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Trustees reviewed proposed FY27 budgets for Health and Human Services, Fire, and Community Development/Economic Vitality/TIF, with staff highlighting ongoing rat control efforts, fire recruitment and staffing needs, and economic development work at Main Street, the downtown area, and other village projects.
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The Board reviewed three major parts of Skokie’s proposed FY27 budget and asked staff detailed questions about service demand, fire department staffing, and economic development plans. Health and Human Services said demand for social services has not decreased and that rodent abatement efforts are showing a downward trend in rat cases. Fire staff discussed recruitment, future retirements, and the need to keep watching options for a new station, while Community Development staff described work on small business support, vacant parcels, and a village economic vitality strategy. No public comments were made and no budget votes were taken at this hearing.
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