City of Monmouth – Council Meeting Highlights
July 7, 2025
DEPARTMENT UPDATES
Building & Zoning – June 2025
- Residential Construction: $23,000 (YTD: $267K)
- Public Service Projects: $3,000
- Electrical Inspections: 2 completed ($875 in fees collected)
- Code Enforcement:
- 21 junk & debris notices
- 30 mow notices
- 3 citations issued
- $2,150 in fines YTD; $600 collected
- Rental Housing:
- 2 inspections completed
- 1 occupancy certificate issued
- Completed Projects:
- Vaughn’s turret window replacements
- Monmouth College classroom renovation
- Taco Bell lobby remodel
- Ongoing Construction:
- Airport terminal interior work
- New student housing on E Broadway
- New house on S 2nd after fire
- CT scan room at OSF Holy Family
- Banker’s Life building rehab (mixed use)
- Trojan Storage expansion
- Whisker Wash pet wash facility
Public Works – May 2025
- Wastewater: 132M gallons treated, 0 overflow events
- Water Treatment: 100M gallons produced
- Safety: No incidents; fall protection training completed
- Budget: $227K spent in May — $90K under budget
- Project Notes:
- Pre-construction meeting held for West Harlem Avenue Phase 1
- Public Works office moved to City Hall lower level
- Water plant bids received July 2 — currently under review and will be presented at a future council meeting
COUNCIL ACTIONS
City Hall Window Replacement
- Council approved a $97,534 contract with Beachy’s Windows
- No taxpayer dollars used — funded by a grant from a local foundation
Resolution 25-003 – HRAP Grant Accepted
- Monmouth awarded a $400,000 grant from the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA)
- Funds will support home repairs and accessibility improvements for eligible home owner residents
- The grant will be administered by https://wirpc.org/ and it is anticipated to help improve about 8 houses. More information will be published through all media outlets shortly.
