- The board voted to approve the meeting minutes from the December 13, 2017 meeting.
- Gonet’s water superintendent report and departmental bills for January were approved.
- Bills payable in January specified in Jachino’s treasurer report were approved.
- Village president Rick Cearlock presented before the board that their grant status was in its closing stages, as USDA Rural Development is awaiting manual and maintenance information in order to close out the process. The new truck was delivered in late December and was viewed by the board members and any present members of the public. An article was written by the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation, which helped throughout the grant process, which was released to the news media. Gonet cited some concerns with the truck, but resolving some of those issues will take some time.
- Speier, newly re-appointed to the ambulance board, briefly discussed the newer ambulance they acquired a couple months ago and that their other ambulance is beginning to become worn out. The ambulance board of directors will be seeking to go through the grant process to acquire another ambulance, with eyes focused on some prospects.
- A nuisance complaint was discussed regarding reckless driving behavior around the village. The unidentified culprit has been going around the village making awkward turns that create ruts and unnecessary additional wear and tear of the roads. It was cited that it has taken place in different parts of the village. A possible suspect was discussed, but with not enough evidence to prove it, it has been referred to village trustee Tom Detmers, who oversees the village’s police, health and safety affairs, by discussing this complaint with the Nokomis Police Department and Bill Kenny, NPD chief of police.
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