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Highwood council approves Class E liquor license, $403,007.65 Washington Avenue match and 3,000 tons of salt
Summary
On April 15 the Highwood City Council approved an ordinance adding a Class E liquor license (first reading waived), authorized a $403,007.65 local match for a federal resurfacing grant on Washington Avenue, and accepted a bid to purchase 3,000 tons of road salt from Morton Salt at $88.82 per ton.
The Highwood City Council on April 15 approved three routine but substantive items: an ordinance to add a Class E liquor license (first reading waived), a resolution approving a $403,007.65 local fund match for the Washington Avenue STP resurfacing project from Sheridan Road to Western Avenue, and a resolution accepting a bid from Morton Salt to purchase 3,000 tons of road salt at $88.82 per ton for the 2025–26 winter season.
Why it matters: the new liquor-license classification changes the city’s licensing structure and was advanced on a waiver of first reading; the Washington Avenue match obligates local funds to receive federal resurfacing aid; and the salt purchase secures winter maintenance supplies at a set unit price.
Votes at a glance
- Ordinance amending Highwood City Code 4-1-7 to add a Class E liquor license (waived first reading): roll call recorded yes votes from Aldermen Levy, Slavin, Peterson and Hospadarski; motion passed. (Mover/second not specified in transcript.)
- Resolution approving local fund match for federal funds for the Washington Avenue STP resurfacing project, Sheridan Road to Western Avenue, $403,007.65: approved by roll call. Recorded yes votes from Aldermen Levy, Slavin, Fallberg, Peterson and Hospadarski.
- Resolution accepting a bid from Morton Salt and authorizing the city manager to purchase 3,000 tons of road salt at $88.82 per ton: approved by roll call. Recorded yes votes from Aldermen Hospadarski, Peterson, Fallberg, Slavin and Levy.
The ordinance item was advanced with a waiver of first reading; the transcript does not record detailed debate on the liquor-license classification beyond the motion to approve. The Washington Avenue match item identifies a specific local match amount ($403,007.65) tied to a federal STP resurfacing project from Sheridan Road to Western Avenue. The salt purchase authorizes the manager to buy 3,000 tons at the cited unit price; the transcript contains brief council remarks but no amendments to the procurement.
No executive session was held, and the meeting adjourned following the listed business.
