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Homer Glen trustees approve $1.51 million in bills, legal invoices, siding variance and ComEd trail lease
Summary
At its regular meeting the Village of Homer Glen Board of Trustees approved $1,511,400.69 in accounts payable, accepted $24,148.91 in legal invoices, granted a siding-material variance at 13857 S. King Road and approved an amended recreational lease with Commonwealth Edison for the Heroes Trail Western Extension.
Homer Glen — The Village of Homer Glen Board of Trustees on Jan. 9 approved the village accounts payable for Dec. 13, 2024 through Jan. 9, 2025 totaling $1,511,400.69, accepted legal invoices of $24,148.91, granted a variance to allow a mix of stone and fiber cement siding at 13857 South King Road, and approved an amended recreational lease with Commonwealth Edison for the Heroes Trail Western Extension.
The board voted 5–1 to approve the accounts payable. Trustee Reinders, Trustee Mason, Trustee Steilen, Trustee Fialco and Trustee McNaughton voted Aye; Trustee Councilino voted No. The motion covered all disbursements listed for the period called out on the meeting agenda.
The board approved the legal invoices for Peterson, Johnson and Murray, totaling $24,148.91, after discussion about invoice breakdowns. The final roll call on the legal bills recorded five Ayes and one No (Councilino). Trustees noted the law firm had itemized invoices for separate matters to aid review.
Separately, the trustees granted an ordinance variance to permit a mix of stone and fiber cement siding on the first floor of a dwelling at 13857 South King Road in the R-1 single-family residential district, citing neighborhood compatibility shown in submitted plans. The vote was unanimous among trustees voting on the item.
The board also approved an amended recreational lease by and between Commonwealth Edison and the Village of Homer Glen to allow construction and maintenance of the village’s Heroes Trail Western Extension. Trustees described the lease as consistent with prior agreements the village holds with ComEd for trail segments and moved forward after brief discussion.
Actions taken at the meeting will be reflected in upcoming accounts-payable checks and included in the village’s project files. Several items discussed at the meeting — including the legal invoices and the ComEd lease — include follow-up steps recorded elsewhere on the agenda for staff or attorney review.
Votes at a glance
- Accounts payable (Dec. 13, 2024–Jan. 9, 2025): $1,511,400.69 — Roll call: Reinders (Aye), Mason (Aye), Steilen (Aye), Councilino (No), Fialco (Aye), McNaughton (Aye). Outcome: approved.
- Legal invoices (Peterson, Johnson & Murray): $24,148.91 — Roll call: Mason (Aye), Reinders (Aye), Councilino (No), Fialco (Aye), McNaughton (Aye), Steilen (Aye). Outcome: approved.
- Variance ordinance for 13857 South King Road (allow mix of stone and fiber cement siding, exception to Village Code §75-67A): Roll call: Councilino (Aye), Mason (Aye), Steilen (Aye), Reinders (Aye), Fialco (Aye), McNaughton (Aye). Outcome: approved.
- Amended recreational lease with Commonwealth Edison (Heroes Trail Western Extension): Roll call: Reinders (Aye), Mason (Aye), Councilino (Aye), Fialco (Aye), McNaughton (Aye), Steilen (Aye). Outcome: approved.
The board also approved the meeting agenda as amended (a consent-item pull for further discussion was made earlier in the meeting) and moved into executive session at the end of the public meeting to discuss personnel, pending litigation, executive-session minutes and utilities.
