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Votes at a glance: key Will County Board actions, April 17, 2025
Summary
A concise list of the board's formal actions, outcomes and immediate next steps from the April 17 meeting.
The Will County Board took the following formal actions on April 17. This summary lists the item, a short description and the outcome recorded in the meeting minutes.
- ZC24081 (Litmax MultiService Inc.) special use permit for a truck terminal (22645 Cherry Hill Road, New Lenox Township): approved (motion carried).
- ZC24120 (Jacob O. Farms LLC) special use permit and variances for a commercial solar energy facility (LaGrange Road / West Manhattan‑Monee): approved (roll call recorded 13 in the affirmative); conditions attached by Land Use committee.
- ZC24102 (Helen A. Stumbrus Land Trust / Synergy Power) special use permit and variances for a commercial solar energy facility (5949 W. Eagle Lake Road, Will Township): approved (majority recorded; one board member voiced opposition due to farmland preservation concern).
- 25‑706 (ZC22050 Bankston Land Management LLC / Wildflower Farm): first extension of special use permit approved (Land Use staff noted ordinance allows up to four 180‑day extensions; this was the first).
- 25‑903 Authorization of agreement with Oxcart Permit Systems, LLC for issuance of oversized/overweight truck permits (DOT): approved (roll call recorded 22 in the affirmative); DOT to present operational details to committee.
- 25‑96 Vision Zero County resolution: referred back to Public Works & Transportation Committee for additional documentation and cost estimates (referral approved by board vote).
- 25‑105 Will County Mobility Management Program IGA amendment: approved (roll call recorded 14 in the affirmative); staff to draft policy language and timeline for expansion.
- 25‑107 Salaries for countywide elected officials: approved (roll call; legal to correct a scrivener's error in fiscal‑year language; finance to report offsets).
- 25‑108 Salaries for county board members: approved (roll call; finance follow‑up requested to determine offsets and levy impacts).
- 25‑907 Intergovernmental agreement with Joliet Township for transportation for health and social services: approved (roll call recorded in the minutes).
- 25‑98 Legislative resolution supporting Illinois House Bill 3098 and Senate Bill 2414: approved (motion carried; roll call recorded).
- Consent agenda items and multiple appointments (resolutions 25‑109 through 25‑121 for local fire districts, boards and commissions): approved (roll calls recorded; items listed in meeting minutes).
For each approved item, staff were either directed to implement (permits, contract renewals) or to return to committee with follow‑up (policy drafts, budget offsets, compliance reports) as noted above. Where roll call tallies were recorded in the minutes, those counts are shown.
