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Wauconda honors Sgt. Dustin Buffington and mayor urges continued stormwater funding
Summary
The board recognized Sergeant Dustin Buffington for 20 years of service, extended condolences to the Wick family, welcomed incoming staff member Maria Tarpinian, and the mayor described state stormwater funding outreach including a video to Springfield lawmakers; figures cited in the meeting transcript are unclear and reported as stated.
The Wauconda Village Board presented an appreciation to Sergeant Dustin Buffington on Feb. 17 in recognition of 20 years of service. The mayor presented a challenge coin, invited photos with the sergeant's family and thanked him for his service.
The mayor offered condolences to the Wick family for the passing of Maureen Wick, identified in the transcript as the mother of Officer Ken Wick. The mayor also announced a staffing change: Maria Tarpinian will join village staff to replace Candy O'Connor, who is retiring at the end of the month.
On stormwater management the mayor said local and state representatives met to record a video for presentation to state legislators in Springfield to advocate continued funding for stormwater projects. The transcript states "each round is earmarked for 30,000,000," and that "they've received 60,000,000 in funding" and "they've got another 60,000,000 on the books"; those figures are reported as read in the meeting and are unclear in context. The mayor urged continued support for that funding stream. The mayor also congratulated the local varsity boys basketball team on winning the NLCC conference and reminded residents about a community expo Saturday at the high school from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The board adjourned following routine closing remarks.
