By Courtney Freeman
We had a lovely time at the Village Thanksgiving Dinner this last Saturday. It turned out to be a beautiful day and it was so nice to see everyone visiting and having a good time. The kids made great use of the park, playing football and just making new friends. The food was great and we’re thankful to all those who donated ingredients and time to prepare the meal.
Before the dinner at the monthly meeting the Village council received the annual audit. The report was overall a positive one. The council also agreed with the advice of Meyer and Meyer to award the winning bid to David Lawler Construction for the sewer system rehabilitation.
Based on projections all the major aspects should be completed as well as maintenance on some of the lines and other plumbing needs.
While that was all good news to hear, the best news was that the Village had received a letter forgiving the remaining $220,000 of the grant proposal that would have been a loan to the Village. So all of the $990,000 project will be grant funded now. The sewer rates will stay the same. They were not raised to fund the loan repayment. They were raised to a sustainable level to make the system eligible to be considered for grants and loans. Without a sustainable income no system can maintain itself. The project will hopefully be completed before next fall and I’m sure they’ll be the pain of progress as things are fixed. But I’m sure we can muster through to see a major upgrade to our Village.
