East Central Reporter

Village of Dieterich Board of Trustees met June 2.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

The Dieterich Village Board met in regular session on Monday, June 2, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at Dieterich Village Hall located at 103 W. Section Street.

The meeting was called to order by President Brad Hardiek and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

The following Trustees were present: Pam Hartke; Matt Flowers; Berdeena Leturno; Stacy Welter and Carrie Galbraith. Trustee Fred Bray was present via speakerphone. With six Trustees and President Brad Hardiek present, a quorum was declared to be present. Also at the meeting were: Village Clerk Brittny Gipson, Village Engineer Lee Beckman, and Marie Adamick with the Effingham Daily News.

A motion was made by Trustee M. Flowers; seconded by Trustee P. Hartke to approve the omnibus agenda: approve minutes of the May 19, 2025 regular meeting, approve the Treasurer’s Report, and approve Expenditures. Roll call was 6 yes and 0 no.

Engineer Lee Beckman reported the public hearing for the close out of the DCEO grant expenditures for the East Section Street sidewalk project was held earlier in the evening. All requirements for that grant project have now been met. The new sidewalk being installed on East Section Street is about 50% complete and the construction is going as planned.

Lee reported that Feutz had come back to re-seed along the sides of the new sidewalk areas on the Safe Routes to School project. That project is now complete, and the final pay estimate will be issued soon.

The CDS grant for sewer relining is still in the planning process. Lee also reported the bid opening for the demolition of the apartment building at 303 E. Maple Street will be on Friday, June 13th at 10 a.m. This demolition is part of the Flood Hazard Mitigation Grant project.

Maintenance Supervisor Mike Campbell was not present for his Water/Sewer/Streets report. Clerk Gipson reported on his behalf that the John Deere tractor needs some repairs that will cost around $2,000.

Clerk Gipson discussed the possibility of buying a 10’ long john boat for the lagoon aeration cleaning project. We could purchase a boat cheaper than what the boat rental will cost from the aeration cleaning company. The Board agreed we needed to look seriously at purchasing a boat, since we clean the aeration lines every other year and we could save thousands of dollars if we purchased our own boat.

A motion was made by Trustee C. Galbraith; seconded by Trustee M. Flowers to approve Ordinance 1194-2025: Authorizing Execution of Release of Reservation of Possibility of Reverter (Matthew T. Goedde – Lot 5 Hartke Subdivision). Roll call was 6 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee C. Galbraith; seconded by Trustee B. Leturno to approve Resolution 664-2025: Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement and the Sale of Real Estate (308 E. Center Street). Roll call was 6 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee P. Hartke; seconded by Trustee B. Leturno to approve Pay Estimate #1 for H&K Excavating & Trucking for the demolition of 103 N. Vine Street and 204 E. Section Street for $18,900.00 as a part of the Flood Hazard Mitigation Grant project. Roll call was 6 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee C. Galbraith; seconded by Trustee B. Leturno to approve Pay Estimate #1 for H&K Excavating & Trucking for the demolition of 105 N. Vine Street for $8,700.00 as a part of the Flood Hazard Mitigation Grant project. Roll call was 6 yes and 0 no.

A motion was made by Trustee C. Galbraith; seconded by Trustee P. Hartke to approve Pay Estimate #1 for H&K Excavating & Trucking for the demolition of 202 E. Section Street for $10,900.00 as a part of the Flood Hazard Mitigation Grant project. Roll call was 6 yes and 0 no.

During the comments portion of the meeting, Trustees discussed the flashing lights on top of some stop signs. There are locations where some additional flashing lights are needed and there are some that are not working. Trustees also discussed a semi that has been parked illegally on Pine Street

At 7:15 p.m. a motion was made by Trustee P. Hartke; seconded by Trustee C. Galbraith to adjourn the meeting. Roll call was 6 yes and 0 no.

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