Good evening. Debbie, could you please give the invocation?
Let us pray.
Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain,
Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.
There is no wisdom or understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the Lord.
Heavenly Father, we just thank you for our Mayor, our Department Heads, our City Manager
and City Council Members.
Give them wisdom and clarity as they deliberate on the important issues before them this evening.
their decisions so they may be just, fair, and in the best interest of our community.
Help them to work together with a spirit of unity and respect, for you say how good and
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.
You just bestow your blessing among those who live in unity.
May the City Council's actions this evening bring about a positive change in a stronger
Mayor Miller, Alderpersons, Klemm, Johnson, Simmons, Absent, Parker, Stacy, Shadle, Sanders,
and Sellers.
In Alderperson, Simmons absence, Alderman Parker, would you mind leading the pledge?
Yes.
Item number one is the approval of the agenda.
So moved. Second.
Motion made by Alderman Shadle, seconded by Alderman Sellers. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? That motion passes. Item number two is approval of the minutes from the special meeting on October 6th and October 20th, 2025. Is there such a motion? So moved. Second.
Motion made by Alderman Shadle, seconded by Alderman Sellers. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed? That motion passes.
Public comments. I believe that there's no one signed in under public comments. So we'll move on to item number five.
in the United States, the Constitution of the state of Illinois, the Constitution of the state of Illinois, and I will pay for each of its characteristics and pieces of my appointment.
I will pay for each of its characteristics and pieces of my appointment.
According to the press, if my appointment was appropriate, it would be less than $9 million.
Thank you.
and Paul.
All right. Item number five is the Consent Agenda. All the items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature unless there's a member of the Council that would like to have something removed for further discussion.
The Consent Agenda consists of approving to receive and place on file the board and commission minutes from the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners August 12th, 2025 and the Greater Freeport Partnerships Monthly Report dated October 2025.
Also is the approval of the finance bills payable in the total of $2,989,660.96 and payroll pay period ending October 18th, 2025 in the total of $676,339.83. Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda?
So moved.
Second.
Motion made by Alderman Sellers, seconded by Alderman Shadle. Madam Clerk, could you please take the roll?
Parker?
Aye.
Stacy?
Aye.
Shadle?
Aye.
Sanders?
Aye.
Sellers?
Aye.
Klemm?
Aye.
And Johnson?
Aye.
The motion passes seven to zero.
Item number six is the first reading of ordinance 20-25-60.
Could you please read this?
Ordinance approving an amendment to vehicle lease agreement with the Stevenson County
Senior Center doing business as the Senior Resource Center.
Thank you.
Director Heimerdinger?
Madam Mayor, this ordinance updates the City's vehicle lease agreement with the Senior Resource Center to reflect two buses that were totaled and subsequently disposed of.
The City received insurance settlements totaling $70,452.68, which were deposited into the public transit account for future vehicle procurement, as required by IDOT.
To maintain the fleet size and service availability, the City also obtained a replacement bus from State Line Mass Transit District.
The only cost associated with this new bus was the title, registration, minor maintenance, and branding of the bus.
All of these expenses were fully covered by federal and state grants, resulting in no expense to the City.
This amendment ensures accurate fleet records and continues unerupted transit services for residents throughout Fleetport and Stevenson County. Thank you.
Thank you. Is there a motion to move the ordinance forward?
So moved.
Motion made by Alderman Parker, seconded by Alderman Sellers. Discussion on the ordinance.
And we will move on to item number seven, which is the adoption.
Madam Mayor.
I'm sorry.
I believe we might need to waive the rules for voting on this tonight. Is that correct?
Do we need that? I don't think so. No? Okay, fine. Let me just... Mayor, may I be recognized?
Since this is just functionary, I'd discuss with some of the Aldermen to go ahead and waive
the rules tonight and go ahead and move this ordinance forward. Well, with that then I'll
I'll entertain a motion to suspend the rules. So moved. Second. We have a suspension of the rules made by Alderman Klemm, seconded by Alderman Sellers. Suspension of the rules is non-debatable and was passed by a two-thirds majority. Madam Clerk, could you please take the role on the suspension only? Parker? Aye. Stacy? Fine. Shadle? Aye. Sanders? Aye. Sellers? Aye. Klemm? Aye. And Johnson? Aye. The motion to suspend passes 7-0.
So then before you is the final reading for this ordinance. If there's no further discussion, Alderman, Sanders?
Yeah, could you repeat to the Council of that suspension? Again, I didn't get it all, so I just need you to go.
You just want to understand the suspension portion of it?
The question on the suspension portion.
Sure, I can answer that. Alderman Sanders, I just was asking for a suspension so we could
just move forward with some basic business here. It happens to be an ordinance, but it
is not that we'd like to move forward with it so that we can do other things.
Madam Clerk, please take the roll.
Parker?
Aye.
Stacy?
Aye.
Shadle?
Aye.
Sanders?
Aye.
Sellers?
Aye.
Item number seven is the adaption of resolution 2025-128. Could you please read this?
Resolution ratifying emergency water main repairs by Fisher excavating on Winchester Court.
Thank you. Manager Boyer.
Thank you, Your Honor. We've had multiple breaks on a section of dead end section of water main at Winchester Court.
I believe there's at least seven breaks already in the pipe. One of the reasons you have water main breaks is water hammer.
Hammer. And whenever you have a dead end, you have the opportunity for water hammer.
So when we had this most, we've had two breaks here recently on this section.
And we went ahead and took the opportunity to connect it to a water main that
is just beyond the backyards of the houses on the east side of Winchester Court,
tying into a larger water main that's on, on a utility easement.
No, I'm sorry. What's that?
The tie-in's not done yet.
This is just a repair.
Okay. I apologize. Anyway, this is a replay. This is a repair of that water main and we're
This is a repair of that water main and we're going to be looking for opportunity to loop
it.
But in the meantime, we would request just ratifying this resolution for the emergency
repair.
Is there a motion to adopt?
So moved.
Second.
Motion made by Alderman Klemm, seconded by Alderman Sellers.
Discussion on the resolution.
Madam Clerk, please take the roll.
Parker?
Aye.
Stacy?
Aye.
Shadle?
Aye.
Klemm? Aye. And Johnson? Aye. The resolution is adopted seven to zero. Item number eight is the adoption of resolution
2025-129. Could you please read this? Resolution ratifying emergency sewer repairs
by Fisher Excavating on Shawnee Avenue. Manager Boyer? Thank you, Your Honor. Again,
Shawnee has been a little bit of a challenge. We have quite a bit of work
work yet to do out there during the process we had some very poor old sewer lateral that
was underground fairly deep and we had to call in for we had a basically a failure of
the sewer while working on the relocation of the gas main so staff is requesting ratification
of this of this emergency repair thank you is there a motion to adopt so moved second
We have a motion made by Alderman Shadle, seconded by Alderman Klemm. Discussion on the resolution?
Mayor?
Sure.
I'd like to point out that Fishers helped us with this emergency repair, but we plan
to file an insurance claim against NICOR and their subcontractor for the complete cost
of this repair. It was due to the undermining of the sewer and the city had some costs in
& 2, so we're pursuing all the costs that the city has, which is this bill plus some
city bypass cost as well.
Alderman Sellers?
I just want to know, does this have anything to do with being down there on Shawnee with
the Vidak thing too?
Okay.
Yes.
Anything else?
Sorry.
Yes, it does.
does the gas had to be relocated under the Shawnee Vidak in order to do the water and
storm construction that's required to lower the road so that is why they were working
there.
Alderman Sanders?
Is that an emergency situation?
This sewer was an emergency situation.
Sewer was?
Yes, because they broke the sewer main and the line that comes down Shawnee has significantly
Fowler,
Davis, the store in the process of working in that area. Okay. All right, thanks.
There's no further discussion. Madam Clerk, please take the roll. Parker? Aye.
Stacy? Aye. Shadle? Aye. Sanders? Sellers? Aye. Klemm? Aye. And Johnson? Aye. The motion passes 7 to 0.
Mayor, I forgot to write down the motion in the second. That would have been Shadle, Klemm. Thank you.
And item number nine is the adoption of resolution 2025-130. Could you please read this?
Resolution to approve an agreement with IVS doing business as angel tracks for installation of video
security systems on pretzel city transit buses. Thank you. Director Heimendinger. Thank you,
Moore, Madam Mayor, the City of Freeport was awarded $65,000 through the 2021 Rebuild Illinois
grant to install video security systems on 16 PCAT buses. The project was bid and approved
by Council on April 7th, 2025 for Angotrack at a total cost of $41,033.67. IDOT has finally
County provided pre-award concurrence to proceed. That's why this item is back on here. Funding
is fully covered through the grant and within budget. Staff recommends the approval of the
installation of the video cameras in the public transportation vehicles. This project aligns
with our strategic goal of providing a connected and accessibility community through safe and
secure public transit for Freeport and the rest of Stevenson County.
Thank you. Is there a motion to adopt?
So moved.
Second.
Seconded by Alderman Shadle, seconded by Alderman Sellers. Discussion on the resolution. Alderman Stacy?
So, do I understand you to be saying that there is no cost to the city that is all by IDOT covered?
Yes, everything is covered. Yep, that's correct.
Alderman Sellers?
Yeah, I'd just like to know, is that all the buses or how many?
It's 16 of the buses. The other fours, we have 20 fleet. But the 16 are the ones that that's what we had when we were doing this grant and going through the work. So that's the ones that have been approved.
Okay.
And so eventually, we will probably ask, you know, we were clearly under budget. So hopefully this grant comes back and then we can able to do the next four.
Okay.
Thank you.
Alderman Sanders.
Yeah, what department monitors the video feeds and records of those feeds and how is it demonstrated to the public on how, because I don't want it to impede upon anybody's rights, and I like to see the documentations or councils should see the documentation of the processing of the video and how it's being handled and things of that nature.
Absolutely, absolutely. When they are installed, they primarily are going to be used for when
they're parked. They're parked in an open parking lot and so we want to make sure that we capture
anything that is done when they're not in use. They will probably also be turned on since you
have seen we had two accidents with two of the buses so this allows us to kind of know what was
Alderman,
What agency monitors those feeds, those video feeds, who is conducting that and what department
or agency that takes that in?
Because the buses are, you know, with the Senior Resource Center and, you know, they'll
be feeding in there, I think they would have the first priority of monitoring and assessing
the cameras and also making sure that everything's working properly and that batteries are in
Parker, Stacey, Shadle, Sanders, Sellers, Klemm, Johnson, The Resolution passes 7-0.
Item number 10 is the Adoption of Resolution 2025-131.
Could you please read this?
Appointing Gert Trudheimer-Dinger, Director of Community & Economic Development, to serve
as City's Representative on the Board of Trustees of the Northern Illinois Land Bank Authority.
Thank you.
Manager Boyer?
Thank you, Your Honor.
The Northern Illinois Land Bank Authority has restored over 41 properties since its creation
in 2019.
Traditionally, the Community Development Director from the City of Freeport is appointed to
this board for one of the seats and staff is recommending moving forward having Gertrude
Heimerdinger as the city's Freeport representative to the land bank.
Is there a motion to adopt?
So moved.
Second.
We have a motion made by Alderman Parker, seconded by Alderman Sellers.
Discussion on this resolution?
Madam Clerk, please take the roll.
Parker?
Aye.
Stacy?
No. Shadle? Aye. Sanders? No. Sellers? Aye. Klemm? Aye. And Johnson? Aye. The resolution
is adopted 5-2. Item number 11 is the adoption of resolution 2025-132. Could you please read
this? Resolution approving payment to Metropolitan Industries for purchase of a water system
Booster for Well House Number 11. Manager Boyer. Thank you Your Honor. So without getting into too
much technical detail, Well 11 has a system that injects a polymer ahead of the well water that
basically grabs any radioactive or radium that's in the water. We do have a small amount in the
natural water table. So it binds with the radium and then it is filtered out. Now this setup is
This is working fine, however, because of the extensively long tubing and piping network
We need to add a carrier water system so that we can move the HMO polymer rapidly through
the system and not have it coagulate within the chemical feed piping.
So staff is requesting moving forward with the purchase of the skid system which includes
the pump and the water and that so that we can set that in place and get it working properly.
Is there a motion to adopt?
So moved.
Second.
There will be a motion made by Alderman Shadle, seconded by Alderman Klemm.
Discussion?
I just have a question.
Alderman Sellers?
Yeah, just wanting to know, with that system booster, will we also need one for 12?
Well, 12 is still under, like, it's, I'm not sure if we're completely done with design,
but we will definitely be incorporating carrier water in a pump with HMO if the water quality
requires it.
Oh, okay.
it's a different location it could very well need it but we'll be paying very close attention that
moving forward. Alderman Stacey. Did we not know or have the understanding that we needed this skid
mount when we did well 11? Yes we did we planned that we would need it someday when we first
We started pumping the well. Our levels of radium were very low. But as we pumped the well and exercised the aquifer, those levels increased. And as they increased, we went ahead and installed the chemical, the HMO chemical. What we didn't know was that it would plate out inside the chemical feed lines going to the filters. And so this this skid mounted pump system will help us to avoid that failure in the future.
Alderman Stacey
Okay, so would it have been cheaper or more beneficial to have done this from the beginning and not waiting?
To be honest with you, nobody anticipated this to happen in the chemical feed lines going up to the filters
and even if we had known that, it wouldn't have changed the amount of money that this is
So that would have been the same expense, regardless of whether we installed it on the first day or whether we installed it now.
Darren?
Yeah, I'd just like to add, since the design of the wellhouse treatments, there's been changes to the state plumbing
guidelines and backflow prevention is required at multiple points throughout these facilities to feed chemicals. And just the
The down and dirty is every time you go through backflow prevention, it reduces the water pressure, which reduces the scouring effect that goes when you feed this coagulant. So this is something that we built the well house if it was needed in the future that we'd be able to change. We've been having some maintenance issues that we've had to spend a significant amount of time cleaning these pipes. And this system will take care of that permanently. We've we've checked into three
different alternates. And this is the best method for taking care of all three chemical rooms. Currently based on the state plumbing code, I do anticipate this will have to go in well 12 as well. But we can do that at the time we build it now that we kind of know what the pressures in the area are. Until we built the well house and we got the pressures exactly at that property with the depths, it was hard to anticipate if it was a for sure needed thing.
and others.
We're trying to respect the process and not buy things we don't need.
Alderman Sanders?
Yeah, have we had any incidents with these backflow preventers?
Have we had any incidents with this that is bringing us to our attention at this current
time?
Are we having any issues is what I'm getting at.
No, we've had no issues with the backflow preventers.
State code requires that they're all tested annually and certified.
So it's more of a prevention module to make sure that if something were to happen in the
drinking water system that it can't pull chemicals back out of the building into the drinking
water and not have them regulated or monitored on the amount that would be brought back.
So it's a good device.
It's not something that's been enforced heavily like it has started to be in the last couple
of years.
Alderman Sanders?
Well, can we get the data, you say once a year, a data report, can we get the actual data reports on the system that is preventing backflow of chemicals and particles and whatever back into the water system?
So, so the data that's provided on the backflow preventer is a physical test.
You actually have to bring a device to the site and a certified technician has to test
that and they tag and lock the unit right on site.
So the tag of certification only exists right there on that unit and it's required to stay
there.
Oh, okay.
Yeah, thanks.
There's no further discussion.
Madam Clerk, please take the roll.
Parker?
Aye.
Stacy?
Aye.
Shadle? Aye. Sanders? Aye. Sellers? Aye. Klemm? Aye. And Johnson? Aye. The resolution is adopted 7-0. Item number 12 is the adoption of Resolution 2025-133. Could you please read this? Resolution approving agreement with Fehr Graham to provide IEPA required sampling for any potential soil contamination at the Fuel Island at 1001 North Island Avenue. Thank you. Manager Boyer? Thank you, Your Honor. The City of Freeport recently replaced the Fuel Island
Fuele Island to comply with state codes. Our City Fuele Island was a former leaking underground
storage tank facility categorized by the EPA. When we first started working on the project,
they wanted additional soil samples. We were kind of under the time crunch, but they went
ahead and let us move forward with the construction. Now we're getting word from them that we now
I have to go back and do some core sampling for the for the actual contaminants that they believe are there and So we're we've worked with them, but we have to do core sampling. So it's going to cost approximately thirty four thousand dollars and we'll be pursuing additional funds outside funds to cover approximately five thousand, but everything but five thousand, but there is no guarantee that we'll receive those additional funds. So I just wanted to let everyone or make you
be aware that we'll be doing the work and we'll be submitting for reimbursement and hopefully
we will receive that. However, we need to move forward with a project for $34,850 to
core sample for leaking, you know, basically contamination underneath the fuel island at
Island Avenue.
Motion to approve.
So moved.
Second.
Motion made by Alderman Klemm, seconded by Alderman Sellers. Discussion on the resolution?
Alderman, Sellers, just wondering where would we get the the reimbursement if we if we did get it where would it come from yeah so the cleanup program is called lost which is leaking underground tanks and we don't believe that we have them we do quarterly testing on our tanks that proves that they're airtight and they don't leak but since it was a former cleanup site and we did have a couple
We talked about all the changes that are coming forward with the fuel tanks. And that kind of old regime of EPA that kind of understood when you have tanks back in the 70s that leaked, they didn't clean up everything perfectly. They require further testing now. And that's a rule we, I just want everybody to know that we did all of our efforts to try to stop this testing and not do this expense. This lost sight back when the tanks were replaced was approved for
and
City, we're not trying to you know turn this into some profit center or whatever
but the sampling is required and what's not included here in the memo is we have
a demand letter from EPA that this has to happen. Yes is this just a one-time
thing or we're gonna have to do this sample again next year and or is this
just a one-time thing? We believe it'll be a one-time thing based on the results
Davis, but until we have those in hand, I can't tell you if further testing is going
to be required.
Okay.
Thank you.
Alderman Sanders, did you have a hand up?
Oh, yeah.
Thank you.
On the removal, we're talking about the removal of those tanks, am I correct?
No.
Not removals.
Not at this time, no.
Testing to see if we have a
Just doing a testing to see if we have a soil sample issue with leakage is what we're saying,
is what you're saying.
What the demand letter states is that we have to take eight core samples around the existing
tanks and the fuel lines leading to the new fuel island that we built to ensure that nothing
there is currently leaking.
And we did pressure tests, like I said, we do quarterly pressure testing that we pay
and I, and we also dug up that entire site to make sure nothing was leaking before we
did it.
The original sample that came back that was over the limits was near the fuel island that
was not replaced back in the 70s and 80s when they did the tanks.
And you have to remember that, you know, as people fill tanks and stuff and you have a
little bit of spillage and the concrete's cracked, you're going to have some of those
constituents go down into the ground in those areas.
and that's exactly what we think happened and that's why we applied back to the state
not to have to have this expense or do this but it's a new law we have to comply.
So we're confident that it may not be leakage going on.
I couldn't say without a shadow of a doubt but I would say that I'm 95% confident we
have no leaks on the existing system.
The dual tanks are pressurized all the time and they've always passed the test which
Parker, Stacey, Shadle, Sanders, Sellers, Klemm, and Johnson.
The resolution is adopted 7-0.
Item number 13 is reports of Department Heads, Finance, Community Development, Public Works.
Just a couple of projects I was asked to give some updates on.
So we're heading towards completion of our streets program for this year.
The final project should be getting paved this Thursday, unless we have some inclement
weather it might get pushed today.
That's 18th Avenue.
They're prepping right now to final grade.
So Helms should be paving that at the end of the week.
The EV charger program that we discussed in past is moving forward.
and anybody that's been down by the municipal lot or the Lindo lot, those two constructions are going on right now. The intent is to have those constructed primarily, which would not be 100% but close by the end of November, beginning of December. And we're looking for a what they call a live charge, which is when they turn them on sometime in December, probably towards the end of December. So I just, that's the work that's going on there. Now there'll be four EV chargers at
Both the municipal lot and four at the, we call it the Lindo lot, but it's the lot at
State and Maine.
One of those at each location will be handicap accessible.
And they'll all be level three chargers.
So they'll be one of the best if not the best chargers in the area for charging electrical
vehicles in a quick amount of time.
And we're also doing some advancements to them that if there's only one vehicle charging
that you actually get a quicker charge because we're linking two of them together to give them more
power. So it's kind of a unique novelty that Freeport's doing with these chargers to try and
draw more people to Freeport. Finally, I wanted to tell you that the NPDES permit, which is our US EPA
discharge permit at the wastewater treatment facility has been issued, just came out last week.
it has a lot of new requirements in it which is very consistent with the rest of the state and so
i believe at the november cowl we're going to be going over a few of the items that have changed
and additional required testing to the waste streams that has to start happening in 2026
fire nothing this evening police yes madam mayor i just wanted to give an update for the police
Department and the Records Management System. Recently the Police Department and the 911 Center
along with the county and other agencies within the county changed our entire records management
system including the 911 system that tracks and records all 911 calls. It's been a major project.
It's taken quite a bit amount of time but we're slowly working through some of the bugs. With
With that, I just want to highlight a couple of things.
One, we certainly want to get a blotter or list of calls
and things out to people that is in the works.
Unfortunately, it's taking some time,
because it's not something that our last records management
or this record management, that they
have an automatic program for.
So we have to build the report.
We have to check that the report doesn't
include sensitive information on juveniles, victims,
Coon, Frank, and John.
And then we have a lot of other things that we're
doing with the public.
We have a lot of things that we're doing with the
public, like victim addresses, names, things
like that.
So that is in the works and we're working on it.
I would also like to highlight that in the
future, part of this new system also is going to
have online reporting for the public, meaning if
you wish to log onto the system, you can report
things from home.
Say you had a lot of ornaments stolen or you
A good way for the community to save some time and help our efficiency as well, so we look forward to eventually being able to utilize all of the new aspects of it, but it is going to take a little bit of time, so.
Library.
Thank you.
Before the library went fine free in early 2025, we hosted a food drive every February called Food for Fines.
The staff really wanted to continue hosting a community food drive, so they worked with FACC to create one for the month of November.
It is a coincidence that it is also aligning with some changes with SNAP benefits, so we're happy that we have everything set up and ready to go and take donations.
We are doing weekly themes that are themed on requests that FACC has specifically asked for.
We're currently in week one, which is November 1st through the 8th, and we're collecting peanut butter and jelly.
Week two is November 9th through the 15th, and we're collecting macaroni and pasta.
And week three is November 16th through the 22nd, and we're collecting sauces.
and week four, November 23rd through the 30th, we're collecting soup. Obviously, we'll take anything
that's not expired or not perishable and we'll make sure that the donations go to organizations
that are seeking them, which is a lot right now. IT? Manager Boyer. Thank you, Your Honor, and
Darren kind of talked about this briefly, but right now the crews are very busy getting all
and all the prep work done for the Chargers down at the municipal lot. We are starting
to do leaf season a little at a time, but the leaf crews should be out in moderation
here in the next few days. So, thank you very much and also keep your eye open on or keep
your eye open on the leaf collection map. So, thank you.
And I have nothing new to report. Alderman Parker?
Nothing tonight.
Alderman Stacy?
No.
Alderman Shadle?
Shadle, neighborhood watch meeting Thursday this Thursday the 6th, Schwartz
on Park Boulevard 6 p.m. Alderman Sanders? Nothing. Alderman Sellers? Just want to say
thank you to the Community Development Department for their hard work of
getting a lot of those dilapidated houses, getting a lot of comments of
saying how great it looks in the neighborhoods that have had to look at
and I have had that for many of years, so thank you.
Alderman Klemm?
If I could just take a second to thank our new Interim Chief that's come aboard.
We appreciate the work.
We look forward to what you're going to do and your work coming up.
If I could just take a minute of your time.
It's that time of year for a lot of veterans things, and I know these things have not come out until just recently, until late.
Freeport High School has a veterans program on Monday at 9 o'clock in the
cafeteria Freeport Middle School has a veterans program at 8 o'clock on the
11th and Tuesday Monday November 10th is a veterans resource fair at the Eagles
for all veterans to take part in to see if there's extra benefits and stuff that
they could receive Pearl City is having a ceremony November 5th at 830 with
breakfast at nine Lena is also doing a program and keep in mind as you think a
veteran during this time only 1% less than 1% of the people in the United
States have served there's about four of them up here at this table so thank you
thank you all in Johnson I just like to say if anybody wants to look at some
beautiful trees come to Freeport the trees around the city are just absolutely
beautiful move on to item number 17 which is public comment are there any public
comments this evening I'd like to thank the park board for trimming up all the
trees it looks really nice
We love all the trees. It looks really nice in our park. Especially at our corner. We live at the corner of Woodside and Park Boulevard and there is this big bush. It looked like a giant bush that was down there and for years I just hold my breath as I rounded the corner and they just started hacking away on it and I couldn't believe it. It was just three scrawny walnut trees that were there
I don't know what all those other things were, but now I can see when I go around the corner.
So I'm very appreciative.
Anyone else?
Hi, my name is Sue Cook, Winchester Drive, and I'm here to talk about Operation Feed 45, which I think is running adjunct to FACC.
I love that the library is doing what they're doing, but this is just another add-on so that there's more food coming in because the need is going to be great, really great.
So we have boxes out right now at The Fresh Spot, Nine East, Evangelical Church of Christ,
and our neighbors in the north, American Family Insurance in Monroe, are actually collecting
for Freeport. So I think that's awesome that they're doing that for us. So please look
out if there are anybody here that has a place that would like to have a donation box, if
and all the people would like to talk to their constituents at their neighborhood watch meetings
and ask to look for operation 45, feed 45 boxes and maybe bring an additional, there
might be FACC and this box here.
Bring that additionally so that you could have one can of soup here, one can of soup
there and one can of soup for the library.
So there should be enough to spread that around and really help feed Freeport, Stevenson County
and if Monroe is saying we're willing to help, then Stevenson County should be saying okay
let's get behind this.
So thank you very much.
Any other public comments?
We'll entertain a motion for adjournment.
So moved.
Second.
Motion made by Alderman Seller, seconded by Alderman Shadle.
All those in favor?
Aye.