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Council approves consent agenda, Adams Street sewer purchase and 2026 zoning map; moves to executive session

Washington City Council · March 17, 2026

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Summary

The Washington City Council unanimously approved the consent agenda, authorized up to $50,000 for an Adams Street sanitary relief sewer, adopted the 2026 official zoning map, and voted to enter executive session to discuss property purchase and probable litigation.

The council took several formal actions on March 16, 2026.

Proclamation: The council unanimously approved a proclamation recognizing the Washington Community High School girls basketball team for its 2025–26 season and state championship (motion by Smith; second by Johnson).

Consent agenda: The council unanimously approved the consent agenda (minutes, police canine vehicle emergency replacement, bills and payroll, and monthly reports) on a motion by Alderson McIntyre and a second by Alderson Smith.

Adams Street purchase authorization: Council authorized up to $50,000 for staff to complete an in‑house Adams Street sanitary relief sewer project designed to eliminate a bottleneck and reduce surcharge events (motion by McIntyre; second by Schluter). Staff said the work is budgeted and the city expects to do much of the work in house to contain costs.

Zoning map adoption: The council adopted the 2026 official zoning map, required by state statute; members discussed a rezoning (C2 to C3) for Mallard Crossing Lot 5 and asked staff to clarify practical differences between C2 (general retail) and C3 (service retail) but declined to table the vote (motion by Smith; second by Moss). Vote was unanimous.

Executive session and adjournment: The mayor read the statutory citations and the council moved into executive session to discuss purchase/lease of real property (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(5)) and probable litigation (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11)) on a motion by Smith, second by Moss. The council recessed briefly and then adjourned the public meeting (motion by McIntyre; second by Smith).