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Trustees approve two-year landscaping contract amid questions about mowing private lots
Summary
The board approved a two-year $134,000/$138,411 landscaping contract with K and D Landscaping; trustees and residents asked why some privately owned commercial lots and certain parkways are included in village mowing maps and staff agreed to review scope before final budget commitment.
The Village of Shorewood approved a two-year landscape-maintenance contract with K and D Landscaping, committing $134,000 for fiscal year 2027 and $138,411 for fiscal year 2028. Staff recommended waiving a formal bid because the contractor has provided reliable services since 2021 and the updated proposal reflected no increase from the prior year.
Residents and trustees pressed staff about the contract's scope — asking why the village's contractor mows into privately owned commercial lots and some parkways while other adjacent areas are left untouched. One resident asked: "Like, why are we cutting some privately owned commercial properties and not just village properties?" Staff replied the contract follows legacy maps and prior directions to public works but said they would "dig into that before we go out to bed and clean that up," and trustees voted 4–1 to approve the contract.
