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Forest Park council approves contracts, pay requests and a proclamation honoring long‑time community‑center director
Summary
At its Jan. 26 meeting, Forest Park’s council approved multiple contracts and pay requests — including a lead‑service replacement award to 5 Star Energy Services and several construction pay requests — and issued a proclamation recognizing Karen Dilewski’s retirement from the Howard Moore Community Center.
Forest Park — The village council held a packed Jan. 26 meeting that included routine financial approvals, several project pay requests, and a proclamation honoring the retirement of a long‑time community‑center director.
Money and contracts: The council adopted a resolution dispensing with individual readings and approved aggregated departmental bills totaling $1,965,679.49. It voted unanimously to approve a series of bid awards and pay requests: an advertised sales contract with Clear Channel (Ordinance 4‑26); the 2025 lead service replacement contract awarded to 5 Star Energy Services (Resolution 5‑26); pay requests for the 2025 Green Alley project, water‑meter replacement, sidewalk improvements and subsequent stages of the lead‑service replacement project (Resolutions 6‑26 through 10‑26). All items were moved, seconded and recorded with aye votes by the deputy clerk.
Community items and events: The council approved participation in a vehicle‑sticker donation program to benefit the Forest Park food pantry, approved use of the public way for community events to benefit local faith and arts organizations, and approved community‑center trips to the Fireside Theatre.
Proclamation and recognition: The council read a proclamation honoring Karen Dilewski for 25 years of service as director of the Howard Moore Community Center, listing senior programming, youth enrichment and emergency‑assistance roles she led. Several commissioners offered tributes describing her long service and the community benefits of the center.
Administrator's report: The administrator thanked Public Works for snow response, described the ongoing water‑meter changeout and said the new meters produced high‑usage alerts that staff used to contact three residents who likely had frozen or burst pipes over the recent cold snap; the administrator said residents soon will be able to set their own alert preferences.
Votes at a glance: [selected items recorded during the meeting] - Resolution 4‑26: Adopt bills resolution — Adopted (unanimous) - Ordinance 3‑26: Adopt ICC building-code updates — Adopted (see separate coverage) - Ordinance 4‑26: Advertised sales contract with Clear Channel — Adopted (unanimous) - Resolution 5‑26: Award contract for lead service replacement (stage 3) to 5 Star Energy Services — Adopted (unanimous) - Resolutions 6‑26 to 10‑26: Pay requests for Green Alley, water‑meter replacement, sidewalk improvements and lead‑service stages — Adopted (unanimous)
The council adjourned after commissioner reports and the mayor’s updates on regional public‑safety discussions. Meeting minutes and packet materials contain full vote lists, contract details and fiscal backup.
