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Brianne Hicks told the council that some residents received a letter from the mayor while others did not and asked why distribution appeared selective. Hicks said the discrepancy led to feelings of exclusion and asked Mayor Grove to explain who qualified for the mailings and why some residents were omitted.

Dina Hicks raised related transparency concerns and said meeting packets should be available before sessions so the public can prepare. She urged clearer responses when residents ask questions between meetings. Both speakers pressed for updates on deteriorating curbs and streets in their neighborhood and asked whether the city planned playground equipment replacement at Hegler Matheson or Pulaski Park.

Speakers also raised specific maintenance issues including garbage along a fence line on Sterling Street north of Eleventh Street and deferred responses from some aldermen on emailed requests. Hicks asked who proposed a revision to the city’s ordinance regulating chickens and ducks and repeated concerns about the condition of several buildings, including Maytag, Kaskaskia and the Old City Works building.

Council response and context

Council members acknowledged the comments; the mayor and staff did not provide a definitive remediation timeline during the public comment period. Several aldermen later discussed routine agenda items and committee referrals but did not announce immediate actions tied to the specific sidewalk, playground or building-condition requests made by the speakers.

The council did note other business at the meeting, including approvals of permits and pay requests and scheduling a public hearing on lead service line replacement funding, which staff said could affect larger infrastructure priorities.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","3-17-2025 City of La Salle City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Two residents urged the council for clearer communication about mayoral mailings, more responsive answers to public questions, sidewalk and curb repairs, playground equipment and accountability for problem buildings.","taxTitle","LaSalle, LaSalle County, Illinois","taxId",70412,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6125737,"LaSalle council approves permits, pay requests and committee recommendations; committee referrals set for traffic issues",1076,527000,1603000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2676355-559cf548ddb19e705dea1dfd95921026&start=527&end=1603","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2676355-559cf548ddb19e705dea1dfd95921026/thumbnail_527000.jpg","/articles/6125737/LaSalle/LaSalle-County/Illinois/LaSalle-council-approves-permits-pay-requests-and-committee-recommendations-committee-referrals-set-for-traffic-issues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6125737-09138f6de9e6f9f8f6571492465d86eb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771213850&Signature=XSFXruRiCqduHhcceo7bvty-ykTqCsvMyNo0aCiFoKc0E5lXtz6JmI64fDV8Zg7RbtbTM-Kid5qXHMTXskGBvczOrGiu~rTy5iyO1JskL7Qgbz3OowU-Hd3c5WIGBWCRd7GAMVyDCGGeDItsESckIrAd5T811TeUNKKzgMCz4JlE62M~AM8nYAj7FVIna4asqeXT3HzKFhWq25I1dVx-9ur2UoL8no2m0Ahr-tFkDXYtqUx5TngyiwdlF5h8T~SCSijDY87b-xiZGs1y8PY9~QFoLJmepEhnI~K4vY0KE1WSAgYLVBIVieoCaxfY3WMmjU0s2ZKxcpXyYZw9iuHAEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The LaSalle City Council at its March meeting approved a series of routine permits, committee recommendations and payments and set hearings and referrals on several traffic and accessibility requests.

Council action included grants of raffle licenses to two applicants, approval of tag-day requests and special-event permits, authorization of multiple contractor pay requests for sewer and water projects, acceptance of departmental reports and renewal of a membership contract recommended by the finance committee.

Notable votes and approvals

Votes at a glance (motions were approved unless noted):

- Raffle license, Leaden Way (Feb. 2025): motion to grant approved.
- Raffle license, Hagler Harris Mansion (2025): approved.
- Request to break curb to install Comcast telecommunications cable and conduit at 75 Creek Street: approved subject to the company providing evidence of an easement.
- Tag-day requests: Knights of Columbus Calvert Council allowed for Sept. 20, 2025; LP Cabalet/Stan’s team given June 7 as primary date with June 14 held as secondary if available; council discussed limiting multiple weekends but approved with scheduling conditions.
- Accessible Pedestrian Signals request (Saint Vincent Avenue and Roosevelt Street): referred to Streets, Alleys & Traffic committee for study and recommendation.
- Request to convert Sixth and Crozet intersection to a four-way stop: referred to Streets, Alleys & Traffic committee.
- Special-event permit, Hagler Karas Mansion third-Thursday concert series (multiple dates May–Sept 2025): approved.
- Mobile food vendor permit (Camp Arimony Inc.): approved.
- Variance/waiver from sewer ejector pump requirement (120 Vermillion View Trace, Lot 14): council approved the variance; Alderman LaVary abstained from the roll call (council noted a potential conflict of interest because an alderman is part owner of the subdivision).
- Renewal of membership with Heritage Corridor Destinations at $9,000 (finance committee recommendation): approved (one no vote noted from Alderman Bassador).
- Purchase of a 2025 Dodge Durango Pursuit AWD for the LaSalle Police Department at $41,067 (funded from the drug fund): approved.
- Multiple construction pay requests: Visserin Construction Company (Pay Request No. 24) for $23,925.40 (aerobic digester conversion); Visserin Construction (Pay Request No. 17) for $121,460.25 (water treatment improvements); John Pohar & Sons payment for $17,763.16 (Pohar sewer repairs) — all approved.
- Removal of a no-parking sign on the 1100–1200 block of First Street (Streets, Alleys & Traffic recommendation): approved.
- Handicap parking sign in front of 832 Ninth Street (committee recommendation): approved.
- Installation of “No Outlet” signs for Hailey Street and Bartley Street near 20 Third Street (committee recommendation): approved.
- Acceptance of building inspector, police income and treasurer monthly reports for February 2025: placed on file.
- Approval to pay the city’s submitted bills totaling $706,748.81: approved.

Roll-call notes and conflicts

The council recorded roll-call votes on many items. On the variance/waiver for 120 Vermillion View Trace, Alderman LaVary abstained and the council acknowledged that LaVary is part owner of the subdivision and refrained from voting on potential conflicts. On the Heritage Corridor membership renewal, Alderman Bassador voted no; other roll-call results were recorded as “aye” and the motions carried.

Next steps and referrals

Several traffic- and safety-related requests were sent to the Streets, Alleys & Traffic committee for study, including accessible pedestrian signals, a four-way stop, and lighting checks. The Comcast curb-break approval was conditioned on proof of an easement before work across city or private property proceeds.","The council approved routine permits and payments including raffle licenses, special-event permits, pay requests for construction projects, renewal of a tourism membership and the purchase of a police vehicle; multiple traffic and accessibility requests were sent to the streets, alleys and traffic committee.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6125741,"LaSalle schedules public hearing on plan to seek EPA loan to replace lead service lines",307,2109000,2416000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2676355-559cf548ddb19e705dea1dfd95921026&start=2109&end=2416","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2676355-559cf548ddb19e705dea1dfd95921026/thumbnail_2109000.jpg","/articles/6125741/LaSalle/LaSalle-County/Illinois/LaSalle-schedules-public-hearing-on-plan-to-seek-EPA-loan-to-replace-lead-service-lines","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6125741-96333e776d5ac28428f23401fadf6568/orig.mp4?Expires=1771213850&Signature=B9HG2RDi3ZOvQ7jqvMv--PQXTBVlvN8KGOlgjksfz~f8ujMxcP2vxADPOfp68TfPFehBVgS5hAzLCvlxHfqYdITs-9f3w7h36-ZTTAr0a7PZk5CwBL-ncdflkorgkmJJKBk81r7DddHmOgLdteOCnWBl0s3UZwCqFeWqqniyj0JNNQLF2oQXJR9xGJdQWN4G-eVeXsNHMRlQjSuIEfLMluu7qGE2OvBRcSTZNLXC1i0PMHEVBtBFpTmwPdwXL7RWyyiE4foDjYy9aFlZWCuugAWaBLbEg9ffA0sAqY6yvJbmQHOCyFQayVC8-fY2cwvkpjC55btb65gugccaU3h6XQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","LaSalle city officials scheduled a public hearing at 4 p.m. Thursday to begin the process for seeking an Environmental Protection Agency loan-with-forgiveness to replace lead water service lines, city staff said.

City officials said the program could fund roughly 500 replacements if the loan is awarded and that the loan structure could include forgiveness for some work. The hearing was scheduled to meet a March 31 application deadline and will be led by the city’s consultant engineer, Terry Boyer.

The city and its consultant have been compiling a list of candidate replacements while crews replace meters and pothole to locate pipe materials, staff said. Officials said meter-replacement work and a survey campaign undertaken by the city’s contractor, 1 20 Water, have already identified locations for further investigation.

City staff said the usual dividing line of responsibility — where the city is responsible to the curb stop or meter and the homeowner from the curb stop into the house — may be reconsidered under the federal program, but that final decisions on homeowner cost-sharing will rest with the council and with the terms of the loan if awarded. Staff said they have not yet received full paperwork from EPA spelling out homeowner-eligibility or forgiveness details.

Officials described an on-the-ground identification process that will include potholing or excavating both the public side and the service line to the residence so the city can confirm the material for public and private portions of the service connection. Staff said they are working to pothole an additional 350 public-side locations to build the project list.

The city encouraged residents to respond to surveys and said meter-replacement crews are noting interior plumbing when present, which helps prioritize work. City staff said an outreach and documentation process will be used to determine eligibility and sequencing if the loan is awarded.

The hearing will be led by consultant engineer Terry Boyer, who spoke at the council meeting about the schedule and paperwork. City staff said final program details — including the extent to which homeowner-side replacements would be covered by forgivable loan funds — remain dependent on the EPA program rules and the city’s final application.

City staff said they plan to present the public hearing materials and technical details at Thursday’s 4 p.m. meeting and will return to the council with implementation recommendations after the application status and program rules are known.","City staff set a public hearing Thursday to meet a March 31 deadline for an EPA loan-with-forgiveness program that could fund an estimated 500 lead service line replacements; details on homeowner cost responsibility remain unresolved.","actionData","errors"]

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