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Votes at a glance: Sleepy Hollow board meeting (Sept. 8, 2025)
Summary
Summary of formal motions and roll-call outcomes from the Sleepy Hollow board meeting, including accounts payable, burn pile dates, IGA approval, a zoning variance and tabling of a zoning text amendment.
At its Sept. 8 meeting the Sleepy Hollow village board recorded the following formal actions and roll-call outcomes:
- Approval of prior meeting minutes — Motion to approve minutes (moved by D'Atley); board approved after a small editorial correction was noted.
- Accounts payable — Motion to approve accounts payable in the amount of $215,539.64 (moved/seconded in meeting). Roll call recorded unanimous approval.
- Burn pile dates — Motion to set the burn pile open date Oct. 1, 2025 and close date Oct. 24, 2025 (moved by Schonberger, seconded by Thomas). Motion passed; all in favor.
- Intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Carpentersville — Resolution approving shared building-code services was moved by Trustee Kennelly and seconded by Trustee D'Atley; roll call recorded all affirmative and the resolution passed. The IGA contains a 60-day termination clause and staff were asked to circulate clarifying memo on insurance, staffing and fee administration.
- Variance at 521 Stevens Court — Board accepted the Planning & Zoning Commission recommendation to permit a deck in the required 15-foot side-yard setback; motion passed on roll call.
- Zoning text amendment (self‑service storage units in B‑2) — The board considered a P&Z recommendation to delete self‑service storage units from the B‑2 special‑use list; after discussion Trustee Thomas moved to table the amendment to Oct. 6 and the motion to table passed 4–1.
Other procedural actions included routine reports, a civility pledge, and adjournment at 9:08 p.m.
All actions described above are taken from the board’s meeting record on Sept. 8, 2025. For follow-up, staff will provide memos on IGA clarifications and legal guidance for the zoning amendment prior to the Oct. 6 meeting.
