
Vandalia Mayor Rick Gottman reflected on his time in office during his final meeting on Monday.
During the meeting and during the Mayor’s report, Mayor Gottman reflected on a few big issues they dealt with during his time as Mayor. His thoughts eventually turned to one of the more challenging events in recent history in the City of Vandalia, and that was the fight to keep the Vandalia Correctional Center open in 2004.
Audio PlayerAt the time, then-Governor Rod Blagojevich proposed closing the prison in his budget proposal. But, after months of work, the prison was saved and eventually a celebration was held in Vandalia in August of that year.
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