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Athens Village Board approves meter upgrade, awards snow-removal contract and denies hunting request
Summary
At its Oct. 27 meeting, the Athens Village Board approved several administrative motions including a $167,355 Core & Main radio meter‑reading system (plus $6,250 hosting fee), awarded snow‑removal services to Janke General Contractors, approved WWTP pay requests, and denied a private hunting and an after‑hours boardroom request.
The Athens Village Board on Oct. 27 approved a slate of administrative actions and maintenance projects, set its 2026 budget hearing and denied a request to allow shotgun hunting on private property east of Highway 97.
In the meeting called to order by President Randall Decker, trustees voted to approve committee minutes and routine business. The board approved payment of checks #28255 through #28311 (the minutes list the total as "$55,6605.08", which appears to be a transcription error in the meeting record). Trustee Lisa Czech was recorded as clerk on the minutes.
Trustee Michael Perkins (as recorded: Trustee Perkins) moved and Trustee Socha seconded approval of a proposal from Core & Main to upgrade the village’s water meters to a radio meter‑reading system for $167,355 plus a $6,250 hosting fee; the motion carried. The board also approved Switlick’s proposal to replace membranes on diffusers at the wastewater treatment plant for $4,375 and approved pay requests #3 and #4 totaling $77,832.78 for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Chemical Addition project.
The board awarded snow removal services for the 2025–2026 winter season to Janke General Contractors and approved several smaller public‑property expenditures, including a $1,588 bottle cooler for the bowling alley and a $2,456 repair to the village’s one‑ton truck. The board approved a picnic license for the Athens Lions Club for Nov. 8, 2025, and issued an operator’s license for Sharyl Barrera.
The Park Committee had recommended denying David Wognerese’s request to allow shotgun hunting on his property east of Highway 97; the board approved that recommendation. The Public Property Committee’s recommendation to deny a request to use the Village Board Room after hours also was approved.
On land‑use business, the board approved the Plan Commission’s recommended conditions for a Conditional Use permit for parcel 102‑2904‑064‑0004 owned by Black Creek Estates. The board approved Resolution 2025‑8 granting preliminary acceptance of Five Kay Circle in the first addition of WestView Subdivision; President Decker abstained from that vote.
The board set the 2026 budget hearing date for Nov. 24, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. and adjourned at 7:28 p.m.
What’s next: The Finance & Personnel Committee plans to meet after the board meeting; trustees indicated committee follow‑ups on staffing and 2026 capital projects will continue as scheduled.
