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Board recognizes long service of staff member and staff proposes engineer‑for‑hire for future reviews
Summary
Board members and staff honored a long‑serving public works employee and staff said they will propose engaging Matt Stephan of Cedar Corp. to provide engineering review services to the village pending Village Board authorization.
The Village of Jackson Board of Public Works on March 25 took time during its meeting to recognize a long‑serving public works employee and to note a proposed contract with outside engineering assistance for certain plan and site reviews.
A speaker read remarks thanking Mr. Bridal for more than 27 years of service to the village and noted a resolution honoring his work had been presented to the Village Board earlier in March. The speaker said they had nominated Mr. Bridal for an APWA chapter award but had not received confirmation. Multiple board members and staff offered brief tributes praising his institutional knowledge and long‑term vision for village infrastructure.
The nut graf: the recognition is a formal acknowledgment of long service to village operations; separately, staff said the village will seek authorization from the Village Board to engage Cedar Corp engineer Matt Stephan to provide on‑call engineering support for plan reviews, stormwater review and engineering checks that the village increasingly handles with external consultants.
Mr. Stephan of Cedar Corp attended the meeting; staff said they would propose to the Village Board that Cedar Corp be engaged on an as‑needed basis for engineering reviews, site plan checks, utility extension reviews and related technical tasks. The staff speaker described Mr. Stephan as already working on local projects including Ridgeway Drive and Chestnut Court and said he would be the village’s “go to” consultant pending Village Board approval.
Separately, the board moved to place the Director of Public Works report on file; that motion was moved by Heckendorf and seconded by Mitchell and carried on a voice vote. The meeting then adjourned by motion of Mitchell, seconded by Engelhardt.
Ending: Staff will present any proposed Cedar Corp engagement terms to the Village Board for authorization and will finalize retirement recognition actions already delivered at the Village Board meeting earlier in March.
