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Votes at a glance: storm-sewer contract canceled; audit contract and license-plate IGA approved
Summary
The Montgomery Village Board took several formal actions including canceling an awarded storm-sewer construction contract, approving design and planning referrals, awarding audit services, and authorizing a license-plate-reader agreement with Fox Valley Park District.
At its Feb. 10 meeting the Montgomery Village Board recorded multiple formal actions across public works, planning, finance and intergovernmental agreements. Below are the key outcomes the board approved or referred.
Resolution to cancel overflow north storm sewer construction award: The board approved Resolution 2025-004 to cancel the previously awarded construction and construction-engineering contracts for the Montgomery Overflow North storm-sewer project after guidance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that the work should be bundled with a larger regional-basin project. Engineer Ott told the board the contractor has agreed to rescind the award and that the budgeted funds will be carried into the larger project. Vote: 6-0 (Trustees Brzozka, Geier, Sperling, Bauman, Youngerman, Maraszek recorded yes).
Aucott Road widening and Mulberry Drive extension (design engineering): The board approved a design engineering agreement to prepare plans for widening Aucott Road, extending Mulberry Drive and associated water-main and lighting work (see separate article for debate on TIF funding). Vote: 6-0.
Referral/acceptance of planning commission recommendations (car wash and receiving stations): The board accepted planning commission recommendations to refer ordinances for a proposed car wash at Orchard/Route 30 (PCC 2024011) and to advance the Hill Avenue/Goodwin Drive and Galena Road receiving-station entitlements (PCC 2025-002 and PCC 2025-001). Acceptance votes recorded as 6-0; the car-wash matter will return for ordinance readings and a public hearing and drew strong trustee opposition during the discussion.
Professional services agreement for audit and actuarial services: The board approved a three-year professional services agreement with Lauterbach & Eamon for audit and actuarial services covering annual financial audits, police pension reporting, treasurer's and TIF reports and related actuarial work. Contract totals were discussed across the three-year period; staff provided a year-by-year breakdown as part of the exhibit. Vote: 6-0.
Intergovernmental agreement with Fox Valley Park District for license-plate recognition camera: The village approved an IGA to allow the park district to install a license-plate-reader camera on a village light pole at Griffin and Civic Center Parkway to monitor vehicle entry and exit for the Stewart Sports Complex. The park district will pay installation and maintenance costs; the agreement allows village police to access the device's information if needed. Vote: carries 5-0 (board recorded five yes votes at roll call).
Other items: The board placed an ordinance (21-17) terminating an obsolete special service area (SSA) for property now covered by Aurora University’s SSA on first reading (housekeeping); first readings were held on utility entitlements tied to the Lake Michigan project and the Galena receiving station; staff will present second readings and further details at upcoming meetings.
Why it matters: The actions advance the village’s infrastructure program while triggering additional legal and community review in several cases (TIF eligibility, IDOT access, and neighborhood buffering around water infrastructure). The board repeatedly requested written legal or engineering analyses where eligibility or impacts were unclear.
