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Residents and trustees promote library and holiday events; resident urges 24/7 emergency notification system after gas smell
Summary
Public commenters and trustees promoted University Park Library and golf‑course holiday events, Santa home visits and community giveaways; a resident also reported a natural‑gas odor and urged the village to create a 24/7 emergency notification system.
Several residents and trustees used the public‑comment and report portions of the meeting to promote holiday events, thank volunteers and to raise a public‑safety concern.
A public commenter urged families to use the University Park Library and promoted a senior breakfast bingo at University Park Golf Course, saying the $10 event was worth attending and recounted running a Santa home‑visit project for young children during the pandemic. "This Friday at University Park Golf Course will be the third, senior breakfast bingo," the commenter said, encouraging attendance.
Another resident reported smelling a strong natural‑gas odor on Blackhawk near Sandra Drive, said they called the gas company that night, and urged the village administration to develop an emergency notification system so residents could contact someone after hours. "Maybe you guys can work on, some kind of emergency notification system that residents can... call somebody in case something happens that's an emergency," the resident said.
Trustees used their reports to thank volunteers and organizers of recent tree‑lighting and holiday events. Trustee Sonia Jenkins Bell credited volunteers and the PTO for a $4,000 book and toy sale at the middle school and announced a toy giveaway on Dec. 19. Trustee Lewis (as identified in the transcript) thanked staff and volunteers for new decorative lights and promoted a "Soulful Christmas" event Dec. 13 at University Park Golf Course (adults $25, children $10) and a "Shot with a Cop" event at 8 a.m. that same day.
Why it matters: residents use public comment to publicize community services and flag public‑safety concerns; the gas smell report is a specific after‑hours safety example that a resident asked the administration to address with a 24/7 contact or notification system.
Next steps: trustees and staff did not record a formal directive or vote on the emergency‑notification suggestion in this transcript; staff or administration are expected to consider the recommendation outside this meeting.
