Trustees review severe flooding response; state agencies and MODOT contacted for mitigation

Trustees and staff reported on severe recent flooding that affected multiple homes and caused basement flooding and significant erosion in the village park. Public Works detailed debris and tree fall in the park, the availability of firewood from downed trees for residents, and the county chipper to be used once conditions dry. MODOT has contracted Prentice Tree Co. to clear debris from bridge underpasses and the record states the Department of Natural Resources is reviewing long‑term mitigation; contact was made with State Representative Bill Allen and the Army Corps of Engineers was discussed as a potential escalation.

Trustee Larry Barrera publicly thanked Chairman Terry Bradich and Trustee Mark Benton for their early‑morning emergency response and criticized social media complaints about the response. "Larry wanted to thank Terry and Mark for going above and beyond when they didn’t need to be out in the middle of the night to protect our citizens," he said. Multiple trustees also thanked public safety staff and board leadership for emergency response efforts. The minutes do not specify an exact timeline for any DNR or Corps actions or funding commitments.