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Westmont board approves design agreement for new fire headquarters, with caveats on final contract and public questions
Summary
The Westmont Village Board approved a professional services agreement to advance schematic and construction design for a new fire department headquarters, authorizing staff to finalize contract language; residents raised questions about cost and whether renovation would suffice.
The Westmont Village Board on a unanimous vote approved a professional services agreement with 845 Design Group PC to proceed with schematic design, design development, construction documents and construction-phase services for a proposed new fire department headquarters.
Board members authorized the village manager, the fire chief and the village attorney to finalize non-price contract edits and directed that the mayor may sign the finished agreement without returning it to the board unless significant changes arise.
The vote follows an alternatives analysis the board commissioned in 2024 and a public open house in May that presented renovation and rebuild options. Director Reese told the board the…
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