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Trustees debate downtown hanging baskets and bridge plantings; ask staff to check costs
Summary
Trustees discussed downtown hanging baskets, bridge-planting costs and a possible trade-off with concerts in the park. No formal budget change was approved; trustees asked staff to verify vendor invoices and explore options to fund both initiatives.
Trustees debated whether to allocate funds for downtown hanging baskets and bridge plantings while maintaining the summer concert series. One trustee reported the village has a budget line for bridge planting and flowers of $3,500 with reported revenues of $1,000, and said 24 hanging baskets would cost about $17.28 each.
Trustees asked staff to confirm past vendor bills and noted that some planting materials had been sourced from multiple vendors last year to reduce costs. One trustee said he would speak with Public Works staff (Billy) to identify potential savings and suggested the village could find “a couple thousand dollars” to cover both hanging baskets and concerts. No formal motion or vote was taken; trustees directed staff to follow up with detailed invoice checks and to report back.
Public Works and the trustee liaison agreed to review invoices, confirm last year’s costs for bridge planting and hanging baskets, and return with numbers to the board.
