Jackson budget committee approves construction pay requests, adopts two special-assessment resolutions

The Village of Jackson Budget and Finance Committee on Sept. 9 approved minutes and routine finance items and authorized three construction pay requests and two final resolutions to levy special assessments tied to street reconstruction projects.

Committee members approved the Aug. 12 minutes and the August check register and treasurer's report by voice vote. The committee then recommended payment to contractors for three ongoing projects: $353,033.25 to Vinton Construction for pay request No. 2 on the 2025 Hickory Lane reconstruction project; $374,957.76 to Advanced Construction for pay request No. 4 on the 2025 Ridgeway Drive and Chestnut Court reconstruction project; and $280,943.70 to Moore Construction Services for pay request No. 15 on the Jackson Community Center expansion project. All three pay requests were moved and seconded and carried by voice vote.

The committee also recommended approval of two final resolutions to authorize levy of special assessments. Resolution 25-25 would authorize special assessments for the Ridgeway Drive and Chestnut Court reconstruction project; committee materials note the Board of Public Works recommended approval after minor adjustments that are included in the meeting packet. Resolution 25-26 would authorize special assessments for the Hickory Lane reconstruction project; that measure also came to the committee with a Board of Public Works recommendation. Both resolutions were approved by voice vote.

All motions reported in the meeting record were moved by Committee member Olson and seconded by Committee member Wells (with one procedural motion moved by Wells and seconded by Olson) or otherwise recorded as moved and seconded; the chair called each vote, and each motion "carried" after the members said "aye." The meeting record notes that a roll call earlier in the meeting showed "all members are in attendance." The transcript contains no recorded objections or abstentions.

The actions send payments to contractors and put final special-assessment resolutions on record for the council/board to implement the financing mechanisms tied to the reconstruction work. The meeting ended after a brief public-comment opportunity in which no speakers signed up and an adjournment motion carried.

Votes at a glance

- Approval of minutes (08/12/2025): Motion carried; mover: Olson; second: Wells; outcome: approved; vote method: voice. - Approval of August 2025 check register and treasurer's report: Motion carried; mover: Wells; second: Olson; outcome: approved; vote method: voice. - Pay request No. 2, 2025 Hickory Lane reconstruction (Vinton Construction): $353,033.25; motion carried; mover: Wells; second: Olson; outcome: approved; vote method: voice. - Pay request No. 4, 2025 Ridgeway Drive and Chestnut Court reconstruction (Advanced Construction): $374,957.76; motion carried; mover: Olson; second: Wells; outcome: approved; vote method: voice. (Board of Public Works recommended approval.) - Resolution 25-25, final resolution authorizing levy of special assessments for Ridgeway Drive and Chestnut Court project: motion carried; mover: Olson; second: Wells; outcome: approved; vote method: voice. (Board of Public Works recommended approval after minor adjustments listed in the packet.) - Resolution 25-26, final resolution authorizing levy of special assessments for Hickory Lane reconstruction project: motion carried; mover: Olson; second: Wells; outcome: approved; vote method: voice. - Pay request No. 15, Jackson Community Center expansion (Moore Construction Services): $280,943.70; motion carried; mover: Olson; second: Wells; outcome: approved; vote method: voice. - Adjournment: motion carried; mover: Olson; second: Wells; outcome: approved.

The committee record supplied no detailed discussion of project schedules, change orders, funding sources beyond the special-assessment resolutions, or resident appeals; the Board of Public Works' recommendations are noted for the reconstruction items.