In Eagle Creek Resort Revival 

•October 21, 2015•

By Mike Brothers

Moultrie County took steps to kick start attempts to revive Eagle Creek Resort at the regular meeting Thursday, October 15.

Finance and budget chair Ron White proposed that an additional $50,000 be placed in the current budget’s contingency fund, which was approved unanimously.

County board chairman Dave McCabe explained the purpose of the transfer.

Moultrie and Shelby county governments working with the Illinois Department of Nature Resources have an engineering study under way to determine feasibility of reopening Eagle Creek.

McCabe explained that the $138,000 study stopped when the state’s budget expired.

With the IDNR grant suspended, progress gained by the group is threatened, according to the board chairman.

“We have developers interested in the project, but we can’t move forward until the engineering study is completed,” McCabe said.

He went on to point out the consensus of the Shelby/Moultrie county committee, which includes city government representatives, was to share the cost of completing the study with hopes when the state gets a budget, the local loan will be reimbursed.

McCabe said $92,000 is needed for the 20 weeks to complete the IDNR study.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.