Sangamon Sun

Village of Williamsville Village Board met Sept. 14.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

The Town Hall/board meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm by President Yokley. Clerk: Karen Winger. Trustees Present: Gettleman, Carter, Bunger Via telephone: Tierney, Brennan, Hofferkamp.

GUESTS: See attached list for those who attended via telephone.

COMMUNICATIONS: No communications to report.

Trustee Carter made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular board meeting held on August 24, 2020. Trustee Tierney seconded the motion. All ayes, motion carried.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

FINANCE: Trustee Tierney made a motion to pay bills as presented. Trustee Brennan seconded the motion. All ayes, motion carried.

PUBLIC SAFETY (John Brennan): Trustee Brennan stated the Village has received a request to place a 3-way stop sign at the intersection of Main and Vine Street. He stated the speed trailer was placed in this area to monitor the speed. He stated in the 30mph area, the average speed was 25.64 mph. These statistics reflect over 1200 vehicles. He stated that one of the speed recordings (48mph) which was included in the statistics should not be included in the calculation since it was our police officer responding to a call for assistance. Trustee Brennan stated he would like to do another survey for a week’s time, which does not include a weekend. He stated that once the next survey has been completed, he will have a Public Safety Committee meeting to discuss. He did state that stop signs are not to be used for speed control. He also stated that Main Street is a county highway (County Highway 2).

WATER & SEWER, (Matt Bunger): Trustee Bunger stated Petersburg Plumbing ran into some trouble with an area of our sewer line. This area is in too poor of condition to perform slip lining. He shared an estimate of two options to repair this area. (See attached.) One option is to dig up the sewer line. This option will cost approximately $94,328.00. The second option is to perform a pipe burst, then replace the sewer line. This option will cost approximately $62,310.00. This sewer repair is located at the block of Pine & Elkhart Street. TIF funds can be used for this project.

Trustee Bunger made a motion to approve the 2nd option in the amount of $62,310.00. Trustee Carter seconded the motion. All ayes, motion caried.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Hofferkamp): Trustee Hofferkamp made a motion to approve a bid for the Community Center in the amount of $80,494.00. Trustee Carter seconded the motion. All ayes, motion carried.

PARKS & RECREATION (Dave Carter): Trustee Carter thanked Kona Ice for the fundraiser they held and for their donation.

STREETS, ALLEYS, SIDEWALKS & STORM SEWERS (Patrick Gettleman): Trustee Gettleman had nothing to report.

President Yokley stated he has received an update on the overpass from John Sestak. He sated they hope to start the curbing tomorrow (9/15), which will take approximately five days to complete the curbing.

Trustee Tierney discussed the possibility of a ribbon cutting ceremony for the overpass. President Yokley stated it is too early to schedule any ceremony until the project gets a little further along.

ADDITIONAL BUSINESS: President Yokley stated it is time for the Trustees to start considering a park district. Randy Segatto stated he will be starting the tax levy process.

President Yokley stated he feels the Village shall neither promote nor prevent trick-or-treating this year. The Village is just asking parents to practice social distancing and not participate if they don’t feel comfortable. He stated if a resident doesn’t feel comfortable about participating in trick-or-treating, they should leave their porch light off.

President Yokley stated Boo on the Boulevard will be held differently than it has in the past. He stated they will have a house decorating contest. The winner will be announced on October 24th. He also stated they will have a curb-side candy pick-up in front of the old bank building. Trustee Gettleman stated they will also have a costume contest which will be held online. There will not be any trolley rides this year.

The regular board meeting of the Board of Trustees for the Village of Williamsville adjourned at 6:55 p.m.

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