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ESU board approves bills and forwards three capital items to full council
Summary
At its Oct. 20 meeting the Kankakee City Environmental Services Utility Board approved routine minutes and bills and voted to recommend three capital items — a used street sweeper purchase, North River Drive storm-sewer repairs and hydroelectric rehabilitation — for City Council consideration.
The Kankakee City Environmental Services Utility (ESU) Board on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, approved minutes and a set of bills totaling $1,000,108.19 and voted to recommend three capital projects to the full City Council for final approval.
The board approved the minutes from Sept. 15, 2025, and accepted two billing runs dated Oct. 6 and Oct. 20, 2025, for a combined total of $1,000,108.19 (one dollar and ninety-five cents referenced in the packet). The motion to approve the bills was moved by Alderman Ozinga and seconded by Alderman Johnson; after a brief question about a hydro inspection invoice, the board approved the bills by roll call.
Why it matters: The recommended items will go on the City Council agenda for final authorization; two involve immediate infrastructure work (storm-sewer repairs and…
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