Manteno board approves youth soccer lease and $471,245.48 in bills; hears park-ranger and Harbor House updates
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The village board approved a lease with the Manteno Youth Soccer League and payment of $471,245.48 in bills, heard a police report on park rangers and a new radar trailer, and was told Harbor House has raised $4.5 million for a new domestic-abuse facility.
The Village of Manteno board voted to approve a lease agreement with the Manteno Youth Soccer League and separately approved payment of bills totaling $471,245.48 during its regular meeting.
Trustee Woodrow moved to approve the lease between the village and the Manteno Youth Soccer League; Trustee Vaughn seconded. The roll-call-style responses recorded several "Yes" replies and the mayor announced the motion carried. A separate motion to approve payment of bills, including a TIF line item, was seconded by CJ Boudreaux and likewise carried.
During committee reports, Trustee Berry (finance) reported the total bills amount and set the next finance meeting for March 16. A trustee provided a line-item breakdown for items in the bills: $158,000 for the pavilion, $61,000 for garbage fees, a new mower purchase (amount not specified), $45,000 for a storm-sewer project, and $71,000 for a sales-tax rebate.
On public safety, Officer Jeremy Mrazek of the Manteno Police Department updated the board on a park-ranger program that uses part-time rangers to handle minor issues but not enforcement. "They do not do any kind of enforcement...they just keep people from running too fast or throwing balls," Mrazek said, and he described the department's newly purchased radar speed trailer as a compliance tool residents can request for their neighborhoods.
The mayor reported a visit to Heritage Woods and said Harbor House has reached $4,500,000 in fundraising to build a new facility with 12 supportive apartments for victims of domestic abuse. Jacob "Jake" Smith, present at the meeting, said he plans to fund a suicide memorial at Memorial Park and was invited to discuss the proposal at a future committee meeting.
Sergeant Scully told the board the village's Goshen-related civil case is currently in a holding pattern at the plaintiff's attorney's request. The board adjourned following a motion by Trustee Vaughn and a second by CJ Boudreaux.