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Trustee objects and board rejects $24,424 mosquito-control contract
Summary
Roscoe trustees voted on April 7 to reject a three-year mosquito-management agreement with Clark Environmental covering 2026 at a cost of $24,424 after a trustee raised environmental and cost‑benefit concerns, citing low statewide West Nile counts and limited treatment days.
The Village of Roscoe board on April 7 rejected a three-year mosquito-management agreement with Clark Environmental that would have cost $24,424 for 2026.
A trustee who questioned the contract said the environmental tradeoffs did not appear to justify the expense. “I really feel like the benefit that we’re getting from this program doesn’t outweigh the environmental impact,” the trustee said, noting that Illinois had reported about 142 West Nile cases out of roughly 13,000,000 people and that the proposed treatments equated to about nine days of coverage over three springs.
President Carol Gustafson read the resolution (2026 R16) and called for a motion; trustees debated the item before a roll‑call vote. During the roll call several trustees voted "no" while one trustee voted "yes." The motion failed on the recorded roll call.
Why it mattered: Trustees cited both the program cost and the limited public‑health signal in recent statewide data in arguing against the contract. Staff had presented the three‑year arrangement with an annual 2026 cost of $24,424 and indicated future years would include CPI‑based increases.
What’s next: The board did not adopt the Clark Environmental agreement. Trustees did not direct staff to bring a substitute contract during the meeting; further discussion or a new proposal would need to be placed on a future agenda.
