![]() ![]() We came together to get this taken care of because the elderly were involved,” he said. The village administrator said the contractor made a temporary fix until the parts arrived and has since repaired the line. Kosegi added Petrella arranged for bottled water to be delivered to the residents. Kosegi stressed the break was to a line on private property for which the owner is responsible, but he and the mayor provided the complex’s manager with a list of potential contractors and helped locate parts needed by the one who was contacted by Meridian Greene. He said village crews initially shut off the line to prevent the property from flooding, noting water was pumped from a manhole at the site. In other business, Kosegi told council of actions taken by himself and Petrella to help 16 residents of Meridian Greene who were left without water for more than a week when a water line broke on May 5. Petrella said while the village would lose hundreds of dollars in penalties by withdrawing the money at this time, it could gain hundreds more in interest in a new account.Ī motion was made to transfer the funds, but Village Solicitor Jake Linn recommended an ordinance be drawn up for that purpose. He told council members they will need to determine how that money will be used. In related business, Kosegi said a certificate of deposit, in the amount of $250,000, that also was discovered in recent months, will mature in August and can be transferred to another bank where the village maintains its funds. They said the village, as a government entity, could have sought an exemption for most of the property but for reasons that aren’t known, did not.Īsked about the debt’s impact on the village’s financial picture, Kosegi said, “We took a hit but we’re not bankrupt, though we could have used it (the money) for something.”
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