Board borrows $1.8 million for capital projects
Although a replacement ambulance and other purchases are points of contention for two trustees, the Village Board on Monday borrowed $1.8 million for this year's capital projects, which includes $1 million for roads.
Trustees David Baum and Art Zabel, who voted against the loan, last week tried to have the ambulance, estimated at $225,000, removed from the budget.
However, concerns on mileage and the aging vehicles in the village's fleet prevailed, and the ambulance remains in the budget.
Baum also attempted to get firefighter turnout gear, with a $117,000 price tag, funded within the operating budget, a third of the gear needed each year. But other trustees noted contract obligations, safety and implementation of a future replacement plan.
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