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Village moves forward with bidding for new Village Hall and police station while weighing USDA loan delay
Summary
Village officials authorized the bid process for a combined Village Hall and police department but were warned the USDA Rural Development loan could delay funding for months; staff recommended proceeding with municipal (GO) financing now and using USDA only as a fallback if bids come back too high.
The Village Board authorized staff to finalize bid documents for a proposed new Village Hall and police station and set a tentative process and timeline for bidder questions, addenda and an October bid opening — while also discussing whether to rely on a U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDA RD) loan to pay for construction.
Village staff told the board the engineering and bid package were nearly complete and that the plan was to publish a public bid notice in the newspaper, accept bidder questions through Sept. 22 and open bids on Oct. 1, with a recommendation to the board planned for an October 6 special meeting at 6 p.m. That schedule depends on the board’s…
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