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Board debates options for vacant Greenwell lot; tables decision for infrastructure committee review
Summary
Trustees discussed whether to sell Shabbona’s vacant Greenwell Place lot or develop it for parking. One infrastructure committee member said plans show up to about 8–11 new parking spaces; the board tabled the item for further engineering, cost estimates, and committee review.
Trustees debated the future of a vacant parcel referred to as the Greenwell Place lot, weighing the options of placing the parcel up for sale to remove village liability versus leveling/graveling it and adding parking. An infrastructure committee member said they had prepared rough CAD plans and estimated the lot could add about 8 to 11 spaces if reconfigured; other trustees questioned whether the lot’s size and access would realistically yield that many spaces.
Concerns included liability for maintenance if the village keeps the lot, potential costs for earthwork and drainage, and the need to verify buried utilities (a remaining stump and possible gas or electric lines were mentioned). The infrastructure committee recommended deferring final action while staff and the committee gather detailed site plans, cost estimates and safety mitigations; the board moved to table the item and asked the committee to return next month with diagrams and cost guidance.
