Resident urges trustees to require public hearings and stricter budget oversight ahead of police‑building plans

A resident used the meeting's public‑comment period to press trustees for closer stewardship of village finances and to request statutorily required public hearings on major projects, including the proposed police department building. The commenter said a well‑informed board "asks challenging questions" and argued the village should hold hearings at 30% and 60–90% design completion so taxpayers can review costs and plans.

The resident, speaking during citizen input, criticized what they called a tendency to "rubber stamp" items before the board and said the public has not been given opportunities required by law. "We're sitting now coming up with a $35,000,000 building," the speaker said, adding that the public needs hearings to understand "what we're spending, what it's gonna cost us." Trustees did not take action on the police building during the meeting; the comment stood as a request for future procedural steps and public outreach.