Board approves weekly pay option for contractor, accepts donations for veteran plaques

The board approved a change to contractor payment terms to allow weekly payments to a long-time lakes contractor and accepted a donation to fund bronze memorial plaques honoring local veterans.

Trustees considered “Resolution number four, 2026” to authorize a revised payment schedule and weekly payment for contractor Chris Pace, who maintains lake-related work. The board discussed the administrative workaround for paying an independent contractor on a weekly basis and moved to amend the resolution to permit the revised schedule. Later, the board took up a donation from the Rising family to purchase bronze memorial plaques for the Brightwaters Ring of Honor, working with the Mary Kate Historical Society and volunteers on placement logistics.

Both resolutions were moved, seconded and called for favor during the meeting; the transcript records no roll-call tallies. Trustees said installation logistics and security for bronze plaques will be handled by the donor group and volunteers and that the village will finalize the placement details later.