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Roselle board approves annexation, plats, library agreements, landscaping contract and budget adjustments
Summary
The Village Board on March 23 approved annexation and zoning steps for 199 East Nerge Road and related plats and variations; adopted resolutions and agreements with the Roselle Public Library; awarded a $83,410 landscape services contract; approved March 23 accounts payable of $2,598,608.54; and passed an ordinance amending the FY2025 budget for insurance and firefighters' pension funds.
At its March 23 meeting the Roselle Village Board approved a slate of routine and development items, including annexation and zoning steps for a development at 199 East Nerge Road, multiple plats and variations, agreements with the Roselle Public Library, a landscape-management contract and fiscal adjustments.
Development and land-use approvals: Trustee Forsyth moved and the board unanimously passed an ordinance authorizing an annexation agreement and approving annexation for territory commonly referred to as 199 East Nerge Road, Roselle, Illinois. The board also approved zoning variations for that property, a preliminary plat for "Lucky Estates" (199 E. Nerge Road), and the final plat for Sycamore Hill Estates subdivision phase two on Sycamore Avenue. An ordinance granting a zoning variation for property at 400 Glendale Road also passed on roll call.
Library and administration: Trustee Trejo secured roll-call approval for an intergovernmental agreement, a parking-lot use agreement and a purchase-and-sale agreement between the Village of Roselle and the Roselle Public Library.
Public works and contracts: Trustee Del Pena moved to waive competitive bidding and authorized a 2026 high-profile landscape-management agreement with Green Garden Group for $83,410. Staff said the village used a qualifications-based selection because of prior-quality concerns with low-bid contracts; the board recorded unanimous approval.
Finance and budget items: Trustee Lenisa moved approval of the accounts-payable list for March 23, 2026 in the amount of $2,598,608.54, which carried on a unanimous roll call. The board also passed an ordinance amending the FY2025 budget for the insurance fund and firefighters pension fund.
Treasurer's figures: Treasurer Mr. Doll summarized FY2025 highlights: November sales-tax receipts of $416,000 (about a 17% year-over-year increase), state income tax receipts near $350,000 (2.1% increase), ambulance billing up roughly 40% and a 6% decline in natural-gas receipts. The general fund closed the year with a $261,000 deficit and a $10.5 million fund balance (about 42% of 2026 budgeted expenditures). Pension consolidation was credited with raising firefighter pension assets from roughly $10 million to about $15 million since consolidation.
Procedural notes: All consent-agenda items (including a resolution to purchase parkway trees through a joint cooperative not to exceed $79,000 and vendor agreements with Baxter and Woodman Inc. and BOS of Illinois Inc.) were approved in a single motion. The board adjourned at 8:04 p.m.
