Villa Park meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Villa Park trustees weigh $499,860 Fire Station 82 design contract; police and fire hires on tap

Villa Park's most consequential item this week is a $499,860 professional services contract for the Fire Station 82 design project, which the Village Board of Trustees considered at its Aug. 10 meeting. The board also held second readings on three ordinances and approved a consent agenda that included more than $1.5 million in billing listings. Minutes from that meeting have not yet been published, so the outcome of the votes is not known.

Fire Station 82 design contract

The Village Board's Aug. 10 agenda included a $499,860 agreement with 845 Design Group for evaluation, programming, and design of Fire Station 82. The board also held second readings on three ordinances: allowing monthly code enforcement hearings instead of biweekly, requiring five business days' notice for special meetings, and splitting water rates into pass-through and operations charges. The consent agenda included $1,538,203.18 in billing listings, a bulk rock salt purchase from SaltXchange, and zoning variations for residential decks, signs, and gazebos. The Committee of the Whole had discussed the same project the same day, but no votes were scheduled.

Police and fire personnel

The Board of Fire and Police Commission is scheduled to meet Aug. 25 to approve routine bills totaling $5,594.75 for background checks, medicals, and psychological testing. The agenda confirms the hiring of four probationary police officers—Joel Holler, Andrew Pechnik, Nicholas Boryk, and Joshua DiNatale—and one probationary firefighter/paramedic, Audriana Escobar, effective Aug. 31. The board will also note the resignation of Officer Joseph Basile, effective Aug. 6.

Zoning and planning

The Zoning Board of Appeals held public hearings Aug. 12 on a special use request for 105 W. St. Charles Rd. (Irshad Khanlodhi) and variation requests for 53 W. Roosevelt Rd. (David Voss) and 138 W. Roosevelt Rd. (Atlas Khan). The Plan Commission met Aug. 19 to discuss the Ardmore Avenue Improvement Project from IL 38 to IL 64, additional stop signs at Summit intersections, safety measures at N. Third Ave and Sunset, RRFB installations at school crossings, and a pedestrian crosswalk at Ardmore and VanBuren near Lufkin Park. No decisions have been published for either meeting.

Other meetings

The Senior Concerns Commission met Aug. 17 to consider a board recommendation to change its chairperson from Cindy Wood to Joanne Lewis, and to discuss Villa Fest and the Senior Concerns Fair. The G.R.E.E.N. Commission met Aug. 18 to discuss the Keep Villa Park Clean and Green campaign, Leave the Leaves, educational campaigns, and village composting sites. The Villa Fest Subcommittee met Aug. 11 to vote on upgraded sponsor banner and shirt samples and set a date for a final special meeting. The Garden Village Commission meeting scheduled for Aug. 20 was cancelled.

Coming up

• **Aug. 25** – Community F.U.N. Commission: Autumn Jubilee planning, including marketing, vendors, entertainment, and sponsorships.
• **Aug. 25** – Board of Fire and Police Commission: Hiring of four police officers and one firefighter/paramedic.
• **Aug. 25** – Local Liquor Control Commission: Meeting cancelled; a special meeting is set for Sept. 1.
• **Aug. 26** – Growth Commission: Discussion of Captain Midnight statue and a small business workshop on Sept. 24.
• **Aug. 27** – Joint Review Boards for TIF Districts #3, #4, #5, and #7: Review of 2024 annual TIF reports and auditor compliance reports, plus selection of public members and chairpersons.

All meetings are open to the public. Agendas and minutes are available on the village website.

Villa Park boards set to weigh water rates, parking, and hiring as summer commissions ramp up event planning

Villa Park's advisory commissions and boards held a packed two weeks of meetings, with the Village Board of Trustees scheduled to take up water rate changes, overnight parking on Terrace Street, and more than $626,000 in bill listings. Because minutes have not yet been published for any of these meetings, the items below reflect what was on each agenda — not confirmed outcomes.

Village Board of Trustees (July 27)

The Board's agenda included bill listings for July 13 and July 20, 2026, totaling $626,793.48. Trustees were scheduled to discuss a proposed ordinance to amend water rates and charges, and to hold a second reading of an ordinance to allow overnight parking on Terrace Street. Also on the agenda: an agreement with Legat Architects for the Car 321 Historic Rail Car Project, and the Final Plat of Subdivision for Walter's Yale Resubdivision at 150 W. Sidney Avenue. The board was also set to review a remote attendance policy and a five-year financial plan.

Board of Fire and Police Commission (July 28)

The commission was scheduled to review requests to remove multiple candidates from police and fire eligibility lists. The agenda included a request to begin new testing with National Testing Network for Firefighter/Paramedic candidates, noting the current list will be exhausted. Two payments were listed: $2,790.00 to IFCA for FD DC Assessment and $1,375.00 to Shaughnessy & Associates for PD Polygraphs. The agenda also included ratification of conditional offers for police candidates Andrew Pechnik, Nicholas Boryk, and Carson Kucera, and notification of Officer Dennis Campos's retirement effective January 3, 2027.

Garden Village Commission (July 23)

This commission was set to finalize recommendations to the Village Board on three initiatives: a Rain Barrel Initiative, a Rotary Park Native Planting Process, and Picnic Table Initiative Sponsorship Levels. Discussion items included naming a new park at S. Villa Ave. and Julia, and a new business item on a Community Fishing Lure Exchange.

Community F.U.N Commission (July 28)

Commissioners were scheduled to vote on the Autumn Jubilee flyer and sign design and assign roles for the event, covering vendor recruitment, entertainment, and a beer garden. The agenda included a recap of the 4th of July Parade, coordination with the Garden Village Commission on the Summer Landscape Contest, and a reminder that all receipts and reimbursement requests are due by August 10 for a financial review.

Villa Fest Subcommittee (July 28)

The subcommittee was set to vote on budget items for children's attractions — bounce houses, face painting, and a balloon twister — and on advertising costs. The agenda also included updates on entertainment and band contracts, food and craft vendor counts, and a volunteer spreadsheet.

Community Recreation Commission (July 29)

After its July 22 meeting was cancelled and rescheduled, the commission's July 29 agenda included an introductory conversation on a baseball field rental procedure and proposal from the village, 2027 pool pass information, and the 2027 Lufkin Family Entertainment Series. Unfinished business covered a sports swap promotion, a veterans rate for open gym and membership, and a Jefferson Pool update.

Other meetings

The G.R.E.E.N. Commission (July 21) was set to assign roles and discuss village composting sites and policies, plus fishing line recycling. The Villa Park Growth Commission (July 22) held a routine procedural meeting with no new ordinances, contracts, or public hearings scheduled. Coffee with the Village Board (August 1) offered residents an informal chance to speak with President Kevin Patrick and trustees; no formal decisions were listed.

Coming up

Two upcoming meetings are on the calendar, and both are canceled. The Senior Concerns Commission meeting scheduled for August 3 at 6:00 PM has been canceled. The Local Liquor Control Commission's special meeting scheduled for August 4 has also been canceled. No other meetings are listed in the next 14 days.