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Intersections and Liquor Hours Topics of Discussion for Manteno Village Board
By Jeff Vorva In light of the tragic March 28 accident near Manteno that took the lives of a woman and her granddaughter, some residents expect the village board to be able to make some changes at that intersection. Board members said they would like to make changes, but it’s in the state’s hands, and…
Apartment Complex Has Manteno Principal Concerned
By Jeff Vorva You might say Matthew Glenn is looking for an exit strategy. Or, at the very least, an exit solution. Before the usual group of citizens spoke to harangue the Manteno Village Board on March 18 about the Gotion EV battery factory, Glenn, the principal at Manteno Elementary School, spoke first and is…
Thies Park Improvement Bid Won by Bourbonnais Company
By Stephen Nelson/Andrea Arens At the Monday, March 4, Manteno Village Board meeting, trustees voted to accept a bid for Phase 2 improvements at Thies Park from Tenco Excavating of Bourbonnais. The cost for the improvement work is $2,075,972.75, with the project expected to begin this spring. It includes work on the parking lot, pickle…
Manteno Park Improvement Approved by Village Board
By Stephen Nelson The Manteno Village Board meeting on February 20 had a light agenda, but trustees did approve the purchase of netting for the baseball fields at Heritage Park. The improvement will cost the village $23,990. Installation work will be performed by Do-All Fence, Inc., of Mokena. Congratulations were in order for Sergeant Zairius…
Manteno Village Board Revises Public Participation
By Andrea Arens In a consent agenda with no discussion and no dissension, the Manteno Village Board unanimously voted to revise the public participation rules for village board meetings. The revised ordinance provides that each speaker addressing the board be given three minutes, but once the three minutes is over, if the speaker does not…
Manteno Citizens Group Files Lawsuit Against Gotion
By Stephen Nelson Concerned Citizens of Manteno filed a lawsuit in Kankakee County Court on December 22 in an effort to reverse a zoning decision approved by the village’s planning commission and the village board that would allow the Chinese-based company Gotion to build a lithium battery manufacturing plant on the former Kmart warehouse property.…
Manteno Board Approves Property Tax Increase
By Stephen Nelson Manteno property taxes will go up by 1.75 percent next year following approval of a tax levy ordinance by the Manteno Village Board at their Monday, December 18, meeting. Manteno does have an existing program that allows residents to apply for a 100 percent rebate of the village portion of their property…
Contentious Manteno Board Meeting Ends with I-2 Zoning Approval
By Andrea Arens Hours of public comments led to the vote the room was packed for, ordinance 23-09 approving changing the zoning from I-1 light industrial to I-2 heavy industrial. It was approved, but not unanimously. Trustee Samuel Martin was the lone no vote. The Manteno Village Board Meeting, on Monday, December 4, was moved…
Gotion Rezoning Unanimously Approved
By Stephen Nelson The recent Planning Commission meeting was a stark contrast to the November 21 special meeting of the Manteno Planning Commission that lasted more than four-and-a-half hours and, at times, became quite contentious, when opponents of the project, which would bring an electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant owned by Chinese interests to the…
Park Improvements Coming to Manteno
By Stephen Nelson At its Monday, October 16, meeting, the Manteno Village Board awarded a contract for Phase 1 improvements to Theis Park to R & R Construction of Bradley, worth $91,321. In other business, the board also approved the purchase of a Kubota tractor for use by the public works department. The board agreed…
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…
