MT. VERNON, IL — The City Council approved the low bid of $11,250 for Round Table Design Inc. to reroute a sewer line on Industrial and Woodland Drive in southern Mt. Vernon. This project is in support of a new trucking warehouse being built by Jung Trucking.

Bid results were also approved for a utility easement tree and brush cleaning project by Heartland Services Inc. from Tamaroa. City Manager Mary Ellen Bechtel says this is the first in a multi-stage project to help clear remote areas so as to have easier access in case of a water leak or other issues in the city.

The approved bid was in the amount of $19, 036.88.