BLUFFS — Village board members have passed a resolution and ordinance that will allow them to accept an American Rescue Plan Act grant that may help fund the new water tower, Mayor Linda Sapp said.
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is designed to spur economic recovery as the nation tries to return to normal following the pandemic-related lockdown.
The resolution ensures the money will not be given to anyone with a conflict of interest or anyone already employed by the village. The ordinance allows the village to participate in the American Rescue Plan Act.
Board members also passed a resolution declaring three properties a nuisance and authorizing abatement for the village. The houses are dilapidated and abandoned, Sapp said. Notices will be sent out to the properties’ owners.
Bluffs police Chief Patrick Johnson addressed the board about the village’s speed limit signs and the issue of motorists not slowing down fast enough as they enter the community.
The village wanted to put up another speed limit sign or draw attention to the current sign so motorists approaching the village would know the speed limit is about to change. But an employee of the Illinois Department of Transportation with whom Johnson spoke said neither is an option, Johnson said.
Adding a flashing light to the current sign would take away from the value or purpose of what a flashing light is supposed to represent and how it is supposed to be used, Johnson said he was told. Adding another sign also is not possible, he said.
Johnson intends to ask someone with IDOT to come to the community to look at the signage and, if possible, offer a solution, he said.
If that doesn’t work, Sapp said she will contact state Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer, R-Jacksonville, about the situation.
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