EDC Officers Meet with Congressman Coste

November 12th was a good day for the EDC as officers John Huffman, Larry Miller and Bill Simpson met with Congressman Jerry Costello at his West Frankfort office. John stated it was a good meeting and that the Congressman is well aware and supportive of our Interchange Project. Mr. Costello urged the EDC to acquire formal IDOT support for this effort as that would be key for him to continue his efforts to approve our funding request submitted in May 2009. The Congressman is pushing for a 2 year Federal Highway Bill that would benefit our project. The current highway bill will expire on December 31st and is usually a 7 year term.