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LaSalle City Council approves permits, grant authorization, road projects and routine reports in unanimous votes
Summary
At its April meeting the LaSalle City Council unanimously approved a downtown special-event street closure, proclaimed Safe Voting Week, accepted monthly reports and authorized grant and road project steps including a USDA rural grant and MFT road estimates.
The LaSalle City Council on April 2025 approved a series of routine and project-related items, including a special-event permit for a downtown car show, a proclamation for Safe Voting Week, acceptance of three monthly reports, authorization to pursue a USDA rural utilities grant and approval to advance estimated Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) road work to bidding.
Council members voted on each item by roll call and the motions carried. The council granted a special-event permit for Speakeasy on First to close First Street for a downtown car show from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025; the motion passed on a roll call of ayes. The council also proclaimed May 17–24, 2025, as Safe Voting Week in the City of LaSalle; that motion carried.
The council accepted three routine monthly reports: the police income report for March 2025 showing fees collected of $7,518.47; the treasurer’s report for March 2025 showing cash balances of $9,287,548.67 at LaSalle State Bank and $8,000,782.68 at Hometown National Bank; and the building inspector’s March 2025 report showing fees collected of $3,341.70 and a total value of construction of $602,028. Each report was placed on file after a motion and roll-call approvals.
On capital and infrastructure items, the council accepted estimated costs for the municipality’s MFT street program and authorized staff to move forward with the streets listed in the estimate, with council members noting a correction to the Fourth Street segment (from Crete Court to Lafayette rather than Lafayette to Buckland). Council members discussed tentative scheduling and IDOT letting timelines before voting to proceed.
The council also approved a resolution formalizing the city’s authorization to accept a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service grant related to the city’s sewer/wastewater project; the staff indicates the grant amount involved is $500,000 and that a low-interest IEPA loan is pending. The motion to authorize acceptance of the USDA rural development grant passed on roll call.
Finally, council members approved payment of submitted bills totaling $1,379,092 and moved to adjourn. Several motions recorded roll-call ayes with no nays noted during the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Special-event permit: Approved (roll-call ayes). Applicant: Phil Buffalo, Speakeasy on First. Event: Downtown car show, First Street, Aug. 30, 2025, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Motion carried. - Proclamation — Safe Voting Week (May 17–24, 2025): Approved (motion carried). - Police income report (March 2025: $7,518.47): Accepted and placed on file (motion carried). - Treasurer’s report (March 2025: bank balances reported): Accepted and placed on file (motion carried). - Building inspector report (March 2025: fees $3,341.70; value $602,028): Accepted and placed on file (motion carried). - MFT estimated-cost approval for listed streets (including corrected Fourth Street segment): Approved (roll-call ayes). Direction to proceed with submittal and IDOT letting process. - USDA Rural Utilities Service grant authorization (approx. $500,000): Approved (roll-call ayes). Resolution formalizes acceptance and related matters. - Payment of submitted bills (Total $1,379,092): Approved (motion carried).
The council recorded no formal nays on the items summarized here in the meeting transcript.
