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Manteno Village Board Approves Gateway Arch Construction Contract
By Stephen Nelson At the Monday, June 6, Manteno Village Board meeting, trustees approved a construction contract for Stevenson Fabrication Services, Inc., at a cost of $56,930, for the Main Street Gateway Arches. Mayor Tim Nugent noted street and sidewalk construction along Main Street currently is causing some obstructions for people trying to get in…
Manteno Board Awards $3.67 Million Construction Contract to Streator Company
By Stephen Nelson At the Manteno Village Board meeting on Monday, May 16, trustees voted to award Vissering Construction of Streator, Illinois a construction contract worth $3.67 million for work on the new Public Works facility now being built. The board also granted a special use permit to Basham, Inc., for an auto repair and…
Village Board Awards Nearly $2 million Contract For Public Works Facility Construction
By Stephen Nelson In a routine business session of the Manteno Village Board on Monday, May 2, trustees awarded a site work contract for the new Public Works facility to Tenco Excavating in the amount of $1,897,556.90. Trustees also awarded a construction contract for the Legacy Park Concession Stand concrete floor and outdoor flatwork to…
Manteno Village Board Passes Budget
By Stephen Nelson The Manteno Village Board approved a budget for the fiscal year that begins May 1 and ends April 30, 2023, at their meeting on Monday, April 18. The general fund expenses for the new year are projected to be $8,324,150 as compared to last year’s spending plan of $10,110,650. Manteno Village Administrator…
Manteno Mayor Tim Nugent Warns Park Vandalism Will be Prosecuted
By Stephen Nelson At the Manteno Village Board meeting on April 4, trustees approved a resolution placing on file a preliminary budget for the fiscal year that begins May 1. Final approval of the budget is expected at the next board meeting on April 18. The board also approved a three-year Park Maintenance Service contract…
Manteno Moves Main Street to Parallel Parking
By Andrea Arens In a unanimous vote at the March 21 board meeting, the village board approved awarding the Main Street Streetscape plan to Tenco Excavating of Bourbonnais, for $994,988.50. The plan, which has been in the works since last year, will renovate three blocks of Main Street from Division to Third and convert the…
Manteno Board Approves Purchase of New Police Department Building
By Stephen Nelson The Manteno Village Board approved the purchase of a building currently occupied by Municipal Trust and Savings Bank, at 110 Marquette Place South, for a new Police Department Headquarters. The action was taken during the board’s March 21 meeting. Manteno will pay $1.65 million for the structure. The money will come from…
Manteno Amends Snowfall Parking Ordinance
By Stephen Nelson In a very brief routine business session on Monday, March 7, the Manteno Village Board voted to amend the parking ordinance for snowfall events of two inches or greater. In the past, on-street parking has been allowed on alternating days, on the sides of the streets – either odd or even. With…
Manteno Village Approves Several Construction Contracts
By Stephen Nelson At the February 7 Manteno Village Board of Trustees meeting, the panel awarded several contracts related to construction projects scheduled for completion this year. The largest was a $1,589,500 contract for work on the new Public Works facility to J&A Steel Mitchell Fabricators of Limestone. Also approved at the Monday meeting were…
MPD Office Manager Honored for 20 Years of Service
By Eric Peterson Manteno Police Chief Al Swinford presented Manteno Police Department Office Manager Carla Hilbert with a plaque to celebrate her 20 years of service with the department. He commented that, in conjunction with the difficulties of the ever-changing clerical work within the office, her communication skills are what truly set her apart from…
Village Board Approves $391K to Remodel Police Department
By Eric Peterson The Village of Manteno held its biweekly board meeting on January 3. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, a moment of silence led by Mayor Nugent, was had by all in honor of critically injured officer Tyler Bailey and fallen officer Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic of the Bradley Police Department., Early on during the…
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