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Warrenville council approves purchase and installation of two market sheds after procedural challenge
Summary
After an initial vote failed because waiving competitive bidding required a six‑vote supermajority, the Warrenville City Council reconsidered and approved Resolution R2025‑55 to purchase and install two 12×16 market sheds from Countryside Barns, tied to a $25,000 DuPage County grant with funds that must be spent by November.
The Warrenville City Council voted to approve Resolution R2025‑55 on Sept. 15, 2025, authorizing a contract with Countryside Barns Incorporated to purchase and install two 12‑by‑16‑foot market sheds for the planned market. The contract was approved after councilors reconsidered an earlier failed vote on the same motion.
The matter initially failed because the motion to waive competitive bidding did not garner the supermajority the council requires. An official pointed out that waiving the bidding process required six affirmative votes; because that threshold was not met on the first roll call, the chair announced the motion had failed. Council then…
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