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Manteno board approves bargaining agreements, annexation and contracts; variance request fails
Summary
At its April 7 meeting the Manteno Village Board approved multiple collective bargaining agreements, a maintenance contract, an annexation and related zoning items as part of a consent agenda; the board rejected a variance request and accepted the appointment and swearing in of Annette Zimbelman.
Manteno — The Manteno Village Board voted April 7 to approve several labor agreements, a parks maintenance contract, an annexation and related zoning measures and to accept the appointment of a new trustee. One zoning variance request failed on a separate roll call.
Highlights
- Appointment: The board voted to appoint Annette Zimbelman to fill the remaining two years of Wendell Phillips’s trustee term; she was sworn in at the meeting. - Collective bargaining: The board approved new four‑year contracts (May 1, 2025–April 30, 2029) with the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council covering patrol officers and sergeants, and with the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, covering certain public works employees. - Contracts and leases: The board approved a three‑year parks maintenance contract with Scenic Landscape of Manteno for $2,500 per month and an annual lease agreement with Manteno Wildcat Football for a portion of property at 1725 N. Maple St. - Annexation and zoning: Ordinances to annex approximately 72.56 acres and zone it I‑2 (heavy industrial), and the corresponding…
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