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New Lenox board approves Providence special-use extension, site plan, broadband ROW and $823,793.75 surety
Summary
The New Lenox Village Board approved a 10-year special-use extension and fee waiver for Providence Transportation Hub, a revised site plan for 12450 Horseshoe Drive, a right-of-way use resolution for EZE Fiber Texas LLC, set a $823,793.75 surety for Northern Builders, and authorized promotional signage and payroll/disbursements.
The New Lenox Village Board voted to extend several approvals and authorize multiple contracts and purchases at its regular meeting.
Trustees voted to adopt an ordinance extending the special use for the Providence Transportation Hub and approved a requested waiver of application fees after staff said Providence must correct landscaping, parking-striping and storm-damage fence issues within 120 days. Robin, the planning staff member, told the board the previous temporary approvals dated to 2017 and a 2022 extension and that Providence is seeking a 10-year extension while it evaluates long-range plans and fundraising.
The vote to waive the second reading and adopt the ordinance passed on a roll-call vote with those present signaling aye. Trustee Scalise moved to adopt the special-use amendment; Trustee Galuza seconded.
The board also approved a revised site plan for 12450 Horseshoe Drive. Staff said the applicant originally received approval for an 18,000-square-foot personal storage building but encountered bad soils and redesigned the project as an industrial building of just under 16,000 square feet; the site and landscape plans comply with village code. The motion to approve the site plan passed by roll call.
On broadband, the board adopted a resolution authorizing a right-of-way use agreement with EZE Fiber Texas LLC. Mark (staff) described the resolution as the same language the board had reviewed previously and said the company must abide by permit conditions. Mayor Baldwin criticized state law that limits local authority to deny such access, calling it "ridiculous" and "another Springfield overreach, taking away local authority," and urged staff to enforce recovery and restoration requirements and to escalate issues when contractors fail to meet standards. Trustees approved the resolution by roll call.
The board set a performance surety for Gallagher and Leroy Road (Northern Builders) at $823,793.75. Planning staff clarified the grading and stormwater work supports county road-widening projects and that the developer committed not to begin construction for three years or until the county overpass is complete. Trustees approved the surety by roll call.
Separately, the board authorized purchases tied to the Crossroads promotional program: $11,000 for promotional scoreboard signs to support the "Visit New Lenox" initiative and $9,000 to remedy sponsorship signage for a partner. Beth (staff) said both were unbudgeted items and the board approved each purchase.
Finally, the board approved bimonthly disbursements of $8,281,272.11, a manual disbursement of $293,043.78, and payrolls of $599,093.49 (06/26/2026) and $656,997.24 (07/10/2026). Trustee Madsen made the motion to approve payroll and disbursements; the motion carried on a roll-call vote.
The meeting concluded with no executive session and the board adjourned.
