The Clinton City Council Monday evening faced a decision to join an intergovernmental agreement petitioning the US Environmental Protection Agency to designate the Mahomet Aquifer as a sole source aquifer.

Last week on Regional Radio News we outlined what this agreement would mean for the City if they joined in this petition. Monday Council members discussed the action further. Council Member Tom Edmunds was in full support of the measure, however, he did question why more tax payer money should go towards this when the Mahomet Aquifer Coalition was established several years ago.

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One member of the Council did not see the value in joining the Sole Source Aquifer petition. Commissioner Nan Crang says she values the water, but because the City would have to pay to join the effort, she did not see the value in that.

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Clinton Mayor Carolyn Peters says the Council should think about the future. She feels joining this effort would give it another layer of protection.

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The Council voted 3-2 to become an additional paying party to the intergovernmental agreement to petition the US EPA to designate the Mahomet Aquifer as a sole source aquifer.

Other action from Monday's Council meeting included:

>>The Council decided to consult with Good Energy L.P. for their electric aggregation efforts. The citizens of Clinton will vote on this in the April 9 election. We'll have more on this story in the coming days on Regional Radio News.

>>The Council put on file the approval of a redevelopment agreement with Randy Martin who wishes to build on a lot at the Douglass Subdivision and move his Monicals Pizza location there.