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Roselle finance director cites strong tax receipts but warns sewer-plant funding carries federal grant risk
Summary
The Village of Roselle received its Jan. 2025 treasurer's report on Feb. 24 and approved $2 million in design-and-bidding services for the Devlin wastewater treatment plant; finance staff cautioned that several larger sewer projects depend on state and federal funding streams that could change.
The Village Board heard its first 2025 treasurer’s report on Feb. 24 and approved design and bidding services for the Devlin Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion and nutrient-removal upgrades, while staff warned that some major projects remain dependent on state and federal funding.
Finance Director Dahl reviewed January results, reporting a roughly $389,000 sales-tax receipt for October activity and higher-than-expected state income tax for the month. "State income tax, 418,000. That was a large increase, 14.6% over 2024," Dahl said. Dahl also reported a December natural-gas-related receipt booked to capital projects of about $112,000 and highlighted top food-and-beverage retailers in town.
Dahl summarized several awarded and pending grants: two DCEO awards (one for $250,000 received in full, another for $100,000 secured), an ITEP grant application for about $3.9 million for a pedestrian bridge, community project funding of $750,000 with some disbursements already received, and another $500,000 community project allocation still in process.
Trustees then approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with Trotter and Associates for design engineering and bidding services for the Devlin plant expansion; during the presentation staff characterized the work as a roughly $2,000,000 infrastructure investment. The board's approval moved the project into design and procurement steps.
Dahl and trustees discussed the village's largest water projects, including a projected $80 million to $100 million sewer-plant expansion and nutrient-removal upgrades. Dahl said these larger projects are mostly intended to be financed by Illinois EPA loans offered at subsidized rates (about 1% in examples cited) and noted that some federal and state programs the village expects to use are subject to budgetary changes. "I don't want to speculate," Dahl said when asked about risks, but he said the village is watching funding sources and possible changes to the WIFIA or other programs that could require larger local matches.
Why it matters: the Devlin plant work and other sewer upgrades are capital-intensive and the village relies on a mix of loans and competitive grants. If large state or federal subsidies were reduced, the board would need policy direction about alternative funding tools such as fee increases or different debt strategies.
No additional budget amendments or loan commitments were approved at the meeting beyond the design-engineering agreement.
