[0:36] [clears throat]
[0:42] » Good evening everybody. Welcome to the
Manteno Village Board meeting for
[0:46] February 17th. Can you please rise for
the Pledge of Allegiance?
[0:53] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
[0:58] republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[1:04] justice for all. While you're still
standing, I'd like to introduce our
[1:08] Village Chaplain, Don Lesher, Reverend
Don Lesher, to do the invocation.
[1:14] Thank you, Mayor.
Let's pray. Father, we come before you
[1:17] tonight and just realize that you are
with us and that you go before us and we
[1:22] ask that you would do that here, that
you would give a peace that does surpass
[1:25] all understanding, that you would bring
hearts together, Lord, and that you
[1:29] would protect our our village and that
you would work in it to to make it a
[1:33] place that
that you desire. We pray for those that
[1:37] are first responders, Lord, and
ask that your protection be upon them.
[1:41] Give them wisdom and comfort, watch over
their families. We ask too for
[1:47] this meeting tonight, Lord, that you
would guide the hearts and that you
[1:50] would
uh show us
[1:53] you're you're that you're with us and
that you're protecting us.
[1:57] Give us what we need tonight in Jesus'
name. Amen. Amen.
[2:00] Thank you.
>> [snorts]
[2:05] » Roll call, please.
Mr. Berry. Yes. Mr. Groth. Here. Mr.
[2:09] Vaughn. Here. Mr. Crockett.
Mr. Gesky.
[2:13] Mr. Semmelman.
Mayor Gilmore.
[2:17] Here.
Uh the reading of the agenda, are there
[2:20] any additions or deletions?
Seeing none.
[2:26] Um the reading of the minutes and I
think we have a couple minutes here
[2:29] tonight to approve, is that right?
Correct. All right.
[2:33] Should we do the ones for January 20th
first? Do we have
[2:37] » You can do them all together if you
want. Okay, we're going to do them all
[2:38] together then. Unless somebody wants
them separate.
[2:41] Does anybody want to change that? All
right.
[2:45] Can I have a a motion?
I motion. I'll second.
[2:52] Do we have to roll call them? You can do
it all in favor, but you All in favor?
[2:55] Aye. Thank you.
[2:58] » [snorts]
[3:01] » Public participation. We have just
several, I think three people tonight
[3:05] and the first one is Emily Herman.
[3:13] I'm so happy to be back up here to raise
awareness for adolescent young adult
[3:16] cancers again, following my little
setback in November.
[3:20] And here to share some exciting news
that wouldn't have been possible without
[3:23] the continued support and encouragement
of the Village Board and members of the
[3:27] community, a few of whom are sitting
with me tonight.
[3:31] I didn't know when moving here almost 3
years ago how much this town had
[3:34] prioritized nurturing community
projects, small businesses, and
[3:38] opportunities for citizens to support
one another.
[3:42] This is very much needed in today's
world and sadly rare.
[3:46] Emphasizing service and volunteerism is
especially encouraging to my generation
[3:50] and younger, giving us a good foundation
on how to care for one another and open
[3:55] our eyes to issues going on in today's
world that don't get talked about
[3:58] enough.
Here comes my exciting news.
[4:01] Ever since starting my project Cute and
Acute in 2024, I've created well over
[4:06] 100 care packages and envelopes, walked
and ran over 200 miles during chemo for
[4:12] leukemia awareness, and reached over 3.5
million people online to raise awareness
[4:17] for various issues that affect the
adolescent and young adult cancer
[4:21] community.
It is about time that I take it to the
[4:24] next step and make it an official 501c3.
A cancer organization called Nick's Wish
[4:30] out of Rockford, Illinois, has granted
my wish of making this possible.
[4:34] I look forward to continuing to work
within the community to raise awareness,
[4:39] provide encouragement to fellow
fighters,
[4:43] and attempt to make this town a little
more accessible for those navigating a
[4:46] health crisis.
There are some issues that need
[4:49] addressing in the future, such as the
problem we are seeing more and more
[4:53] of with citizens disrespecting laws
surrounding handicap parking spaces,
[4:58] continuing to keep medical fundraising
events easy to apply for, and raising
[5:02] awareness to control harmful chemical
pollution from factories in this town.
[5:07] I've learned a lot from the community
participation portion of these meetings
[5:11] and have made note of these issues as
they affect who I advocate for along
[5:15] with myself going through cancer.
Once again, thank you for the continued
[5:19] encouragement not only for my project,
but all of the others in this town, too.
[5:24] Continuing these positive steps will
keep allowing us to move in the right
[5:28] direction on how we care for our
neighbors.
[5:32] Thank you VERY MUCH, EMILY.
>> [applause]
[5:37] » EMILY, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF ALL THE
THINGS YOU'VE accomplished and all the
[5:39] things you've done for Manteno, so keep
it up.
[5:42] Thank you.
Our next speaker is Ann Gates.
[5:49] Good evening.
[5:52] Um
>> [clears throat]
[5:54] » I watched the last I watched all the
board meetings from multiple times
[5:59] because there's so much going on you
can't hear everything when you're here.
[6:04] So I watched this last one several
times. I found it interesting
[6:09] that when when Mr. Potensky spoke a few
weeks ago, he focused on Goshen being a
[6:15] greenfield business.
I watched the meeting several times and
[6:19] I find it odd that we should be taking
the word of a lawyer that's on Goshen's
[6:25] payroll
since he left CFIUS after Donald Trump's
[6:31] first term was over.
I came across a Senate Committee hearing
[6:35] with Senator Smith from September of
2025
[6:39] and they were questioning a gentleman
President Trump wants to
[6:44] appoint and restructure CFIUS.
And they also were talking to Avril
[6:50] Haines and he testified on the
Counterintelligence Committee that China
[6:55] poses a threat to our homeland and that
transactions
[6:59] that should have been submitted
to CFIUS were bypassed due to do not do
[7:07] not
um the the
[7:10] um the
NDA, non-disclosure agreements.
[7:14] And that those will be the first ones
that will be looked into.
[7:18] They reserve the right to change their
minds as Mr. Potensky pointed out.
[7:24] 3 months ago, at 60 minutes 60 minutes
did an entire segment on Intel agencies
[7:30] and military from China that are
preparing to defeat the the US
[7:36] through land purchase to hold the data
centers, so solar fields, and pose a
[7:41] range of threats to our nation. David
Feith of National Security said the
[7:47] CCP's preference is to be close to
government, nuclear, and military
[7:52] facilities, which they are here, three
nuclear and four military.
[7:58] They have found that the CCP solar
panels have data collection capabilities
[8:03] as well as a kill switch that can be
controlled remotely to sabotage our
[8:09] electric grid by how much power they
will be able to pull, which would result
[8:15] in government, military, and nuclear
power resources becoming compromised.
[8:20] Senator Ricketts found that the front
end of the non-disclosure agreements
[8:26] made it also possible for CCP China to
purchase through LLC and multiple shell
[8:33] companies. A shell company is a company
in name only, but they really have no
[8:40] stature of any kind. They don't do
anything other than front for illegal
[8:44] and illicit ventures.
From everything from manufacturing to
[8:49] industrial facilities, I quote Mr.
Huizenga from Michigan. Go ahead for
[8:54] another minute. Okay, thank you.
Through the American Land Protection
[8:58] Act, we'll require foreign entities to
disclose purchase of land that will be
[9:03] flagged immediately and cover the gaps
that the former administration allowed
[9:07] to take place. This information along
with the other plaintiffs signing on to
[9:13] our lawsuit is indeed good news.
President Trump is doing what he can to
[9:18] keep our companies safe from the CCP
infringement, but truth like cream will
[9:23] rise to the top.
Which means that when we see everything
[9:27] coming into Goshen, particularly the um
shipping containers that are coming in
[9:32] and being stored over there, it was not
long ago in the Russia-Ukraine War that
[9:38] a shipping container was used filled
with small drones to launch a successful
[9:42] strike that dismantled an entire
military compound.
[9:46] After the last meeting, I was followed
again. Again with the high beams and the
[9:51] blinding light. I'm thankful for the
cloud that we can upload images to that
[9:56] can't be erased or tampered with.
And I also um have talked with
[10:02] an other authority that has broader um
range of
[10:11] perview, oversight. And I spoke to them
as well.
[10:18] Senator Smith
quoted and said, "Silence is
[10:23] complicity."
We were stripped of our voice.
[10:28] But it's not going to happen again.
We the people are standing up.
[10:33] And we are speaking out. And we'll
continue to come and we'll continue to
[10:38] bring forth information that we come
across to share it with you, to share it
[10:43] with the watching public. It is
important that we know and are aware.
[10:48] It's no surprise with the heat that's
coming that Goshen is looking at the
[10:53] refrigerated facility across town
because their batteries do have to be
[10:58] maintained at a certain level of cold to
prevent them from going It doesn't
[11:04] prevent, but it helps to contain if they
go into nuclear runoff. So, I'm hoping
[11:09] that as we continue to bring forth
information
[11:12] and to share the truth that the truth is
going to win the day for the people of
[11:18] Manteno
because we love this town, we love this
[11:22] county.
And we really want it to see it prosper
[11:26] in the right ways without doing harm and
danger. Um and I do have one suggestion
[11:31] for Goshen. The next time they want to
make a great big huge donation, instead
[11:36] of giving our um LEOs a car to drive in,
drive around in, I think it would be a
[11:43] really good idea if they would supply
all of our officers as well as our
[11:48] sheriffs with uh turnout gear, PPE and
SCBA so that when they are the ones that
[11:55] are called upon to do traffic control,
help with the evacuation, and anything
[12:00] else as a result of what potentially
could happen over there, they will be
[12:05] safe. They'll have some protection. That
would be money well spent. Thank you.
[12:12] » [applause]
>> Our next speaker is David Bergdoll.
[12:25] Good evening.
This first time, rather than coming to
[12:28] your committee meeting earlier, I
actually watched the video.
[12:32] That was pretty good.
Very efficient for people who can't make
[12:35] it to the board.
But having listened to that meeting
[12:40] from my perspective
I think the people
[12:46] in this community are missing the 800-lb
gorilla.
[12:51] And no, it's not Goshen.
[12:55] 25 years ago was the first time I saw
plans
[12:59] for County Highway 9 to be expanded.
The interchange plans have been on the
[13:05] books for 20 years.
Updated several times. You discussed it
[13:10] in the committee meeting.
And people are wondering why there's no
[13:14] new businesses coming to town.
Because County Highway 9, from my
[13:19] perspective, is the 800-lb gorilla.
If I want to build a new
[13:27] restaurant on Route 50
knowing that 2 years from now
[13:33] given their
difficulty in following the existing
[13:37] comprehensive plan
that
[13:40] 40 new restaurants could go up between
the interchange
[13:44] and 45
why would I invest $2 million in a new
[13:49] building and business
knowing that I'm going to get killed 2
[13:52] years from now
when all of this new development occurs?
[14:00] Your discussion
[14:05] missed something that I think some of
the residents raised which is it's been
[14:10] 5 years since they updated the
plans for the overpass itself.
[14:17] And I've come to most of the meetings.
I've never heard one update on what's
[14:22] going on with County Highway 9.
Where is that? What's the schedule?
[14:27] Nothing.
If you're looking for new businesses to
[14:31] come to town
you need to look at
[14:35] what are new businesses scared of?
What they're scared of is spending a
[14:42] bunch of money in a business
and suddenly 50 new businesses going up
[14:48] and killing them as soon as County
Highway 9's finished.
[14:53] Heaven knows nobody's going to build
their restaurant or their gas station or
[14:57] their store on County Highway right now
because why would you want to deal with
[15:03] all the construction?
[15:06] It's ruining them.
Why would you spend $2 million $3
[15:10] million
on a new building for it to be shut down
[15:12] during construction?
That would be dumb.
[15:16] But
I see
[15:19] that's the 800-lb gorilla.
I've read numerous things from people
[15:25] who think that our comprehensive plan is
20 years old. It's outdated. Needs to be
[15:30] updated.
I've suggested before, I'll suggest
[15:35] again.
[15:38] Maybe it's time to
spend a little money on updating the
[15:42] comprehensive plan.
If not the whole comprehensive plan,
[15:46] looking at what was planned 20 years ago
for County Highway 9.
[15:50] Because like I said
nobody's going to spend big bucks on a
[15:56] new business in the old part of town
knowing all of that is going to come
[16:01] in the next 2 or 3 years.
Thank you. Thank you, Dave.
[16:07] » [applause]
>> All right.
[16:11] Reports from village officials.
Um my report is just going to tell you
[16:15] what's been happening as your mayor,
what I've done recently. And I was
[16:19] invited to go to Heritage Woods. I did
that with um Jacob Knox and Peggy
[16:23] Vaughn. We had a great time out there.
We entertained, I think, 31 of the
[16:28] residents. And there are 90 residents at
Heritage Woods. But I asked. I think
[16:33] they're at capacity right now. But it
was a very pleasant visit. We left them
[16:38] all with each of them with a box of
cookies. And I think that probably
[16:41] sealed the deal. Like they want to see
us again.
[16:45] But it was nice. A lot of those people
that live out there are from Manteno.
[16:49] And I did know six of them out of 31.
So, it was very pleasant. I also
[16:54] attended a breakfast meeting recently
with Don Lesher, who did the invocation
[16:58] tonight. Don is our village chaplain.
And um Harbor House had a special
[17:04] breakfast. They wanted all the ministers
in Kankakee County to come. And they had
[17:08] a roomful. I think there were probably
80 people there.
[17:11] And that project is really a go because
they've reached the $4,500,000
[17:18] level they needed to reach to start the
project. They're building a brand new
[17:21] building. So, it's going to be very
helpful to Kankakee County because um
[17:26] domestic abuse is one of the largest
problems we have in our county. And I'm
[17:30] sure that travels everywhere across the
country. It's a serious issue and people
[17:35] need a place to go. So, now that's going
to happen. There's going to be 12 more
[17:38] apartments built in this new model that
they designed. And it will be very put
[17:44] to very good use.
I also want to announce that a young man
[17:48] named Jacob Smith, who happens to be
here tonight, contacted me.
[17:52] And he has done a lot for the community
to bring up awareness of suicide
[17:57] prevention. And he is an outstanding
young man. He's been walking 30 miles.
[18:02] And I think Emily walked with him this
last year. In spite of whatever
[18:06] treatments you're getting, you are an
amazing girl. But they did walk 30
[18:10] miles. And we welcomed them when they
made it back to to Main Street with a
[18:14] police escort. And it was quite
exciting.
[18:17] Jacob Jake Smith would like to um put
some of his money that he's going to
[18:23] make this year towards a monument. And
Jake, I don't know if you want to talk
[18:26] about it. Can you say a few words?
[18:31] Just come to the microphone, please.
[18:37] » [cough]
[clears throat]
[18:38] » Uh so, yeah. Um
I was wanting to put together a suicide
[18:45] memorial
um like fountain with a plaque at
[18:50] Memorial Park just to
remember those who have fallen um who
[18:55] we've lost. And just kind of why we do
the mission.
[18:59] Uh we do the mission to bring awareness,
but also to remember our whys uh because
[19:06] I've I've been there and I've tried
before. And
[19:12] obviously my purpose wasn't fulfilled.
And so, my purpose is to honor those who
[19:18] we have lost. Uh
And not just those struggling, but who
[19:23] we've lost.
Well, we'd like you to come to a
[19:26] committee meeting in the future and talk
more about this. And help Maybe we can
[19:29] help you with some of your ideas. So,
thank you very much.
[19:35] » [applause]
[19:38] » Village administrator's report.
Thank you. I have nothing this evening.
[19:43] Okay. Committee reports. Finance with
Trustee Berry.
[19:47] Thank [clears throat] you, Mayor.
Um old business on the agenda, none. New
[19:51] business on the agenda, payment of the
bills in a total of $471,245.48.
[19:57] Includes TIF number three, $0.
Bills authorized and paid between board
[20:03] cycle, uh $0.
The next finance committee meeting
[20:08] will be uh Monday,
March 16th
[20:12] uh at 5:00 p.m. in the village board
room. That's all I have.
[20:15] Thank you.
Planning and zoning, Trustee Boudreau.
[20:18] Thank you, Mayor. Uh I have no old or
new business on the agenda.
[20:22] Um our next planning commission meeting
is going to be Tuesday, March 10th at
[20:26] 6:00 p.m. in the village board room. And
our next planning and zoning committee
[20:30] meeting is tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m.
in the village board room. Uh again, the
[20:34] big thing is we've been talking about
for the last couple of meetings here is
[20:37] again talking about ideas of growth. Um
how do we do that proactively
[20:43] uh with moderate growth to continue to
keep our town
[20:46] how we like it, but kind of again moving
forward um in that direction. So, if you
[20:50] have any ideas or want to attend, um
it's tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. or
[20:54] you can obviously watch it online uh
too. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you.
[20:58] Public safety and health with Trustee
Vaughn. Old business on agenda, none.
[21:03] New business, none. Uh the public safety
committee report is going to be given by
[21:09] Officer Jeremy Jeremy Marzic.
>> Marozek. All right. [laughter] Could you
[21:14] spell it, please?
Could you spell your last name, please?
[21:17] M as in Mary, R A, Z as in zebra, E K.
Sorry about that. It's all good. No one
[21:24] ever gets it right.
All right, good evening. I'm Officer
[21:28] Marozek. I've been with Manteno PD for
the past year and a half, and I'm just
[21:31] going to give you uh an update on what's
been going on.
[21:34] So, uh one of the most common complaints
Manteno Police Department receives from
[21:37] residents is speeding and stop sign
violations in neighborhoods.
[21:41] Last year, we responded to those
concerns by conducting several targeted
[21:44] traffic enforcement details in problem
areas.
[21:47] While enforcement is sometimes
necessary, our goal is always compliance
[21:51] over citations.
That's why we recently purchased and
[21:54] deployed a speed trailer,
a speed radar trailer.
[21:58] It serves as a visible reminder to
drivers of their speed and has proven to
[22:02] be an effective tool in slowing traffic
without relay relying solely on tickets.
[22:07] If a resident would like the radar
trailer deployed on their block or in
[22:10] their neighborhood, they can contact the
police department and work to schedule
[22:13] it when available.
And as always, we encourage residents to
[22:17] reach out to the police department with
any concerns or issues. We're here to
[22:20] help and to keep our community safe. So,
if anyone has any concerns, stop by the
[22:24] PD, tell us what street you're on and
what intersection, and we'll try and get
[22:27] it out there. So, thank you. That's all.
Thank you. Thank you.
[22:34] Okay. Um
[22:38] The next public safety and health
committee meeting will be March 16th at
[22:43] 5:00 p.m. in the village board room.
Thank you. Yep.
[22:48] All right. Next is public works and
utilities, and since Trustee Kracke is
[22:52] not here, which one of you, Peggy?
>> um Mr. Kracke. Okay. Um old business on
[22:56] agenda, none. New business, he has
nothing. Public work committee meeting
[23:02] report,
um
[23:04] I don't have a report on that this
evening. Uh his next meeting is uh
[23:09] February 24th at 7:00 a.m. Oh.
Sorry to interrupt you. Oh, yeah. Go
[23:15] ahead.
>> Jim, you want to give an update on
[23:16] what's going on with the square so
people see what's going on with the turf
[23:20] and
Yeah, the uh
[23:23] turf contractor started today rolling
back the uh the section where the
[23:27] pavilion's going to be going.
Uh so, they're going to get that
[23:30] removed, and uh we met up with the
contractor last week uh about the center
[23:35] area there for a little bit of the
redesign and the uh
[23:38] uh the uh change order over there. So,
uh getting that hashed out.
[23:46] Okay.
Thank you.
[23:48] Was that it, Peggy? Yep. Okay. Thank
you. Uh properties and recreation,
[23:52] Trustee Gesky had to leave, so CJ, you
want to take that?
[23:55] » Yep. Uh old and new business, none.
Uh his next properties and recreation
[24:00] committee meeting is also tomorrow
morning um at 7:00 a.m. I think he has
[24:05] on the agenda talking about the turf
um and I think talking about again
[24:11] Heritage Park equipment and some other
things too uh with that. So, that'll
[24:15] also be tied in. That's all he had.
>> Okay. Okay. Thank you. And general
[24:19] government, Trustee Zimbelman is not
with us. Mike. Uh
[24:23] she doesn't have any new or old
business.
[24:26] Uh and her next meeting will be uh
Tuesday,
[24:31] February 24th, 2026 7:00 in the village
board room.
[24:35] Okay.
Thank you. Thank you.
[24:38] Uh there's no old no more old business.
Under new business, we have a
[24:41] consideration,
uh which is a motion to approve a lease
[24:45] agreement between the Village of Manteno
and the Manteno Youth Soccer League.
[24:50] Could I have a motion to approve? I'll
make the motion. I'll second. Mike, you
[24:54] make the motion to approve, second by
Vaughn.
[25:00] Berry. Yes.
Vaughn. Yes.
[25:04] And Boudreau. Yes. Mayor.
Yes, I vote yes.
[25:09] Uh consideration regarding a motion to
approve the payment of the bills in the
[25:13] amount of $471,245.48,
including
[25:20] TIF number three at $0. I'll make Can I
get a motion? Mike. I'll second.
[25:25] Seconded by CJ Boudreau.
Berry. Yes. Boudreau. Yes. Vaughn. Yes.
[25:32] Mayor. Yes.
Both motions carried.
[25:36] All right. Comments. Mike, do you want
to begin?
[25:39] Uh
No, let Peggy do it.
[25:42] Peggy, you want to begin? You know what?
I can.
[25:45] » [laughter and clears throat]
>> Um Sergeant Scully, we talked about um
[25:49] on the square with the um
with our um
[25:55] Park rangers. Park rangers. And uh
I'm going to read what we had
[26:00] at our meeting, and then you can
reiterate a little bit for me, please.
[26:04] Several years ago, as the square on
Second and Park became increasingly
[26:08] popular with children and families, the
Manteno Police Department implemented a
[26:13] park ranger program to help maintain
safety and order in the park. The
[26:19] program uses part-time park rangers who
monitor park activities, encourage rule
[26:25] compliance, and address minor issues
before they become larger problems.
[26:31] Rangers primarily work during times when
school is not in session,
[26:36] which is when park use is at its
highest. Over the years, this program
[26:41] has significantly reduced issues at the
park and has limited the need for our
[26:46] officers to respond, allowing them to
remain available for higher priority
[26:52] calls for service. It has been an
effective and proactive way to keep the
[26:58] park safe and enjoyable for everyone. At
this time, I'll turn it over to
[27:04] Sergeant Scully.
[27:07] Uh yeah, like you said, the main
function came in after we were handling
[27:12] this call after call over there for
routinely minor things, some bigger
[27:16] things.
So, we employed park rangers to handle
[27:19] the minor things. They do not do any
kind of enforcement. They don't write
[27:22] ordinances or obviously make arrests,
but they just keep people from running
[27:26] too fast or throwing balls or or
dispatching small arguments, and then
[27:31] they are encouraged to or they're told
to call us immediately if there's any
[27:35] kind of issue. So, they really just take
the light work off of us, which was
[27:38] probably 90% of what we were doing over
there. We were getting called over there
[27:41] all the time. Uh they do work during a
12-hour stint in two 6-hour shifts. So,
[27:46] so 10:00 to 10:00 during summer hours.
Um last year, we had four park rangers
[27:52] uh that rotated through the schedules.
Um good group of people. We're hoping to
[27:56] get them back this year. We don't know
if we can get them back or not, but uh
[27:58] that's what we had last year. They
they've done a fantastic job. And
[28:01] they're just out there also just being
good ambassadors for the village.
[28:03] They're just very nice people, friendly.
They talk with people and just get
[28:07] compliance, but also just friendly faces
over there, give directions, and just
[28:11] people to talk to. Yeah, we appreciate
them. I go over there and talk to them
[28:14] every once in a while. And I just want
to say with the spring time warm weather
[28:18] coming up, um please, everybody just be
um conscious of your surroundings and
[28:25] that. And if you see the children out
and about, please be careful and that.
[28:29] And um if you see something, say
something.
[28:33] If there's any problems that, you know,
we can curb
[28:37] and that, I'd like to see that taken
care of. So, thank you.
[28:41] Thank you, Peggy.
CJ. Yep. Um again, uh obviously, this
[28:46] lease agreement uh is a yearly thing.
Obviously, MYSA is a great organization.
[28:51] Uh they've done great. I know we're even
building a soccer shed for them out
[28:53] there. Uh we're so excited to do that.
Uh for the bills, it's a little bit
[28:57] more. Just kind of break that down for
you.
[28:59] Uh 158,000 was for that pavilion we're
putting in.
[29:02] Uh 61,000 was for the garbage fees that
we pay. We bought a new mower.
[29:07] Uh 45,000 was for the storm sewer
project, one of them that we're doing.
[29:10] And then 71,000 was a sales tax rebate
we had to pay with that. Uh just some
[29:14] updates around town. Uh our girls uh
basketball team won yesterday, so
[29:18] they're playing Thursday at Seneca at
6:00 for the regional championship
[29:22] against uh Wilmington.
Uh so, hopefully you can go out to that.
[29:25] And then we had a sophomore, Lucas
Hutman, make it to state for Manteno for
[29:29] wrestling, so he's competing uh Thursday
down in Champagne um in some rounds
[29:33] there. So, that's again great. And boys
regional starts um next week, and then
[29:36] we'll be into
uh spring sports with that. Uh and then
[29:41] really quick, that I always hear a lot
about it, and I didn't hear anything uh
[29:44] with it. I know their case came up, I
think, last week. Any updates on the
[29:47] case um for our case on Goshen
matter, is there any updates to share
[29:53] now?
Uh no, we're just we're kind of in a
[29:56] holding pattern due to at the request of
the plaintiff's attorney and we talked
[30:01] last week after the the court session.
So, we're just kind of
[30:05] keep the status quo for the time being.
Okay, just wanted to get clarification.
[30:08] Thank you. That's all I have, mayor.
>> Thank you. Mike.
[30:11] Um
a couple of things. I know that there's
[30:14] a lot of concern about Goshen
and I just want everyone to know that
[30:18] Chris and myself have been attending
monthly meetings
[30:21] with Goshen.
So, the questions that I see or the
[30:26] questions that people are concerned
about, we do ask those questions and
[30:30] it's pretty stern meetings. I mean,
Chris will tell you.
[30:33] I mean, I'm pretty blunt in there.
Um so, I just think that
[30:37] we're doing the best we can.
We are aware of what's going on in the
[30:41] situations and and and I have your back
and and and how you guys feel.
[30:46] So, I just want that to be clarified.
Uh the second thing is is earlier
[30:49] tonight we discussed our budget for this
year.
[30:52] So, we're going to try and work some
stuff out there.
[30:55] Um but we are kind of
in a pattern where we need to generate
[31:01] more revenue.
So, it's
[31:05] there might be some cuts. I I don't
know.
[31:07] But, we're going to work on it the best
we can. If anybody has any suggestions
[31:10] or ideas, you know, please we're we're
open ears.
[31:13] Um you know, reach out to us and we'll
go from there. Thank you.
[31:16] Thank you, Mike.
The only comment I have is I don't know
[31:19] how many of you have uh youngsters or
grandchildren who are playing soccer,
[31:23] but I've been told there are 900
children in that league.
[31:28] So, that's pretty amazing. Manteno
offers some wonderful sports programs
[31:32] for the kids, whether it's soccer,
football, basketball, volleyball, golf.
[31:37] And I I want to thank all the people who
are involved that make that happen cuz
[31:41] it doesn't happen by itself. You've got
some really strong leaders in this town,
[31:45] people who take charge and people who
volunteer to coach and to work with your
[31:49] children and maybe your neighbors'
children. So, we have a lot to be
[31:54] grateful for.
And I want to say thank you to all the
[31:56] people that continue to come to our
meetings or are watching us on
[31:59] television right now because you care
about Manteno and we all appreciate
[32:03] that.
We do, too. That's why we're here.
[32:06] So, thank you very much and I will
accept an a motion to
[32:10] adjourn. Motion. I'll second. Motion by
Bon and seconded by Boudreau.
[32:16] All in favor? Aye. Aye.
Thank you, everybody.