Meeting Summary and Briefs: New Lenox Village Board for June 8, 2026

New Lenox Village Board Meeting | June 8, 2026

The New Lenox Village Board moved through a lengthy agenda on Monday, June 8, 2026, with Trustees Lindsay Scalise and Amy Gugliuzza absent and the remaining four trustees and the mayor present for all votes. The board’s marquee items were a public hearing and first readings on the proposed Cedar Pointe subdivision off Cedar Road and approval of a 147-room Hilton hotel beside the Crossroads Sports Complex (both covered in full above). Mayor Tim Baldermann delivered an extended report on state housing legislation he said was stalled in Springfield, and the board approved a roughly $92,954 purchase of railroad quiet-zone delineators (also covered above). Numerous development, utility and financial housekeeping items rounded out the night, along with a 15-item consent agenda and the swearing-in of a new police officer.

New police officer sworn in. The board welcomed Kevin McAlpine, sworn in as a New Lenox police officer with his wife and family present. Baldermann said McAlpine grew up in Palos Hills, attended Stagg High School, Moraine Valley Community College and Western Illinois University, and spent the last five years with the Worth Police Department. The mayor said McAlpine brings certifications as an evidence technician and field training officer and experience with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force. “I hope to be an asset to the department, to the village,” McAlpine told the room.

Consent agenda approved. Trustees unanimously approved a 15-item consent agenda on a motion by Madsen, seconded by Christopherson. The items included minutes from three prior meetings; two Class SE liquor licenses — one for a Bishops Hill Winery “Ladies Night Out in the Commons” and one for a Roger Daltrey concert in the village; aerator purchases for the Village Commons and Public Works ponds; a pump for the Fieldstone Lift Station; a Christmas in the Commons décor contract with Artistic Design; carpet replacement at the Public Works building; surety actions for Darby Farms; and several purchases tied to the Crossroads Sports Complex. Dollar amounts for the consent items were not read aloud and are not available from the materials provided (see Editorial Flags).

Front-porch variance granted on 111 Central Road. The board waived its rules and adopted, the same night, an ordinance granting a variance reducing the required separation between a home and its detached garage from 16.2 feet to 10 feet at 111 Central Road, west of Cedar Road. Ellis said the homeowners want to add a covered front porch, and the village discovered during review that the existing detached garage made the property non-conforming. The Zoning Board of Appeals separately granted a related front-yard-setback variance the prior week. The petitioner was not present, but officials said the owners hoped to begin the porch soon.

Industrial building cleared at 21750 Moni Drive. The board approved a site plan for a 16,200-square-foot multi-tenant building on a corner lot in the Plank Trail Industrial Center, and set surety for the project’s public improvements at $57,676.25. Ellis said the building would have three curb cuts, a fenced storage area on the west side, and a masonry façade facing the two public streets, with landscaping consistent with the area’s annexation agreement.

Briarwood Place extension approved. Trustees granted a one-year extension for the developer of Briarwood Place Townhomes — a long-approved, 48-unit project north of Route 30 near Reclaimed Fitness and the Trinity Autism Center — to submit fees and execute its final PUD plat. Ellis said the project has been extended multiple times since 2019 and that the developer may bring in a new partner who could revise the plan.

Greg Lewis Subdivision tied to water reclamation site. The board approved a preliminary and final plat for the Greg Lewis Subdivision, which divides the nearly 80 acres the village purchased for its water resource recovery facility. The larger southern parcel holds the facility, now under construction, while the roughly 20 acres to the north are anticipated for development by the New Lenox Park District. A new public road would be dedicated south from Laraway Road, also providing future access to property to the west.

Force main inspection awarded to Ingu Solutions. Public Works Director Mark Brow recommended a sole-source proposal from Ingu Solutions, Inc. to inspect the village’s existing force main, some of which is more than 30 years old, in the budgeted amount of roughly $132,000 (the exact figure was garbled in the recording; see Editorial Flags). Brow said Ingu is the only firm that can perform the inspection without digging into the line and noted the company, which primarily serves gas and oil pipelines, has done similar sanitary work elsewhere.

Engineering surveys, ExxonMobil easement payment approved. The board approved a $14,000 agreement with HR Green for two surveys of village-owned parcels near Route 30, Cedar Road and Haven Avenue as the village prepares the land for redevelopment. Separately, trustees approved a $2,000 payment to ExxonMobil tied to an easement for a future 54-inch sanitary line, approved earlier under Resolution #26-35, to cover the company’s expenses.

Misting units, Pete’s Fresh Market easement. The board approved the purchase of two Power Breezer Titan portable misting units for the Crossroads Sports Complex from Global Industrial — the lowest of three quotes — at $11,440.70. Trustees also accepted a utility easement tied to New Lenox Retail/Pete’s Fresh Market to support a water-main loop and the electric utility’s service work. Asked about a store opening date, Baldermann said the village is “working on it” and hoped to have more information at the next meeting.

Surety and letter-of-credit housekeeping. The board approved a resolution authorizing a demand on a letter of credit for Spring Creek Unit 1 if the developer’s extension is not received before it comes due, and accepted surety for wetland-mitigation construction and maintenance at Spring Creek Units 2 and 3 at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ request. A similar resolution for Prairie Ridge Estates was not needed and was not acted upon.

Citizens Academy applications open June 12. Elena Murphy, who presented the program, announced the village’s fourth annual Citizens Academy, an eight-week program in which residents visit village departments and taxing districts on Tuesday nights from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Baldermann said applications open Friday, June 12, with the program running Sept. 8 through Oct. 27.

Payroll and disbursements. The board approved bimonthly disbursements of $4,271,941.47, a manual disbursement (the amount was garbled in the recording; see Editorial Flags), and payroll of $564,663.88 paid May 29, 2026.