Update: Illinois Councils To Merge
Posted in Scouting News by John E. Pannell on November 18th, 2008 at 5:02 am I previously reported here that Trails West and Okaw Valley councils were planning to vote on a council merger. The votes have since been taken and the councils have agreed to move forward on a merger agreement.
“Boy Scouts of America officials hope there soon will be one giant Boy Scout council to serve more than 24,000 Scouts in the metro-east and south-central Illinois.
Okaw Valley Council and Trails West Council have agreed to consolidate to form a new council, which has yet to be named. The decision of the two councils is not official. There will be a final vote Jan. 6 of all the concerned parties, said Fred Wallace, BSA area director.
After the consolidation, the combined council will get a new name…”
Please note that this merger is not yet final. There is not a formal agreement to merge until after the January 6th vote.
As this is after the 12/31 recharter deadline for OA lodges both Kishkakon and Taleka lodges would recharter for 2009. I have been told they will come to a merger agreement after their councils merge with a new lodge to be chartered in 2010.
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