Lockport meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Lockport Council to weigh $240K demolition increase, medical clinic permit

Lockport officials this week will consider a $240,000 increase for demolition work on State Street, a special use permit for a medical clinic, and a wireless tower at the high school athletic fields. The City Council meets Wednesday, Aug. 19, with several action items on its agenda.

City Council to vote on demolition, clinic, and tower

The council will vote on Resolution 26-097, which would add $240,000 to the cost of demolition and stabilization work at 711 and 723 S. State St. The total cost after the increase was not listed in the agenda.

Council members will also consider Ordinance 26-020, a special use permit for a wireless monopole at 1298 Garfield Ave., on the Lockport Township High School athletic fields.

A separate item, Resolution 26-092, would accept a $20,000 grant for a fire alarm and sprinkler system at 922-926 S. State St. That address is the same location where the Plan & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on a proposed medical clinic.

Other action items include Resolution 26-080, releasing a bond for Kiddie Academy Rose Center Lot 5, and Resolution 26-091, a 6-month review of closed session minutes. The consent agenda includes approval of prior meeting minutes and payroll. The council also plans an executive session.

Plan & Zoning Commission to hear clinic request

The Plan & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing Aug. 12 on Case #2026-012, a special use permit for a medical clinic at 922-926 S. State St. The applicant is Carleen Kaucky, with practitioners Dr. Atul Joshi, MD, and Carleen Kaucky, FNP-BC. The clinic would offer Botox, hormone replacement therapy, IV drips, and peptide injectables. The commission will also consider approving minutes from its July 8 meeting. No other substantive items are on the agenda.

Committee of the Whole reviews annexations

The Committee of the Whole met Aug. 19 to review two annexation items for placement on a future City Council agenda. One would annex and rezone 610 Maryknoll Dr., Suite B to C-2 Community Commercial, with an annexation agreement that prohibits certain uses, including auto body shops, payday loan agencies, and tobacco shops. The other would annex the former LHSD property at 16801 Prologis Parkway. The committee also heard public comments, limited to 20 minutes total with 5 minutes per speaker, and could enter executive session.

Heritage and Architecture Commission canceled

The Heritage and Architecture Commission meeting scheduled for Aug. 18 at 6:00 pm was canceled. No business was conducted.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days. The next City Council meeting will likely include the annexation items reviewed by the Committee of the Whole.

Lockport boards weigh stormwater contract, rezoning, and wireless monopole; no minutes published yet

Lockport's City Council, Committee of the Whole, and Plan & Zoning Commission all met or were scheduled to meet in the past two weeks, but minutes have not yet been published for any of the sessions. What follows is based on the agendas; confirmed outcomes will depend on the eventual minutes.

Committee of the Whole — July 15

The Committee of the Whole agenda listed four public works resolutions recommended for placement on the next City Council consent agenda:

• **PW-1:** Accept an engineering proposal for Drake Neighborhood Stormwater Improvements at a fee of **$295,670**.
• **PW-2:** Accept a proposal for City Hall bathroom renovations at a fee of **$44,750**.
• **PW-3:** Accept a proposal for the 11th Street Canadian National Railroad Crossing Project at a fee of **$152,934.80**.
• **PW-4:** Appropriate **$432,320** in Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funds for street and highway maintenance.

The recommended action for each was to approve the resolution for placement on the upcoming council meeting agenda. Whether the committee voted to advance them is not yet confirmed in published minutes.

City Council — July 15

The City Council agenda included several land-use and operational items:

• **Rezoning** of 136 W. 18th Street from C-2 Community Commercial to R-3 Limited Multiple-Family Residential.
• **Special Use Permit** for an auto body repair shop and indoor contractor shop at 15062 S. Archer Avenue.
• **Public hearing** on Resolution No. 26-082, a fourth amendment to the annexation agreement for Lockport Square Lot 6 that would extend the occupancy deadline to April 30, 2027.
• **Resolution No. 26-083** to migrate city email and collaboration services to Microsoft 365.
• Consent items: approval of prior minutes, bills through July 7, 2026, and payroll ending July 5, 2026.

Vote tallies and final dispositions are not available because minutes have not been published.

Plan & Zoning Commission — July 8

The commission agenda called for continuing Case #26-1008, a special-use permit for a wireless communications monopole at the Lockport Township High School athletic fields, 1298 Garfield Ave, pending further research on property values and pole height.

The agenda also listed a recommendation to approve rezoning 136 W. 18th Street from C-2 commercial to R-3 limited multiple-family residential — the same property later scheduled for council action — and adoption of findings for a special-use permit for an auto body repair shop at 15062 S. Archer Avenue, with conditions.

In a staff report, the agenda noted that Lockport was selected for a Route 7 corridor study by the Regional Transportation Authority, set to begin in 2027. A steering committee meeting was also scheduled.

What this means for residents

The Drake Neighborhood stormwater proposal, if advanced and approved, would move a roughly $295,670 engineering contract forward for drainage improvements in that area. The rezoning of 136 W. 18th Street could allow multi-family residential use on a parcel currently zoned commercial. The Lockport Square annexation amendment would, if adopted, push an occupancy deadline to April 30, 2027. None of these outcomes is confirmed until minutes are published.

Coming up

Heritage and Architecture Commission — July 21 will consider a Certificate of Appropriateness request for façade improvements and window/door replacement at 922–926 S. State Street. The agenda also includes approval of minutes from the commission's March 17, 2026 meeting and a chairman's report. No other projects or public hearings are listed.