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Lemont board approves new waste contract, awards $793,911 resurfacing bid and OKs downtown study
Summary
At its April meeting the Lemont Village Board approved a five‑year refuse contract with Waste Management that officials say will reduce residential rates, awarded a $793,911.23 contract for 2025 street resurfacing, and hired Tesco Associates for a six‑month downtown study to explore a special service area.
The Lemont Village Board on April at its regular meeting approved a five‑year refuse, recycling and landscape‑waste contract with Waste Management of Illinois Inc., awarded a $793,911.23 contract for the village's 2025 Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) resurfacing program and authorized a six‑month agreement with Tesco Associates Inc. to study a downtown special service area.
The new refuse contract, approved as an ordinance (O-12-25), will continue the village's "take all" service for residential refuse, recycling and landscape waste, officials said. Under the agreement Waste Management will bill residents directly. Village staff said the contract includes a rate reduction for residents while preserving the current level of service and maintaining the village's senior discount; the reduction is expected to appear on the May 1 billing cycle if the contract is implemented as scheduled.
The resurfacing contract (R-25-25) was awarded to PT Farrell for $793,911.23. Public works staff said the 2025 MFT resurfacing program covers Pfeiffer Avenue, Division Street, Hickory Street, Wymer Avenue, Kipp Place and portions of Stephen Street. Staff reported nine bids were received; the low bid from PT Farrell was roughly $126,000 below the engineer's estimate and below the village's budgeted amount for the program.
The board also approved a six‑month professional services agreement with Tesco Associates (R-26-25). Tesco's work will include a downtown inventory, surveys, outreach and public meetings to explore creating a special service area to provide dedicated funding for downtown improvements, village officials said.
Several items were approved on the consent agenda with a single motion: approval of Committee of the Whole and Village Board minutes from March 24, approval of disbursements for March 26 through April 14, Resolution R-22-25 (purchase of a 2025 John Deere 544P loader through Sourcewell Purchasing Cooperative), Resolution R-23-25 (professional services agreement with HR Green for design and construction engineering at the Archer and Derby public works annex), and Resolution R-24-25 (renewal of a geographic information system services contract with Municipal GIS Partners Inc.). Those items passed as part of the consent agenda.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (minutes, disbursements, R-22-25 John Deere purchase, R-23-25 HR Green agreement, R-24-25 GIS renewal): Motion by Trustee Snigowski, seconded by Trustee McClafferty; outcome: approved; tally: yes 6, absent 1.
- O-12-25: Ordinance approving contract with Waste Management of Illinois Inc. for refuse, recycling and landscape waste (five‑year term with three option years): Moved by Trustee Snigowski, seconded by Trustee McClafferty; outcome: approved; tally: yes 6, absent 1.
- R-25-25: Award 2025 MFT resurfacing contract to PT Farrell for $793,911.23 (streets listed above): Moved by Trustee McClafferty, seconded by Trustee Kitridge; outcome: approved; tally: yes 6, absent 1.
- R-26-25: Approve agreement with Tesco Associates Inc. for downtown special service area analysis (six‑month engagement): Moved by Trustee Stapleton, seconded by Trustee Shaughnessy; outcome: approved; tally: yes 6, absent 1.
- Adjournment: Motion by Trustee Snigowski, seconded by Trustee McClafferty; outcome: approved; tally: yes 6, absent 1.
Board and staff noted other items and community announcements. The mayor shared upcoming community events, including an Easter event at Forge, the Lamont Community Garage Sale, a recycling event hosted by state legislators, the Market on Canal hosted by Mabel's Market, the Cory Man Challenge and the Lamont Garden Club plant sale. During audience participation a resident, Dan of 461 Wheeler Drive, congratulated recently elected local officials and praised village partnerships and recent local improvements.
The meeting contained routine staff and board reports. Public works staff and the chief described recent safety upgrades and planned further improvements at the Stephen and Lemont railroad crossing; staff said further phases will include decorative right‑of‑way fencing and longer‑term grade‑separation work contingent on outside funding. Finance staff were recognized for receiving another budget award for the village's accounting and budgeting work.
The board did not go into executive session and adjourned after the regular business.
