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Carlinville council approves 2025–26 budget and greenlights water-system contracts and studies
Summary
At a special April 28 meeting, the Carlinville City Council approved the 2025–26 budget and authorized multiple water-system projects and studies, including a $217,700 contract for water-tower riser repairs, a $147,392 Dutch Lane main replacement, and planning work on 2‑inch mains and WWTP nutrient assessment.
CARLINVILLE, Ill. — The Carlinville City Council approved the city’s 2025–26 budget and a package of water‑system contracts and studies at a special meeting April 28.
The council voted to adopt the 2025–26 budget after Alderman Ober moved for approval and Alderman Wagstaff seconded. The minutes record the budget motion as passing unanimously.
The meeting’s most substantive infrastructure action was authorization of repairs to the Schein water tower. Don Taul of engineering firm Woodard and Curran told the council the tower’s riser pipe needs replacement. Alderman Harber moved to contract Neumann Company Contractors to complete the repairs for a price not to exceed $217,700; Alderman Link seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Council members also approved the Dutch Lane water‑main project, which will replace 2‑inch lines with 4‑ or 8‑inch mains and make various associated repairs. The motion to proceed, moved by Alderman Harber and seconded by Alderman Link, approves the project at a cost of $147,392 and passed unanimously.
Separately, the council authorized a citywide study by Woodard and Curran to evaluate replacing remaining 2‑inch mains with larger lines. The study was approved for $20,000, a motion moved by Alderman Harber and seconded by Alderman Demuzio that passed unanimously.
On wastewater planning, the council approved $40,000 for a Nutrient Assessment Reduction Plan (NARP) for the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and also authorized a $35,000 expenditure to seek continued funding assistance for WWTP improvements and application work; both motions were recorded as passing unanimously.
The council considered purchasing excess 8‑inch pipe from MB Construction (leftover from a Route 108 project) but declined the purchase, citing a lack of storage space.
On personnel compensation, the council passed an updated pay ordinance after a motion from Alderman Demuzio and second from Alderman LeVora. The minutes record the pay‑ordinance motion as passing with a reported tally of 6–1 and one abstention; the minutes specifically note that Alderman Wagstaff abstained but do not identify which member cast the recorded "no" vote.
Near the end of the meeting, Alderman Wagstaff moved that the council enter executive session to discuss the purchase or lease of real property, a motion seconded by Alderman Demuzio and carried by the council. The council returned from executive session approximately three minutes later and recorded that a potential real‑estate purchase was tabled; no final action was recorded in the minutes. The meeting adjourned at 6:48 p.m.
The session also included public‑comment items: Mayor Sarah Oswald thanked Dusty Hunt of Awesome Ink for donating a new seal for the council chamber; Alderman Ober reminded residents about mowing‑season ordinance enforcement; and Andrea Duncan of the tourism committee registered her disapproval of removed planters on the town square.
What’s next: the minutes do not specify follow‑up dates for the studies or the WWTP funding application; council staff will carry the authorized work forward and bring necessary contract documents and application materials back to a future meeting for implementation or additional approvals.
