Beach Park board approves $600,000 MFT road project and routine maintenance contracts

The Beach Park Village Board on its regular meeting approved a package of public-works and administrative resolutions that included a $600,000 appropriation from motor fuel tax funds for 2026 road improvements, a crack-sealing contract, a brush-removal contract, and formal authorization for the village administrator to sign certain purchasing documents.

Trustee Mayer, speaking for the public works committee, said the village worked with Baxter & Woodman engineering to scope the 2026 road project, which will cover "2.42 miles." He told the board the project will be paid using a combination of motor fuel tax funds and utility tax revenue and described the $600,000 as a budgeted expense for 2026–27. "This is in keeping with our village priority of more aggressive pavement repair and replacement," Mayer said.

The board also approved participation in the Lake County Municipal League cooperative purchasing program and a contract with Patriot Pavement Maintenance for crack sealing, "in an amount not to exceed $45,000," Mayer said, explaining that crack sealing prevents moisture from entering pavement and extends street life.

For landscape maintenance at detention and retention ponds in the Cambridge subdivision, the board accepted the lone proposal from McLeod Aquatics for brush removal and controlled burns at a cost of $14,705, to be paid from Special Service Area No. 6. A brief colloquy followed in which trustees referenced recent news coverage about prescribed burns in nearby communities; no change to the contract was proposed.

Trustee Mayer moved and the board approved a certificate of authority naming village administrator Mark Huber as the authorized signatory for state purchasing documents related to salt purchases and other agreements; Mayer described the measure as a "formality" required by the state with no fiscal impact.

Earlier in the meeting the board approved a consent agenda that included the regular meeting minutes, the February finance and community development reports, payment of $184,443.86, and Resolution 2026 R7 approving legal service rates for Jenkins Limited. The board also granted telephonic participation for Trustee Wells, who was unable to attend in person for health reasons.

All resolutions were approved on roll call. The board heard additional committee reports and community announcements, including plans for MFT paving markings in the Cambridge Heatherstone subdivision and local community events, then adjourned. The board did not convene an executive session.