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The Bartlett Briefing · Second edition

Week of October 28, 2026: Army Trail Road redevelopment approved; proposed Village levy totals $13,735,833

This edition works from documents published since the October 20 edition: Village Board and Committee of the Whole packets for October 6 and October 20, 2026 (with the October 6 Board minutes embedded in the October 20 packet), Library Board minutes for September 24 and the agenda for October 22, the Park District agenda for October 27, and — for the first time — School District U-46 agendas for October 5 and October 19, read in the district’s Diligent portal. The headline decisions: the Village Board approved the redevelopment at 1099 Army Trail Road and a $298,000 ballfield lighting purchase on October 6, and discussed a proposed 2026 property tax levy totaling $13,735,833.

Village of Bartlett — Board of Trustees & Committee of the Whole

Board and Committee of the Whole meetings: Tuesday, October 6 and Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 7:00 p.m., Village Hall, 228 S. Main Street. Sources: the Village’s published agendas and packets for both nights. Standalone minutes for October 6 and October 20 are not posted; the October 6 Board minutes are embedded in the October 20 packet, so October 6 outcomes and votes below come from those minutes. October 20 items are agenda and packet items — no minutes or votes for that night have been posted.

Decided October 6: redevelopment at 1099 Army Trail Road (Ordinance 2026-98)

The Board passed Ordinance 2026-98 by a 4–2 vote (Agenda Item #2026-08; petitioner Lindy’s), approving a site plan, special use permits and variances to redevelop the former CVS at 1099 Army Trail Road, at the southeast corner of Army Trail Road and IL Route 59, into three tenants: (1) a Lindy’s gas station with a convenience store, a quick-service restaurant serving alcohol, and video gaming; (2) an adult-use cannabis dispensary; and (3) a coffee shop serving alcohol with a pick-up-only window and video gaming. The plan provides 58 parking spaces where 72 are required, with variations that include parking in the front-yard setback and a reduction in required spaces. The Planning & Zoning Commission held a public hearing at a special meeting on September 24, 2026 and recommended approval.

Decided October 6: $298,000 LED ballfield lighting

As part of a consent agenda approved unanimously (6–0), the Board approved a resolution authorizing the purchase and installation of a Musco Quickfit LED Sports Lighting System for the four lighted ballfields at Glen A. Koehler Athletic Fields, for $298,000 ($350,000 budgeted, Capital Projects Fund), purchased through Sourcewell Contract No. 041123-MSL. The system replaces HID lighting installed in 2003 and carries a 10-year material and labor warranty; the packet states an estimated ComEd rebate of $18,657, for a net cost of approximately $280,000. The same consent agenda approved the Bill List of October 6, 2026, totaling $3,231,598.45.

Discussed October 6 (Committee of the Whole, discussion only): proposed 2026 property tax levy

Staff presented a proposed 2026 levy totaling $13,735,833, an increase of $381,404, or 2.86%, over the prior-year levy. The presentation states that the General Corporate and Debt Service levies have no increase and that the entire increase is the Police Pension levy, up $381,404, or 12.09%. Components: General Corporate $7,269,094; Police Pension $3,535,334; Debt Service $2,931,405. The estimated total tax rate is 0.6850%, compared with the 2025 rate of 0.6994%.

Discussed October 6 (Committee of the Whole, discussion only): Copperleaf Subdivision

The committee reviewed Copperleaf Subdivision (Item #2025-16; petitioner M/I Homes), a single-family development on 15 acres on the east side of Naperville Road between the Amber Grove and Timberline subdivisions. After earlier committee discussion, the plan was revised from 63 homes to 50 homes, with lot sizes increased to 54′ × 120′. The item was for discussion only, to be forwarded to the Village Board for a final vote.

Before the Board on October 20 (agenda and packet items; no votes posted)

  • Bill List, October 20, 2026: $2,761,419.89, on the consent agenda, together with the Treasurer’s Report for August 2026, which states total funds of $110,689,324 at August 31, 2026 and a General Fund ending balance of $40,963,348.
  • Medical cannabis dispensary, 1683 S. IL Route 59 (Agenda Item #2026-12; petitioner Good Behavior Bartlett): an ordinance granting a special use permit for a medical cannabis dispensary at that address, placed before the Board for a final vote. The Planning & Zoning Commission held a public hearing on October 1, 2026 and recommended approval.
  • Kratom and synthetic-drug prohibition: an ordinance amending the Municipal Code to prohibit the advertisement, sale, offer, giveaway, delivery and distribution of kratom, novel psychoactive and synthetic drugs and their analogs, and the sale, distribution and use of nitrous oxide for recreational purposes, with fines from $50 to $750 and possible business-license revocation; licensed medical cannabis and THC products are exempted.
  • 2026 Pavement Preservation Project: a resolution approving an agreement with Corrective Asphalt Materials, LLC for $250,000, not to exceed ($250,000 budgeted, General Fund).
  • Elected officials’ salaries: a draft ordinance amending Village Code Section 1-8-6 to increase the Village President, Trustee and Village Clerk salaries annually at the same cost-of-living rate given to non-union employees, applying only to officials elected at the April 6, 2027 Consolidated Election and thereafter. Current amounts stated in the packet: Village President $12,800 per year; Village Clerk $12,290 per year; Trustee $4,450 per year; Liquor Control Commissioner $1,000 per year.
  • Consent items included accepting public improvements for 1360 Schiferl Road (Brewster Creek Business Park) and an updated intergovernmental agreement with the Bartlett Park District concerning enforcement of Park District ordinances on Park District property.

Discussed October 20 (Committee of the Whole, discussion only): Hawk Ridge Subdivision

The committee’s single discussion item was Hawk Ridge Subdivision (Agenda Item #2026-03; petitioner Bridge Street Properties): 98 front-load townhomes on 18.66 acres at 5N444 S. Bartlett Rd, on the west side of S. Bartlett Road, north of the CN Railroad. The requests are annexation, rezoning upon annexation from ER-1 to SR-5, an amendment to the Future Land Use Plan, a special use permit for a planned unit development, a preliminary plat of subdivision and a preliminary Site/PUD plan. The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval subject to conditions after its October 1, 2026 hearing. The action requested was discussion only — review and forward to the Village Board for a final vote.

What happens next: the levy presentation printed in the October 6 packet lists this timeline — publish the public hearing notice on October 23, 2026; hold the public hearing and establish the estimated 2026 levy on November 3, 2026; adopt the final 2026 levy on December 1, 2026; and file the levy ordinance with the County Clerks before the last Tuesday in December (December 29, 2026). The Village’s meetings page lists its next regular meetings as November 10 and November 17, 2026; agendas for those meetings have not been posted. Minutes for the October 20 Board and Committee meetings have not been posted.

Bartlett Public Library District — Board of Trustees

Regular meeting: Thursday, September 24, 2026, 7:00 p.m., Meeting Room, 800 S. Bartlett Road — minutes now posted. Regular meeting: Thursday, October 22, 2026, 7:00 p.m. — agenda posted; minutes not yet posted, so October 22 items below are agenda items, not decisions.

Decided September 24

  • Approved the Bill List of September 24, 2026: $259,560.60, and a transfer of $286,055.20 from the Schwab General Fund to the checking account.
  • Approved Resolution 2026-5 to Determine Funds for FY 2026-2027.
  • Approved a revision to the Check Signing Machine Policy raising the limit for checks that may be distributed without an initial Trustee signature from $1,000 to $2,000 (vote 6–1).
  • Approved the Jury Duty, Witness Duty, and Voting Policy, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy together with the Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy.
  • Approved the 2027 Board Meeting Dates (meetings beginning at 7:00 p.m.). The 2027 Library Closings item was tabled until a date for the annual 4th of July parade is confirmed.
  • The August 31, 2026 Financial Report was not approved: the board voted to table it until the following month for verification by the library accountant.
  • A draft of Tax Levy Ordinance 2026-9 was presented as a discussion item only; it was not adopted on September 24.

On the agenda October 22 (agenda items; minutes not yet posted)

  • Action items: Tax Levy Ordinance 2026-9, its Certification of Authenticity, and the Truth in Taxation Certification of Compliance 2026-9; a Homebound Delivery Policy; an Ordinance Determining Financing — Renovation and Addition Project; and an Ordinance Determining Financing — New Library Project.
  • Consent agenda: approval of the September 24, 2026 minutes; the Bill List of October 22, 2026: $266,275.10; and a transfer of $254,199.42 from the Schwab General Fund to the checking account.

What happens next: whether the tax levy and the two financing ordinances were adopted on October 22 cannot be reported until that meeting’s minutes are posted. Voters decide the two library bond propositions — $22,200,000 for a remodel and addition and $45,000,000 for a new library — on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The Library Board’s next meetings are listed for Thursday, November 19, 2026.

Bartlett Park District — Board of Commissioners

Regular meeting: Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 7:00 p.m., Thomas C. White Administration Building, Board Room, 696 W. Stearns Road. Source: the district’s posted agenda for that meeting. Signed minutes are still posted only through July 28, 2026, so the items below are agenda items, not decisions, and no new Park District decisions can be reported this week.

On the agenda: October 27, 2026

  • Consent agenda: approval of the October 13, 2026 minutes; the Monthly Treasurer’s Report; and the October Bill List. The agenda itself states no dollar amounts.
  • New Business A: approval of an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Bartlett regarding policing of park property — the same agreement that appeared in the Village Board’s October 20 packet.
  • New Business B: a presentation of the Annual Aquatics Report.

What happens next: the Park Board meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. Signed minutes for the August 11, September 22 and October 13, 2026 meetings have not been posted; they will be covered here when the district posts them.

School District U-46 — Board of Education

Board of Education meetings: Monday, October 5, 2026 and Monday, October 19, 2026, School District U-46 Welcome Center (public business session 7:00 p.m.). Sources: the agendas and attachments published in the district’s Diligent board portal, which opened in full this week after it could not be read for the October 20 edition. The portal publishes agendas only — no signed open-session minutes for either meeting are posted there — so the items below are agenda items and administration recommendations, with no votes reported. There was no October 26, 2026 meeting.

October 19, 2026 agenda

  • Itemized Bills — October 19, 2026: the administration recommends approval of the List of Bills in the amount of $33,883,343.86.
  • High school radio replacements: a consent item recommending approval of Alpha Prime Communications in the amount of $256,558.24, charged to the School Safety Budget, for Board action on October 19 after review on October 5.
  • Life-safety applications: a consent item covering Applications for Approval of Ten-Year Safety Survey Reports and Certifications of Need for Fire Prevention and Safety Funds for eleven schools, including Centennial Elementary, Hilltop Elementary, Kenyon Woods Middle School, Liberty Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Otter Creek Elementary, Prairieview Elementary, South Elgin High School, Spring Trail Elementary, Sycamore Trails Elementary and Timber Trails Elementary. No dollar amounts appear in the agenda text for this item.
  • Resolution 2717: a resolution authorizing intervention in proceedings before the State of Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board, listed as a discussion/action item.
  • Work-session bids and proposals (each stated as included in the 2026–2027 budget): Pre-K Playground Sets and Rubber Surfacing — GameTime c/o Cunningham Recreation, $2,435,020.80, Operations and Maintenance Fund; Unite U-46 Clean Energy Advisory Services — Alliant Group, LP, $190,500.00, Operations and Maintenance Fund, budget years FY2026–2027 through FY2028–2029; FY2027 Truck Replacement — Sutton Ford $154,878.00 and Knapheide Truck Equipment Center $46,038.00, total $200,916.00; Middle School Uniform Purchase — Sports Connection Gear, $58,175.00, Education Fund; Huff Elementary School Chiller Compressor — PremiStar HVAC, Plumbing, and Building Controls, $49,278.00.
  • Work-session contracts over $35,000: a Rock Salt Joint Purchase Agreement with the Illinois Department of Central Management Services, not to exceed $182,402.40, and a contract renewal with 5Star Interpreting, LLC, not to exceed $300,000.00, Education Fund.
  • Work-session change orders (both credits): Hillcrest Elementary School Emergency Generator Replacement, Project #929-25 — Newcastle Electric, Inc., minus $45,978.73; Kimball Middle School Lower Level Renovation, Project #26-06 — Northwest Contractors, Inc., minus $6,642.00.

October 5, 2026 agenda (catch-up — U-46 had no summary in the first edition)

  • Itemized Bills — October 5, 2026: the administration recommends approval of the List of Bills in the amount of $28,824,346.09.
  • Century Oaks Mobile Units: a proposal recommending approval of Williams Scotsman, Inc. in the amount of $303,082.00, charged to the Capital Projects Fund.
  • Change orders: Sycamore Trails Elementary School HVAC, Project #1479-25 — Trane Commercial HVAC, $0.00; Streamwood High School Loading Dock Replacement, Project #401-26 — Troop Contracting, Inc., minus $96,367.69, with the balance to be deposited back into the Operations and Maintenance Fund.
  • Board policy updates: the administration recommends adoption of proposed changes, including the IASB PRESS Issue 122 updates and additional policies on school district elections, public participation at Board meetings, student assignment and intra-district transfer, and student use of buildings.

What happens next: the Board’s next meeting is Monday, November 2, 2026; its final agenda had not been published in the portal as of October 28. Work-session items from October 19 return to the Board for action at a later meeting under the agenda’s review/action schedule.

Documents used for this edition

The Briefing takes no position on any board’s decisions or on the November 3 propositions. It reports what the documents say. If you spot an error, tell us and we’ll check it against the source document.