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Edgerton council approves pay requests, contracts, event permits and pursues DNR reuse funding; tobacco retail license for Family Dollar fails
Summary
The council approved multiple payments and contracts including a $159,978.10 pay request to BKS Excavating, bills and payroll, a mill-and-overlay contract and event permits for Tobacco Heritage Days; it authorized submitting a DNR reuse loan/grant application for 407 North Main Street and rejected a cigarette/tobacco/vaping retail license for Family Dollar on a 3–3 tie.
The Edgerton City Council on June 28 approved a series of routine payments, vendor contracts, event permits and licensing actions and authorized staff to apply for state remediation funding for a commercial property.
Key votes and approvals
- Pay request: The council approved pay request number 1 to BKS Excavating for the Albion Street utility and street improvement project in the amount of $159,978.10 following a motion and roll-call vote.
- Bills and payroll: Council approved bills and payroll totaling $387,947.12.
- Event packet and temporary liquor license: The council approved the event packet for Edgerton Tobacco Heritage Days, allowing extended park hours and waiving fees with conditions (no alcohol ticket sales after 11:30, the event will pay half police overtime and cover trash removal costs). The council also approved a temporary Class B beer and wine license for the event.
- Licenses for Family Dollar: Council considered two license matters for Family Dollar Store 23086 (agent listed in the record as Priscilla Santos). A motion to renew a Class A combination beer and liquor license for the store was moved and passed after debate. A separate motion to approve a cigarette/tobacco/electronic-vaping retail license tied 3–3 and failed.
- Procurement and contracts: Council approved a router purchase for pool security (amount recorded in the minutes as $212.5 — the transcript figure is unclear), hired Crystal Computers as temporary IT service, and accepted the lowest responsible mill-and-overlay bid from Tri-County Paving at $150,665.
- DNR loan/grant application authorization: Staff described a Department of Natural Resources program that offers loan and grant assistance for remediation of former industrial sites and asked the council to authorize submitting an application for 407 North Main Street. The council approved a resolution recorded in the minutes as Resolution 17-24 authorizing the submittal.
Discussion and dissent
Council debate over the Family Dollar alcohol license reflected safety and staffing concerns. A councilmember recorded in the transcript as Speaker 12 said the chain was "nationally known for being understaffed, having overburdened workers" and stated he would vote against approval, calling it "a disaster that's waiting to happen." Other councilmembers voiced similar concerns; despite that opposition, the liquor license renewal passed by roll call while the tobacco/vaping license failed on a tie.
What comes next: Staff will proceed with procurement and contract tasks and, where applicable, execute invoices and agreements as approved. The DNR application will be submitted if staff pursues the grant/loan process; additional details on the application and any engineered remediation plan were not discussed at length during the meeting.
Sources: Motions, roll-call votes and public discussion at the June 28 Edgerton City Council meeting.
