Village Board Approves Budget and Property Measures
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The board approved the 2026–2027 appropriations ordinance by a 5–1 vote, along with a housing authority support resolution, four amended ordinances, a $455,580 Firemen’s Park Phase II payment, and an abandoned property acquisition program.
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What this means
The approved appropriations ordinance sets the Village’s spending authority for fiscal year 2026–2027; Trustee Henson voted against it, while the other five trustees voted in favor. The board also approved measures supporting a municipal housing authority and allowing an abandoned property acquisition program. Construction work at Firemen’s Park Phase II received a $455,580 payment approval. Public Works reported that landscaping restoration for the 2025 sidewalk project was substantially complete and that another sidewalk project is being developed for 2026.
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- Approved the 2026–2027 appropriations ordinance, Ordinance 2145, by a 5–1 vote.
- Approved a resolution supporting a municipal housing authority, Resolution 2026-2, by a 6–0 vote.
- Approved a $455,580 payment request to Metropolitan Corporation for Firemen’s Park Phase II by a 6–0 vote.
- Approved an ordinance creating an Abandoned Property Acquisition Program, Ordinance 2141, by a 6–0 vote.
- Approved amendments to Ordinances 2114, 2115, and 2117, designated Ordinances 2142, 2143, and 2144, each by a 6–0 vote.
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