Broadview mayor cites Maywood industrial fire response, a planned 1.5M-gallon reservoir and mounting budget pressures
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Summary
Village President Katrina Thompson reported Broadview Fire Department mutual aid at a Maywood industrial fire, highlighted a planned 1,500,000-gallon reservoir at the Broadview Westchester Joint Water Agency to bolster emergency response, and warned of a 19% rise in health-care costs and revenue pressures ahead of the 2026-27 budget review.
Village President Katrina Thompson used her report to note regional emergency-response cooperation, upcoming infrastructure work and fiscal pressures that will shape the village's next budget.
Thompson told the board that Broadview crews helped Maywood respond to a large industrial fire and that the village provided critical water support. She said a planned 1,500,000-gallon water reservoir at the Broadview Westchester Joint Water Agency would strengthen emergency-response capacity and long-term water reliability for the region.
On finances, Thompson said the village is preparing the tentative 2026-27 budget and highlighted cost pressures: "We are experiencing a 19% increase in health care costs," and she noted proposed reductions to the Local Government Distributive Fund (LGDF) and continued overtime demands related to ICE operations as factors that strain village finances.
Thompson encouraged transparency and announced a finance-committee meeting on April 15 to review the tentative budget. She also noted vacancies on the Fire and Police Commission Board and the zoning board of appeals and invited residents to apply on the village website.
Why it matters: the reservoir project and rising operating costs could affect future rate decisions and budget priorities; the village is flagging these items early as it prepares the next fiscal-year plan.
