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Roscoe board approves appointment, budget payments, zoning text amendment and park hours; authorizes settlement payment
Summary
At its June 3 meeting the Roscoe Village Board appointed Carla Jorgensen to the Zoning Board of Appeals, approved payments totaling $237,910.63, authorized bid specifications for a 2025 Class D patching program, adopted two ordinances including one setting Chickpey Ridge Park hours, and approved a $5,000 settlement in an asbestos case.
The Roscoe Village Board on June 3 approved a series of routine and ordinance items, appointing a zoning-board member, authorizing repairs and bid specifications, adopting a zoning text amendment and park-hours ordinance, and approving a $5,000 legal settlement.
Key votes and actions
- Appointment: The board voted to appoint Carla Jorgensen to fill a vacant unexpired term on the Roscoe Zoning Board of Appeals. The motion and second were recorded and the roll call returned "Yes" from trustees present.
- Payment of bills: Trustees approved payment of bills totaling $124,596.55 and payroll of $113,314.08, for combined expenditures of $237,910.63. Trustee Babcock moved to pay the bills; the motion carried on roll call with trustees recorded as voting "Yes."
- Resolution 2025-R26: The board approved bid specifications and authorized bid letting for the village’s 2025 Class D patching program (road patching). The resolution passed on a recorded vote.
- Ordinance 2025-O9: The board adopted an ordinance amending village code section 5-1 to establish hours at Chickpey Ridge Park between sunrise and sunset. The ordinance, the meeting record states, applies only to Chickpey Ridge Park; the measure passed on roll call.
- Ordinance 2025-O8: Trustees approved a text amendment to Article 13 of the Village of Roscoe zoning ordinance to create a two-step process for land unit developments: an initial general plan and a subsequent precise implementation plan. The change was described by staff as intended to reduce upfront costs and speed the review process for applicants.
- Resolution 2025-R27: The board authorized execution of an agreement and payment of $5,000 to settle James M. Peyton v. Village of Roscoe et al., cause number 23-L-0-13106 (Cook County). The settlement was approved by roll call vote.
Other meeting business
During the public-comment portion a resident urged the village to address graffiti and repaint the side of the Mason building; no formal action was taken during the meeting on that request. Trustees also recognized Sergeant Christopher Wilder’s upcoming retirement and presented customary retirement items; that recognition was ceremonial and did not require board action.
No executive session was requested; the meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m.
