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Richmond village limits public participation at meetings
by Greg Cryns 5/19/05
At
the regular scheduled meeting on May 18th the board accepted the
resignations of Karla Thomas as Village Clerk and Kathleen Hellman as Village
Treasurer. Hellman was sworn in as
the new Village Clerk. Hellman has previous experience in this position with
Richmond village. James
Speaker took over the Village Treasurer position. Speaker is a long time
resident of the village who also worked as a paramedic on the Fire Department.
He teaches math at Marion Central High School. Officer
Rich Contant assumed the permanent position as the Richmond Police Chief.
Contant took over temporarily for Roger
Szewczyk over a month ago. A
developer is seeking to build 41 luxury homes on the south side of Hill Road off
Route 12. There are 56 acres in the development. The two story brick homes will
start in price at approximately $750,000. The board approved provisional
platting for the development that is not currently annexed to the village but is
within the Trustee
Dan Deters was concerned about the oak trees on the acreage. “It is our job to
protect natural assets,” said Deters. He wants to make sure that the
development spares as many trees as possible during construction. Castle
Gardens would like to put a 3- sided sign near the retail store at Rt. 12 and
Rt. 31. The board approved a variance for the sign if it is at 100 square feet
per side. Representatives from the business said the sign would be pleasing to
the eye.
In
public comments Charlie Eldredge thanked the law enforcement officers of McHenry
County for accompanying him to Washington D.C. for a special ceremony for his
uncle and great grandfather. An
audience member asked that the village post the upcoming agendas on the village
website and to have the village office open one evening a week to assist people
who work all day. President Lauri Olson said she would look into both requests. It
was noted that the latest agenda outline broke with tradition by not putting a
second opportunity for public comments. In addition, the items that could be
voted on are no longer starred. Village Administrator Tim Savage said the board
can vote on any item on the agenda except that which is specified as “new
business.” The
board went into closed session for pending litigation and personnel issues. Starting
in June, 2005, regular village meetings will be held on the first and third
Thursdays of the month. They will begin ˝ hour earlier at 7:00 pm.
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