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Maywood board taps $415,692 rainy‑day funds for green‑infrastructure alley work
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The Village of Maywood approved a $415,692 Rainy‑Day Fund payment to MQ Construction for a 2018 MWRD Green Infrastructure Alley Improvement Project, with the village manager saying the amount will be reimbursed when tax revenues arrive.
The Village of Maywood Board of Trustees voted unanimously Feb. 19 to use $415,692 from the village’s Rainy‑Day Fund to pay MQ Construction Company of Chicago for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Green Infrastructure Alley Improvement Project.
Manager Willie Norfleet Jr. told the board the sum represents the village’s share of a grant-funded alley‑improvement contract and will be reimbursed to the Rainy‑Day Fund when the tax monies are received. The board approved the payment on a motion by Trustee M. Lightford, seconded by Trustee H. Yarbrough; the ayes included Mayor Edwenna Perkins and Trustees H. Yarbrough, I. Brandon, K. Wellington, M. Lightford and R. Rivers.
The project was listed as part of the village’s 2019–2023 Capital Infrastructure Plan update presented earlier in the meeting by Village Engineer William Peterhansen. Peterhansen reviewed completed 2018 work and recommended road, alley and utility projects to address over the next five years; the board approved the Capital Infrastructure Plan recommendation before taking the Rainy‑Day Fund vote.
The manager and engineer characterized the alley work as part of stormwater and green infrastructure improvements funded through an MWRD program; minutes note the village expects reimbursement when tax revenues tied to the project are collected. No timetable for reimbursement or additional financing details were specified in the minutes.
The board’s action directed payment to MQ Construction; the minutes record no amendments to that direction. The meeting adjourned at 9:49 p.m.