As an incumbent Mayor, I have a record to defend against my challengers that claim I have not done enough to move the Village forward. The following is a partial list of my accomplishments during my terms as Village President. While some use the “we need a change” slogan to try and capture votes and create confusion and doubt in voters, I assert we have constantly changed and it is called “progress“. Through my leadership we have accomplished much!
* indicates personal responsibility
- Downtown Street lights – $220,000.00 grant *
- Land plan layout for Fairway Sub-division *
- Reed Ekal property acquisition *
- Woodlands of Merioneth Subdivision deal w/park *
- Bike trail over the trunk sewer line *
- Richton Road project – Approx $7,100,000.00 grant *
- Station #2 water tower grant $273,000.00 *
- METRA Southeast Service –my original proposal in 1986 *
- Water main extension to Walt’s
- CDGB in Enterprise Sub. – $2,000,000.00 in grants
- Main Street & Milburn intersection improvements *
- Well 8 & 9 Grant -$200,000.00*
- Three major trunk sewer lines installed
- New hydrant flushing program
- Land plan for Village property*
- Drainage improvements – old Lincolnshire
- Commuter rail parking lot land purchase $25,000.00*
- Downtown TIF plan
- Two Motor Fuel Tax major road programs – $2,000,000.00*
- 500-acre industrial park along Burville Road*
- Walt’s Food Store and Ace Hardware projects*
- Comprehensive plan with and without airport $40,000.00 grant
- Holland Co. TIF project *
- Techn-O-Tape TIF project *
- North American Stone TIF project
- DTE Crete Energy TIF project
- Many downtown TIF projects leveraging private investment
- South Holland Bakery Supply Project
- $1.2M Road Grand for the C-M School District
- CenterPoint 1,100 acre annexation and plan
- Retail on IL 394, Kohl’s*, Culver’s*, GoLo*
- Silliker Labs project
- M&M Roofing
- McDonald’s on Steger Road
- Strip stores on Steger Road at Cottage Grove
- Universal Steel America project
- Well Built Equipment project
- $368,000 paving project grant for Burville Road
- Sewers to the properties on North Main
- Al-Amin Brothers Transportation Project ($5.0M)
- Holland Company office expansion project ($5.0M)
- St James Senior Estates
- New water tower by the high school*
- Leveraged the power plant project to build Hartmann Dive*
- Veteran’s Plaza project grant for $175,000
- $160,000 grant to improve the village hall
- Dutch American Foods development*
- Al-Amin Transportation development*
- Drinking water iron removal grant*
- Road construction grants for Crete Road and Burville Road*