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[email protected] the Lourdine Florek, Owner Monday, April 23, 2018 Hoopeston’s only locally -owned daily news publication! P.O. Box 441, Hoopeston IL 60942 www.justthefacts.net Hoopeston Area 2018 ‘Golden Ruler’ nominees announced Six Hoopeston Area employees will be honored at fective May 31. the annual Golden Ruler Banquet on April 24. In other action, the board, in a 5 -1 vote, approved Honorees Jill Caughron, second grade teacher; the City of Hoopeston extending its tax increment Michl Kearney, athletic director; Dan Walder, John financing districts for 12 years. Greer principal; Dana Knoll, John Greer secretary; The TIF program encourages economic develop- Mallory Brittenham, seventh grade science teacher; ment, especially in blighted areas. The difference and Kevin Root, high school business teacher, will be between property tax paid prior to development (the feted at the banquet at Bismarck. base rate) and the amount paid after development is Award winners were announced at Thursday’s divided between project developers and the city. Hoopeston Area School Board meeting. The city’s portion is placed in a special TIF fund In other business, the board made several personnel and is used for future TIF -eligible expenses. decisions, including approving principals Susan Root The school district, recipient of more than 45% of at Maple, Dan Walder at John Greer and Marc Camp- property taxes, is the taxing body most affected by the bell at the high school for the 2018 -19 year. TIF program. To offset the loss of additional tax mon- Anne Burton, middle school principal, will resign at ey the district does not get because of TIF, the city the of the school year.