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Lemont board approves consent agenda, mower purchase, zoning tweak and other actions
Summary
At its June 9 meeting the Lemont Village Board approved the consent agenda (minutes, disbursements, surplus property sale ordinance, personnel manual amendment and Independence Day IGA) and separately approved a lawn‑mower purchase, two professional engineering agreements and a small UDO amendment.
The Lemont Village Board on June 9 approved a series of routine and project items, including the consent agenda, a purchase of four riding mowers, two professional services agreements and an amendment to the village Unified Development Ordinance.
Key votes and outcomes at a glance:
- Consent agenda (approval of minutes from the May 12 board meeting and the May 19 Committee of the Whole meeting; approval of disbursements for May 13–26 and May 27–June 10; Ordinance O‑28‑25 authorizing sale/disposal of surplus village property; Resolution R‑37‑25 amending the village personnel manual; Resolution R‑38‑25 approving an intergovernmental agreement among the Village of Lemont, Lemont Park District and Lemont Township for the July 3 Independence Day celebration). Motion by Trustee Snigowski, second by Trustee Shaughnessy. Roll call: Trustees Shaughnessy, Snigowski, Stapleton and Forsley voted yes; two trustees were absent. Motion approved.
- Resolution R‑39‑25: Approved purchase of four riding lawn mowers through the Sourcewell Purchasing Cooperative (vendor Shorewood Home and Auto) for $43,846.36 with trade‑in credit of $6,200 for three older mowers. Motion by Trustee Snigowski, second by Trustee Shaughnessy; roll call approved.
- Resolution R‑40‑25: Approved professional services agreement with HR Green Inc. for traffic‑signal design at 130th Street and Derby Road, $54,606.51. Motion by Trustee Stapleton, second by Trustee Shaughnessy; roll call approved.
- Resolution R‑41‑25: Approved professional services agreement with Lochner Inc. for a Smith Road area corridor study (study scope described at the meeting; contract amount not specified in the discussion). Motion by Trustee Snigowski, second by Trustee Shaughnessy; roll call approved.
- Ordinance O‑29‑25: Amended Title 17 (Unified Development Ordinance) to add missing definitions and to modify the institutional zoning district to allow larger accessory sheds and limited use of architectural metal on non‑street facing facades (restricted to 25% of a wall). Motion by Trustee Stapleton, second by Trustee Shaughnessy; roll call approved.
Votes were recorded by roll call for each item. Where an amount was presented in the meeting, the article lists it; where the transcript did not include an amount (for one consultant contract), the article marks that as not specified.
Other notes from the meeting: staff and board members discussed jurisdictional issues on roads the village maintains near Smith Road, and Village Administrator George reported the village had secured ITEP funding of approximately $500,000 to support a separated bike trail along 130th Street. Audience members commended public‑works staff and asked the board to improve walking and biking connections in certain subdivisions.
