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Board appoints Willard Hoffman as village engineer after water‑main breach
Summary
After a recent boring‑operator strike that cost the village an estimated 390,000 gallons of water, the board voted to engage Willard Hoffman as the village engineer to oversee repairs and road restoration. The contractor's parent company agreed to cover repairs.
The village board voted to engage Willard Hoffman as the village engineer after staff said a contractor boring operation struck an 8‑inch water main, discharging an estimated 390,000 gallons and damaging a length of roadway. "We figure around 390,000 gallons of water," the village president said when describing the break; board members said the parent company, Metro Communications, has agreed to make the village whole and will cover water and repair costs.
The motion to appoint Willard Hoffman was moved and seconded; the clerk called a roll‑call vote and members voted yes, carrying the motion. Board members emphasized the need for an engineering assessment to determine how much roadway must be rebuilt (estimates ranged from 60 to up to 100 feet) and whether the underlying sewer and other infrastructure were undermined. The village said the contractor will pay for the engineer's involvement while work is completed and the village will have an engineer and a contractor supervisor present during the remaining work.
