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Council awards 2025 roadwork contract, accepts two right-of-way dedications; consent agenda approved
Summary
The council awarded the 2025 general revenue road project to Universal Asphalt and Excavating Inc., accepted two right-of-way dedications for Myers Sherman Way and approved the consent agenda including fund warrants.
The Streator City Council voted to award a construction contract for the 2025 general revenue road project to Universal Asphalt and Excavating Inc., of LaSalle, Illinois, and accepted two dedications to formalize road right-of-way along Myers Sherman Way. The council also approved the consent agenda, which included fund warrants read aloud during the meeting.
City staff said the 2025 project includes work on North Illinois Street and East Morrell Street, that the scope will include curb and gutter, and that Universal was the low bidder among seven respondents and had performed prior work for the city. Staff described the curb-and-gutter work and said parking will largely remain as currently configured.
On the dedications, staff explained that when Myers Sherman Road and adjacent lots were developed, two parcels were never formally recorded as road right-of-way. One petition, filed by a representative for the property owner group, would dedicate those parcels as right-of-way so they are treated as part of the public road (staff observed that the petition would relieve the owner of certain property tax obligations for the parcels in question). The council approved both dedications to fold the parcels into the road right-of-way.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution 2025-02: Award construction contract to Universal Asphalt and Excavating Inc. for the 2025 general revenue road project (North Illinois Street, East Morrell Street). Motion: moved (name not specified); second: (name not specified). Recorded ayes during roll call included Steve Connor and Reid; meeting transcript records additional ayes but not full roll-call list. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 2025-03: Accept dedication of right-of-way from the St. Jude Area Chamber of Commerce Industrial Development Corporation to be included with Myers Sherman right-of-way. Motion: moved by Connor; second: Reid. Recorded ayes: Connor, Reid, Mayor (name not specified). Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 2025-04: Accept dedication of property commonly known as 1601 South Illinois Street to be included with Myers Sherman Way right-of-way. Motion: moved by Dave Reed; second: Dave Kiner. Recorded ayes: Connor, Reid, Mayor (name not specified). Outcome: approved.
- Consent agenda: Approved, including fund warrant totals read aloud in the meeting as “$380,008.35 91” (as spoken during the session). Motion: moved (name not specified); second: (name not specified). Outcome: approved.
The council took the roll-call votes after brief discussion on each item. No amendments or abstentions were recorded in the meeting transcript. Staff will proceed with contract administration steps for the road project.
