Dolton trustees unanimously approve Ordinance 26-001 to advance housing program

The Dolton Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve Ordinance 26-001 on a roll call following brief discussion. The motion to adopt the ordinance was made by Trustee Steed and seconded by Trustee Holmes; Clerk Key recorded ayes from Trustees Tammy Brown, Stan Brown, Belcher, Steve, Norwood and Holmes.

Trustee Norwood, during discussion, described the ordinance as “the housing program that we've been discussing for the last few months,” saying the board had listened to residents and made changes to address their concerns. Norwood said, “We heard the residents out and we simply made changes regarding, the residents' concerns. And hopefully, upon approval today, we'll have a housing committee meeting where we'll lay out next steps regarding the application dates.”

The vote followed a brief call for additional discussion; none was offered before Clerk Key called the roll. The presiding official announced the motion passed after the unanimous vote. The trustees did not specify application dates or the precise changes made in response to residents during the recorded discussion.

Next steps: Trustee Norwood said the housing committee will meet to set application dates and lay out implementation steps. No timeline or funding details were provided during the meeting.

(Reporting based solely on the meeting transcript.)