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East Dundee board approves purchase agreement for 16 East Main to reconfigure hazardous intersection
Summary
The Village of East Dundee trustees approved an ordinance to acquire 16 East Main Street (Vans Custard), citing intersection safety and future street/ trail reconfiguration; trustees also voiced concerns about lacking a full plan and costs.
The Village of East Dundee Board of Trustees voted to approve an ordinance authorizing execution of a purchase and sale agreement for real property at 16 East Main Street, commonly referenced in the meeting as Vans Custard. The ordinance passed with three votes in favor, two opposed and one member recorded as "present."
Trustees debated whether the village should buy the property now or wait for a comprehensive bike-and-pedestrian plan and cost estimates. Supporters said acquiring the parcel is necessary to reconfigure and straighten a hazardous intersection and to preserve future options for a bike and pedestrian connection; opponents said the village may be overextended and that a plan and cost estimate are needed before buying property.
The motion was moved and seconded in the consent agenda and brought forward for discussion. During the exchange trustees raised these points: the parcel could be required to straighten the intersection; reconstruction would be a multi-property project that might later require additional acquisitions (including properties near the Dairy Queen); buying piecemeal may be disruptive to local businesses; and the village currently lacks final design, a timeline and a funding plan for the wider project.
Vote record shown in the meeting transcript: Trustee Mahoney — yes; Trustee Saviano — yes; President Jeffrey J. Liner — yes; Trustee Coonsie — no; Trustee Sauter — no; Trustee Britton — present. The clerk announced that the "present" vote counted toward the prevailing side, and the motion carried.
The board did not specify a funding source, closing timeline, or a follow-up schedule for design work during the discussion. Trustees asked for future planning work to clarify whether the parcel alone would be sufficient for the reconfiguration or whether multiple acquisitions and relocation of front setbacks would be required. No specific acquisition price or financing mechanism was recorded in the public discussion.
