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Oswego board approves consent agenda, student commission appointments and $862,786.20 bill list
Summary
At its Aug. 19 meeting the Village Board approved three student representative appointment pairs, a consent agenda that included a $392,837 state-funded grant for the Minkler Road Bridge replacement, and a bill list in the amount of $862,786.20.
The Village Board of Oswego on Aug. 19 approved its consent agenda, appointed six students as commission representatives, and approved a bill list totaling $862,786.20.
Appointments: The board approved three pairs of student representatives: Annalise Schmidt and Wesley Miller to the Cultural Arts Commission; Brady Travis and Kushan Bonella to the Economic Development Commission; and Noah Denzer and Ruben Garcia to the Historic Preservation Commission. Each appointment was moved, seconded and approved by roll call.
Consent agenda and Minkler Road Bridge: The consent agenda included multiple resolutions and ordinances (listed below). Notably, the board approved a resolution authorizing amendment No. 1 to a joint funding agreement with the State of Illinois and appropriating $392,837 for replacement of the Minkler Road Bridge at Morgan Creek (Section No. 21005300 BR, job number C9312424). The resolution was included in the consent agenda and approved by roll call.
Other consent items the board read into the record included: minutes for the Aug. 4 Committee of the Whole and regular meeting (08/04/2025), ordinances amending the liquor-license schedule for A2T Hospitality LLC doing business as Bay 54 (57 Main St.), final planned unit development and special-use permits for Cole Avenue receiving station (700 Cole Ave.) and Tuscany Trail receiving station (6701 Tuscany Trail), a special-use permit for an indoor recreation facility at 174 S. Harrison St. (Terminator Fitness), a special-use permit for a place of worship at 254 S. Madison St. with associated off‑premises parking at 27 E. Benton St. (Real Life Church), and acceptance of public improvements for Hudson Point Unit 1 effective Aug. 20, 2025 with a further reduction of project surety.
Bill list: The board approved the bill list dated Aug. 19, 2025, in the amount of $862,786.20 by roll call.
Other business: The meeting also included proclamations designating September 2025 as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and National Payroll Week, recognition of Hometown Insurance as the Economic Development Commission’s Business of the Month, and a brief staff report acknowledging the Oswego Police Department softball team's tournament win.
Votes at a glance: - Appointments: Cultural Arts Commission student reps (Annalise Schmidt; Wesley Miller) — approved by roll call (yes votes recorded during roll call). - Appointments: Economic Development Commission student reps (Brady Travis; Kushan Bonella) — approved by roll call. - Appointments: Historic Preservation Commission student reps (Noah Denzer; Ruben Garcia) — approved by roll call. - Consent agenda (items G1–G9 listed at meeting): approved by roll call. Included among those was the Minkler Road Bridge appropriation of $392,837. - Bill list (08/19/2025): $862,786.20 — approved by roll call.
The board adjourned at the end of the meeting after a unanimous roll call in favor of adjournment. No contested motions or failed votes were recorded in the meeting minutes presented at the session.
