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Council approves appropriation, routine contracts and event permits; bills of $1.09 million accepted
Summary
The LaSalle City Council approved the appropriation ordinance, a temporary sludge-lagoon resolution, multiple pay requests and several event permits; the council accepted bills totaling $1,089,914.12. Several items were approved by roll call; one small donation saw a single dissenting vote.
The LaSalle City Council approved a package of routine and substantive items, including the annual appropriation ordinance, a temporary sludge-lagoon resolution for the wastewater plant, a three-year energy contract recommendation, several pay requests for infrastructure work, and multiple special-event permits.
On the agenda, the council moved and approved an ordinance appropriating funds for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2026 and ending April 30, 2027. Council also approved a resolution authorizing temporary installation of a sludge lagoon and pipeline at the city wastewater treatment plant.
Key approvals and motions at the meeting included:
- Authorization for Ameren to break ground at 370 Eider Drive to install gas service (motion carried on roll call; one abstention by LaViere).
- Approval of a special-event permit for Dreamweave Wrestling (applicant offered a vendor area and required insurance naming the city as additionally insured); permit carried on roll call.
- Approval of the Boom Millby Memorial 5K (Starved Rock Runners) scheduled for Aug. 15, 2026.
- The finance committee recommendation to donate $250 to the Voluntary Action Center for Meals on Wheels was approved by roll call with one alderman voting no.
- Acceptance of a three-year electricity contract recommendation for city pump stations (AEP Energy) following committee recommendation; motion approved by roll call.
- A $1,500 RIP grant to Gary Curtin for façade work at 139–143 Gooding Street was approved per the finance committee recommendation.
- Pay request No. 1 for John Pohar & Sons, Inc. for water-system improvements in the amount of $79,823.70 and pay request No. 1 for Universal Asphalt & Excavating, Inc. for $129,308.35 for MFT road work were approved.
- Council accepted and filed submitted bills totaling $1,089,914.12.
Votes were recorded by roll call on multiple items; where the roll-call sequence was read, members responded individually with "Aye," "Nay," or "Abstain." No item was tabled for extended study at the meeting; staff follow-up or committee referral was used where appropriate (for minor traffic-sign requests).
