Jamie Hawkins, Grant Park Village President | Jamie Hawkins / Facebook
Jamie Hawkins, Grant Park Village President | Jamie Hawkins / Facebook
Village of Grant Park Board of Trustees met July 1.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
6:35PM Mr. Morgan made a motion to designate Mr. Detloff Village President pro-tem for purposes of this meeting. Seconded by Ms. Wiedl. Approved 6-0-0
6:38PM Meeting called to Order / Pledge
Roll Call was taken, all present except Pres. Hawkins
*Motion to approve minutes from previous 6/17/24 meeting
Motion: Morgan 2nd: Wiedl Motion Carried 5-0-1 Bruni abstaining
No Public Comments
*Motion to approve Bills for Payment: <6/27/24 General Fund $11,750.50, Sewer $728.00, M.F.T. $597.92, Fest Fund $25.00 Payroll <6/22/24 $19,652.01 <6/24/24 $6,375.00
Departmental reports:
Clerk Dillman: questioned delay in revised zoning request Ordinance. Will be looked in to
Ordinance & Insurance, Wiedl: no report
Streets & Alleys, Passini: recommending street light repair quote from Schmidt Electric for $2700, questioned to the Board what to do about the leaf pickup. Machine is essentially dead, needs replacing. Will be taking down Senior flags, and putting up USA Flags
Finance, Morgan: Spoke about the MFT compliance review, from May 2020 to April 2024, delayed due to Covid. Went well, the reviewers will be reviewed at a later date. Village has an appx balance of $140k.
Community Outreach, Detloff:
1. Discussed having a meeting with Surf Internet concerning their proposal
2. Discussion held concerning a gaming license requested by Sunny Johns and Tyler Bell at the former Circle K station. Trustees were polled on the topic, concerns expressed included if a gas station, not being a truck stop can even get a license in Illinois, is there room, parking concerns, do we need more gaming in town…..
3. Next Fest meeting July 8th, 6PM at the Community Center
Building & Grounds, Bruni:
*Motion to install a donated pickle ball net on the tennis court
Motion: Morgan 2nd: Bruni Motion Carried 6-0-0
Law Enforcement: Whorrall:
*Motion to approve purchase of new patrol car, 2025 Ford Interceptor SUV, not to exceed $58,000 with equipment set-up
Motion: Whorrall 2nd: Morgan Motion Carried 6-0-0
Pres. Hawkins: absent. Todays water outage discussed briefly, Hydrant flushing July 1-2
No Executive session held
7:10PM Meeting Adjourned
https://www.grantpark-il.org/agendas-minutes-2017
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