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Residents ask Robbins trustees about TIF spending, water billing and a fire-department contract
Summary
During the public-comment period at the Village of Robbins’ Jan. 28 meeting, residents asked whether the village uses TIF funds and how they are spent, whether the village is current on water bills, and whether the fire department has a contract with Ingalls; trustees did not provide full answers in the minutes.
Several residents raised questions during the public-comment portion of the Jan. 28 meeting of the Village of Robbins Board of Trustees.
Andrea Roberson asked whether the village uses Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds and how those funds are spent, and also raised a plumbing issue at a family member’s home. The minutes record Roberson’s question but do not include a detailed fiscal response or any committee assignment to follow up.
Sharon Hinton asked whether the village is current on its water bill; the minutes record the question but do not include a direct answer in the record. Trustee Michael Collier Sr. separately reminded residents to pay water accounts and said he plans to hold a meeting next week about water infrastructure.
Breannie Sykes raised a concern about an incident involving the fire department and asked whether the department has a contract with Ingalls; the minutes record the question but do not indicate a response or follow-up action.
Other brief remarks included greetings from Joyce Scott of BIRRN and a comment from Mayor Kellogg of Harvey praising the Robbins board’s cooperation. Sammie Young acknowledged his wife in the audience.
The minutes do not record formal board responses to several of the public questions or any motions to refer the matters for further staff work.
