Montgomery County Clerk/Recorder Sandy Leitheiser is making it easier to mine key information about the Deer Run mine. She recently added links to four important Illinois state websites on the County Clerk Public Filings “Mine Information” page of the Montgomery County Clerk website located at www.montgomeryco.com. The links offer the kind of mine public information many constituents have requested when they utilize office services on-site, and these links will offer better and more up-to-date accessibility to these services on-line rather than on a limited basis when requested on-site only during county business hours. Leitheiser says her office often hears from citizens seeking mine subsidence maps and related mine information pertaining to their property or other areas in Montgomery County, as well as for final and pending IDNR mine permit information,” She hopes these new on-line resources will provide this information at their fingertips. According to Leitheiser, the first new internet link on the website will take searchers to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Pending Mine Permit Applications/Decisions page, which provides citizens a more timely review of applications for coal mining permits. She said applications for surface coal mining and reclamation operations will continue to be available for review on-site at the County Clerk/Recorder’s office as well as at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Springfield, Illinois office, but this option is an excellent resource for a statewide view of pending Coal Mine Permit applications, maps and findings. The second, third and fourth new internet links on the County Clerk’s website lead citizens to key websites provided by the Illinois State Geological Survey state agency providing location maps for surface and underground mines throughout Illinois; for mine subsidence information and related maps; and for various state and county maps pertaining to surface geology, bedrock geology and topography, among other maps. Those seeking more information regarding the new website mine information links are encouraged to contact Leitheiser by phone at 217-532-9530 or by email at sandyl@montgomeryco.com
