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Sleepy Hollow board approves $145,000 MFT street maintenance, authorizes IDOT forms
Summary
The Village of Sleepy Hollow approved use of $145,000 in Motor Fuel Tax funds and a roughly $144,398.50 construction estimate for a 2025 street program, and authorized the president and clerk to sign IDOT forms; each motion passed on recorded roll-call votes.
The Village of Sleepy Hollow Board of Trustees on Monday approved using $145,000 in Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funds and a roughly $144,398.50 construction estimate for the village's 2025 street program, then authorized the village president and clerk to sign required Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) forms.
The village engineer told trustees the packet contained three items related to the 2025 program: the MFT resolution (BLR14220), an estimated construction and engineering amount of about $144,398.50 covering patching and resurfacing on multiple local streets, and authorization for the president and clerk to execute forms for the program. "This is in order for the village to utilize MFT funds in the amount of $145,000," the village engineer stated during the presentation.
Trustees moved and seconded the resolution and the estimate; the board conducted roll-call votes and recorded five affirmative votes on each motion, after which the chair declared the motions passed. The board then approved a separate motion authorizing Village President Courtney Bow and village clerk Jennifer Ree to execute all necessary IDOT forms for the 2025 street program; that motion also passed by roll-call vote.
Trustees and staff named the streets included in the estimate and noted targeted work such as patching on Daniel Court, Saddle Club Parkway, Sycamore Lane and Willow Lane. The engineer said MetroNet — the fiber-optic contractor — plans most work in backyard easements and is not scheduled to be working on the same street segments slated for the MFT-funded repaving this year, which village staff said should limit overlap between projects.
The board's approvals enable staff to sign program paperwork and proceed with contract and construction planning. The engineer and staff said residents will receive staged notices before construction (postcards and yard signs) and that typical surface restoration is expected within 24–48 hours following any excavation.
What happens next: staff will finalize IDOT paperwork and move toward advertising or contracting for the work; trustees said they will share construction schedules with residents ahead of activity.
