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Power cut at former Mardi Gras building raises concerns for Monday produce distribution; council to add easement paperwork to July 1 meeting
Summary
Produce distribution volunteers told council the building they use will lack power Monday after the Mardi Gras Corporation shut off utilities; village officials said the corporation still controls an easement and that easement‑termination paperwork will be placed on the July 1 special meeting agenda.
Organizers who run a monthly produce distribution told council that the building historically used for the distribution will lack power Monday because the Mardi Gras Corporation has shut off utilities to the structure.
Resident Greg Major said the village had taken over the property but the Mardi Gras Corporation still controls an easement for the building. He asked whether power could be restored so the produce distribution — typically held the first Monday of the month — could proceed. Major said the produce truck arrives about 7 a.m.
Village Administrator Lucas Darling and Solicitor Jim Lyons explained the legal status: the village owns the land but the Mardi Gras Corporation retains an easement tied to the building it constructed. Darling said the village had not yet completed paperwork to terminate the easement and that, as drafted, the termination could be included on the special council meeting agenda for July 1.
Lyons said the arrangement functions like a lease in effect, but the legal instrument is an easement; village staff indicated they would present a draft ending the easement at the July special meeting if the solicitor is comfortable with the draft.
Council discussed interim options: plugging in temporary work lights or bringing shop lights from the service department to allow the Monday distribution to proceed. Council asked Administrator Darling to coordinate with the service department and Mardi Gras representatives to find a short‑term solution and then formally present the termination paperwork or transfer documents at the July 1 special meeting.
No formal vote was recorded on the interim lighting; the council directed staff to work out logistics and include the easement paperwork on the July 1 agenda.
