Resident asks for culvert repair; mayor previews Boo‑ville and police body‑camera grant application

Muhannad Hamdan, a resident at 30 Martingale Court, asked the Village of Bentleyville council on Sept. 18 to repair a culvert he said he is replacing as part of driveway work and to use a village ordinance that allows assistance up to $2,000 when qualifying conditions are met. Hamdan said he believes those conditions apply to his situation. Mayor Kathleen Hale told Hamdan that because the request was not on the published agenda the council could not take action at the meeting and that "we will take it under advisement and add it to the agenda for next month's meeting."

During her report Mayor Hale also said she attended a Council of Governments meeting where fee‑structure revisions were discussed, announced plans for a community "Boo‑ville" event set for Sunday, Oct. 27, and noted that a grant application for police body cameras is underway with a submission window open through the end of September. Service Director Matt Maistros and the police chief were asked to review Boo‑ville and the proposed Halloween trick‑or‑treat hours before the council finalizes event details.

Other operations notes from department reports: the service department said three NOPEC Village Hall projects are scheduled in the coming weeks and leaf pickup will begin in mid‑October. The building inspector said the planning commission needs to meet to review a variance request; engineer Jeff Filarski said he will request contractors notify him when historically relevant materials (such as railroad ties or road bricks) are encountered during road projects.