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Council approves IEPA public water supply loan ordinance for city borrowing
Summary
Council suspended rules to introduce and immediately adopt Ordinance 41-025 authorizing Evanston to borrow under the Illinois EPA Public Water Supply Loan Program; the measure passed unanimously.
The City Council on May 12 unanimously approved Ordinance 41-025, authorizing Evanston to borrow funds from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's Public Water Supply Loan Program.
Council suspended the usual rule 20.1 to allow introduction and final action in a single meeting. Council member Suffredin moved introduction and action on the ordinance, and the roll call recorded unanimous aye votes. The ordinance was passed on the same evening and staff indicated the measure will authorize the city to proceed with borrowing under IEPA program terms specified in the ordinance.
The meeting record does not include loan principal, interest rate or project-level spending details; staff indicated further paperwork will be completed to formalize loan terms and that the ordinance authorizes pursuit of the IEPA program to finance qualifying water-system projects.
No public debate was recorded on the ordinance; the council's unanimous vote moves the authorization forward for staff to finalize loan documents.
