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Sussex Public Works Committee recommends developer agreements, approves $530,073.30 in bills and pump repairs
Summary
At its May 5 meeting the Village of Sussex Public Works Committee recommended three developer- and stormwater-related agreements to the Village Board, approved bills totaling $530,073.30 and authorized contingent repairs to Intermediate Lift Pump #2. All motions carried 4-0.
The Village of Sussex Public Works Committee on May 5 recommended multiple development and maintenance agreements to the Village Board, approved bills totaling $530,073.30 and authorized contingent repairs to a sewer lift pump.
Trustee Ben Jarvis moved, and Member John Gorman seconded, to approve recommending the committee’s April 7, 2026 minutes; the motion carried 4-0. Jarvis then moved, seconded by Gorman, to recommend approval of bills for payment totaling $530,073.30; that motion also carried 4-0.
The committee approved a motion to proceed with repairs to Intermediate Lift Pump #2, moved by Trustee Ben Jarvis and seconded by Member John Gorman. The committee recorded that the work is contingent on final approval of the scope of work following initial inspections; the motion carried 4-0.
Village Engineer Jeff Klamik presented the Engineer’s Report to the committee; details of the report were given to members and noted for the record. The Plan Commission had recommended several developer-related agreements, and the committee voted to recommend them to the Village Board for public hearing:
- The Developer’s Agreement for Oak Ridge Heights was accepted and recommended to the Village Board, with the committee noting the agreement will go to a Village Board public hearing and is subject to final form review by the Village Administrator.
- The Developer’s Agreement for J.R.A. Construction Inc. was accepted and recommended to the Village Board; Trustee Scott Adkins moved and Trustee Lee Uecker seconded the recommendation, which carried 4-0.
- A Stormwater Maintenance Agreement for Wildflower Development was accepted and recommended to the Village Board on a 4-0 vote after a motion by Trustee Lee Uecker, seconded by Trustee Scott Adkins.
Committee members identified a maintenance item for a future agenda, noting potholes and cracking on Hickory Drive near the post office. Trustee Scott Adkins moved to adjourn at 6:27 p.m.; Member John Gorman seconded and the vote to adjourn carried 4-0.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of April 7, 2026 minutes — mover: Trustee Ben Jarvis; seconder: Member John Gorman; outcome: carried 4-0 (SEG 007–008). - Recommend bills for payment, $530,073.30 — mover: Trustee Ben Jarvis; seconder: Member John Gorman; outcome: carried 4-0 (SEG 009–010). - Proceed with repairs to Intermediate Lift Pump #2 (contingent on final scope after inspections) — mover: Trustee Ben Jarvis; seconder: Member John Gorman; outcome: carried 4-0 (SEG 013–014). - Recommend Developer’s Agreement for Oak Ridge Heights to Village Board (subject to final form review by Village Administrator) — mover: Trustee Scott Adkins; seconder: Trustee Ben Jarvis; outcome: carried 4-0 (SEG 018–020). - Recommend Developer’s Agreement for J.R.A. Construction Inc. to Village Board — mover: Trustee Scott Adkins; seconder: Trustee Lee Uecker; outcome: carried 4-0 (SEG 021–023). - Recommend Stormwater Maintenance Agreement for Wildflower Development to Village Board — mover: Trustee Lee Uecker; seconder: Trustee Scott Adkins; outcome: carried 4-0 (SEG 024–027).
The committee’s recommendations will be considered by the Village Board at upcoming public hearings and meetings; specific dates and additional details were not specified in the transcript.
