New Police Headquarters Occupancy Set for September 12
By Stephen Nelson At the September 5 Manteno Village Board meeting, it was announced all remodeling and renovation of the new building that will be police headquarters has been completed, and the department will be operating at the facility, 110 Marquette Place South, beginning September 12. The village held an open house and ribbon cutting…
New Playground Equipment Coming to Windfield Park In Manteno
By Stephen Nelson At their July 17 village board meeting, Manteno trustees approved the purchase of park equipment for Windfield Park at a cost of $62,338 from NuToys Leisure Products. The playground equipment will include swings and slides, plus rubber mulch will be added on the ground to prevent injuries to users. There will be…
Tax Rebate Applications Available For Manteno Homeowners
By Stephen Nelson At its June 19 meeting, the Manteno Village Board passed an ordinance establishing a tax reimbursement account for the 2022 tax year and authorizing distributions to owners of taxable homestead property in the village. Manteno will be making rebates of 100 percent of the village portion of resident’s property taxes this year.…
Property Tax Rebate Applications For Manteno Residents Now Available
By Stephen Nelson During the Manteno Village Board meeting on June 5, residents were reminded applications for a 100 percent rebate of the village portion of their property tax bill now are available. The application is available on the village website, which is villageofmanteno.com. In addition, Mayor Tim Nugent announced the move by the police…
Manteno Village Board Approves Legacy Park Improvement Funds
By Stephen Nelson The Manteno Village Board approved spending for landscaping and improvement projects at Legacy Park at its Monday, May 15, meeting. The board awarded the landscaping contract, worth $43,500, to Scenic Landscaping. Trustees also awarded the Legacy Site Work contract, worth $122,711.50, to Kankakee Valley Construction Company. In other business, trustees approved an…
Manteno Welcomes New Police Officer
By Stephen Nelson At its Monday, May 1, meeting, the Manteno Village Board presided over the swearing in of new police officer Connor McCormick. He is a Manteno native and was employed by Kankakee County Corrections. Manteno Police Chief Alan Swinford says new hires for the department will continue this year, with at least another…
Manteno Budget Ends in Surplus but Projects Over $2 Million Revenue Shortfall Next Year
By Stephen Nelson At its Monday, April 17, meeting, the Manteno Village Board approved a budget amendment ordinance for the current fiscal year ending April 30. The amended document shows total general fund revenues up $1,515,050 from the original budget projections, beating them by 24.38 percent. The amended budget ordinance also projects total village government…
Strict New Manteno Building Code Affects What Residents Can Build On Their Property
By Stephen Nelson At their Monday, March 6, meeting, the Manteno Village Board revised the building code, which will restrict what residents can build in their back yards. Under the new code, several things now will be violations, including tree houses and green houses. The code also restricts sheds to certain requirements. Back yard or…
Manteno Adds to Village Code to Address Unkempt Properties
By Stephen Nelson At its February 21 meeting, the Manteno Village Board passed an ordinance amending the Village Health and Sanitation Code, with a new chapter that specifically addresses garbage, debris, and graffiti on private property. Mayor Tim Nugent said the amended code will give the village authority to take specific action to deal with…
Sign Purchase Approved by Manteno Village Board
By Stephen Nelson There was a single action item on the agenda at the Manteno Village Board meeting on February 6. Trustees approved spending $52,694.40 for the purchase of an electronic sign to be installed outside the new police headquarters building. Mayor Tim Nugent said the renovation work on the former bank building is still…
Time To Renew Golf Cart Registrations In Manteno
By Stephen Nelson At the January 17 Manteno Village Board Meeting, which lasted 13 minutes from beginning to end, Mayor Tim Nugent announced that it’s time to renew registrations for golf carts that use village streets. The mayor said, “everyone who registered last year will be getting a renewal form in the mail.” Anyone interested…
Marion Announces Manteno Village/Chamber of Commerce Departure
By Madeleine Willis Sarah Marion announced her departure from the Village of Manteno and the Manteno Chamber of Commerce in a press release to the Manteno Vedette on January 3. Marion’s last day will go into effect March 1. In her departure from the village, she will be starting her own organizational consulting business. Marion…
Manteno Amends Process for Solicitors
By Andrea Arens In new business, the Manteno Village Board amended the solicitors ordinance to move the process for applying for a solicitors permit from village hall to the police and increase the fees. The information of approved solicitors also will be posted on the Police Department’s Facebook page to allow residents to verify approved…
#1 in 2022 – Manteno Village Board Approves Property Tax Reimbursement Plan
No one likes paying property taxes but, when Manteno decided to offer reimbursement of property taxes to homeowners, the plan became very popular online. Although Manteno has more than 9,000 residents, just under 2,000 actually applied for the reimbursement. By Stephen Nelson The Manteno Village Board, at their February 22 meeting, voted to establish a…
Manteno to Build Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
By Stephen Nelson At their Monday, December 19, meeting, the Manteno Village Board approved spending $57,794 for the building of four electric vehicle charging stations. A contract for construction of the stations was awarded to PowerPortEVC, in the amount of $24,794, and a contract for installation of electrical service at the four stations was awarded…
2023 Manteno Property Tax Levy Gets Final Approval
By Stephen Nelson The Manteno Village Board met December 5 for the sole purpose of giving final approval to raising the local property tax next year. The levy will increase by 1.75 percent over this year, as it will be $33,169 greater, coming in at a total of $1,939,500. The higher amount sought actually is less…
Manteno Approves Sizable Property Tax Increase
By Stephen Nelson At their Monday, November 21, meeting, the Manteno Village Board approved the property tax levy for next year. The levy will increase by 1.75 percent over this year, as it will be $33,169 larger, coming in at a total of $1,939,500. The higher amount sought is actually less than the nearly $100,000…
