 2010.

The Elgin City Council is expected to vote Feb. 27 on the issue. Other area villages including Bartlett, Gilberts, Hampshire, Hoffman Estates, Huntley, Lake in the Hills, Pingree Grove, South Elgin and sections of unincorporated Kane County already have the machines up and running.

The village of Algonquin is taking a let’s-see-what-happens approach to the issue for at least six months.

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