MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED BENTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD FRIDAY JULY 14, 2022 AT 8:00 A.M. IN THE BENTON MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 1403 SOUTH MAIN STREET BENTON, ILLINOIS.
IN THE ABSENCE OF MAYOR KONDRITZ, ATTORNEY MALKOVICH CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, AND COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH WERE PRESENT FOR ROLL CALL. MAYOR KONDRITZ WAS ABSENT.
COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH STATED THAT SINCE THE COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON JULY 11, 2022, HE HAD VISITED A NUMBER OF POSSIBLE LOCATIONS TO PLACE THE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND. HE STATED THAT AFTER CAREFUL REVIEW, HE STILL BELIEVED THE BEST LOCATION FOR THE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND WOULD BE AT 304 GRAND STREET AND THAT THE FACT THAT THERE IS AN EMPTY LOT ON EACH SIDE OF THIS LOCATION WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN PICKING THIS LOCATION. COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE PLACEMENT OF A COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND AT 304 GRAND STREET. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COCKRUM. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 4. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, AND COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH. NAYS: 0. COMMISSIONER STOREY DID STATE THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO GO ON RECORD AS SAYING HE STILL DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAFEST LOCATION TO PLACE THE PLAYGROUND AS IT SITS NEXT TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS, BUT THAT HE UNDERSTANDS IT IS CURRENTLY THE BEST LOCATION TO CHOOSE.
COMMISSIONER STOREY MADE THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 4. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, AND COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH. NAYS: 0.
TIME 8:05 A.M.
