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Public Services Complex, 209 S.
Prairie Ave., Dwight, Illinois
May 24, 2010
The Dwight Village Board of
Trustees met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. with the meeting
being called to order by President Bill Wilkey. In the
absence of Village Clerk Drechsel, Village Administrator
McNamara will serve as clerk. Roll call was as follows:
Present:
Bill
Wilkey President
Nick
Kester Trustee
Angie
Turner ˝
Mike
Woods ˝
Justin
Eggenberger ˝
Jerry
Curtis ˝
Absent:
Jared
Anderson Trustee
Other Village officials in
attendance were EMS Director Al Metzke, Police Chief Tim
Henson, Public Works Director David Bozarth, and Village
Attorney Gary Neville.
President Wilkey led everyone
in the Pledge of Allegiance.
A motion was made by Curtis and seconded by
Eggenberger to approve the minutes of the May 10, 2010 regular
Village Board meeting as submitted. Roll call was as follows:
Kester-aye; Turner-aye; Woods-aye; Eggenberger-aye;
Curtis-aye. Motion carried, 5 – 0.
The bills were presented for payment from the
various funds in the amount of $86,349.80. A motion was made
by Turner and seconded by Woods to pay the bills as submitted
and approved by the Village Trustees. Roll call was as
follows: Kester-aye; Turner-aye; Woods-aye; Eggenberger-aye;
Curtis-aye. Motion carried, 5 – 0.
In public forum, Tom Tock,
410 W. Delaware Street, Barbara Christensen, 106 S. Clinton
Street, Jonathan DeLong of DeLong Ford Mercury, 212 E.
Delaware Street questioned the need for and expressed their
opposition to the proposed Sales Tax Abatement for Celozzi,
LLC.
President Wilkey stated the
Village was “not setting precedent”; all he is “trying to do
for Dwight is to bring in a car dealership to that building.”
“If we don’t do anything we get zero, if it does twenty some
people will have jobs.”
Nick Celozzi of DuPage Dodge,
Chrysler, Jeep in Wheaton, Illinois and one of the partners in
Celozzi, LLC was in attendance. He stated they plan to come in
and “create a whole new plan”, and that he has run and knows
how to create a business. He stated they were “not here to
take your money.”
President Wilkey stated he
had been informed by Larry Vaupel of the GLCEDC that loans
through them do depend on the Village approval of the rebate.
In his President’s report
Wilkey stated he had been at the ground breaking of the
Livingston County
Law and Justice Center on
Saturday. Coils have requested a meeting for Wednesday.
McNamara read the minutes
from the May 17, 2010 Administration Committee meeting. The
Committee recommends that a fifty percent (50%) Sales Tax
Abatement up to $200,000 for four years to Celozzi, LLC to
open a Chrysler dealership on Watters Drive and to allow the
abated sales tax to be assigned to the Greater Livingston
County Economic Development Council for use in covering their
$200,000 loan to Celozzi, LLC. Trustee Eggenberger asked if it
would be possible to make the abatement for three years
instead of four years to make it the same as previous
abatements. Trustee Kester agreed that the abatement should be
for three years or $200,000.00, whatever comes first. Curtis
made a motion seconded by Kester to approve a three year,
fifty percent (50%) Sales Tax Abatement for Celozzi, LLC that
expires either at the end of three years or the abatement of
$200,000, whatever comes first. The money will be assigned to
the Greater Livingston County Economic Development Council.
Roll call was as follows: Kester-aye; Turner-no; Woods-no;
Eggenberger-aye;
Curtis-aye. Village Attorney
Neville advised since the motion is to expend monies four
votes of the Corporate Authorities are needed so the Mayor
needs to vote. Wilkey-aye. The motion carried, 4-2.
Eggenberger made a motion
seconded by Curtis to authorize the Village Administrator to
solicit bids for the water projects included as part of the
water bond. Roll call was as follows: Kester, Turner, Woods,
Eggenberger and Curtis all voted aye. The motion carried 5-0.
Trustee Kester made a motion
seconded by Turner to authorize the Village Administrator to
solicit bids for the street repaving projects. Roll call
showed Trustees Kester, Turner, Woods, Eggenberger and Curtis
voting aye. The motion carried 5-0.
Jerry Harris addressed the
Board regarding Lions Lake. He stated the fish had been
restocked last week and that IDNR had postponed their date to
‘shock’ the lake. Harris asked that area organizations be
requested to receive permission to have fishing derby’s such
as they would to reserve a pavilion. This would control a
group from fishing out all the fish. Curtis made a motion
seconded by Eggenberger to refer the request to the Property
Committee. Roll call showed Kester, Turner, Woods, Eggenberger
and Curtis voting aye. The motion carried 5-0.
President Wilkey reported
that the pool opens Monday and that the sale of the former
JAMS property has closed.
Tom Ivey reminded those
present of the Memorial Day Services on Monday, May 31, at
11am at the Depot.
There being no further business, a motion to
adjourn was made by Curtis and seconded by Turner. All voted
aye by voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
APPROVED:
Bill Wilkey, Village President
ATTEST:
Kevin McNamara, Village
Administrator
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