Village of Crete President and Board of Trustees met March 9.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
Call to Order: 7 p.m.
Village of Crete Municipal Building
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
PUBLIC HEARING:
A public hearing regarding an annexation agreement proposed by Earthrise Energy Real Estate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, AIO ER Portfolio, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Sparrow Property Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for a ground-mounted solar energy system (Earthrise Solar Farm).
CITIZENS SPEAK:
Visitors are always welcome to all public meetings of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Crete. Interested parties wishing to speak should identify their intent to speak, they then may give their name and where they reside if they so choose and then make their comment. Persons may also provide their address privately to the Village Clerk if they so choose; persons are advised that addresses are considered private information under the Freedom of Information Act and thus are exempt from disclosure pursuant to any Freedom of Information Act request. However, in order to give proper consideration to all items on the agenda, the President has the authority to limit participants in debates and will close repetitive or abusive remarks. In addition, public comment rules are posted in the board room.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
Special orders:
UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGENDA
All items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a board member so requests, in which event,the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.
• Approval of Minutes : Regular Board Meeting – February 23, 2026
• Approval of Bills: February 23, 2026 thru March 6, 2026
• Ratification of Payroll – Bi-weekly payroll ending March 4, 2026
REPORTS: PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES:
Finance, License and Ordinance – Trustee Katrina Seifert
Water Department – Trustee Stephen Johnson
Road and Bridge – Trustee Steve Bruns
Public Health – Trustee Jamie Healy
Building and Grounds – Trustee Keith Miller
Public Safety – Trustee Holly Milburn
President Mark Wiater
COMMITTEE AND DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
Village Administrator – Michael Smith
Police Department – Chief Scott Pieritz – report submitted
Fire Department – Administrator Neal Haemker
Superintendent of Public Works – Justin Pancrazio
Building Department – Building Inspector Mike Smith – report submitted
Code Enforcement – Supervisor Ryan Allison – report submitted
EMA – Ryan Allison – report submitted
Animal Control/Code Enforcement Officer – Katelyn Tieri – report submitted
Fire & Police Commission – Jim McPhee
Planning Commission – Brett Millsap
Heritage & Architecture Commission – Phyllis Monks
Media Consultant – Nick Borrell
COMMUNICATIONS:
WARRANTS:
• Crete Masonic Lodge Pancake / Egg Breakfast, March 22, 2026 from 8am – 1pm, 1419 Main St.
• Notice received from Will County Land Use of hearing March 18, 2026 at 5:30pm at the Renaissance Center, 214 N Ottawa, Joliet, regarding special use permits and variances requested by Earthrise Energy. A full printed packet of info from the County is available from the Clerk.
OLD BUSINESS:
None
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Resolution 2026- : A Resolution authorizing the Village of Crete to hold their annual Memorial Day Parade and to close Illinois Route #1 on Monday, May 25, 2026 from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. from Burville Road to Milburn Avenue. Board action is anticipated.
2. Resolution 2026- : A Resolution authorizing an extension of the agreement with IDOT for the Village of Crete to maintain the location, construction, operation and maintenance of driveways and street returns, water main, sanitary and storm sewers, street light, traffic signals, sidewalk, landscaping, etc. on State highways within the Village of Crete. Board action is anticipated.
3. Resolution 2026- : A Resolution authorizing the sale of surplus property, to wit: 2017 Ford Taurus, VIN #1FAHP2MK6HG118908, mileage 80000, retired Police vehicle. Board action is anticipated.
4. Discussion on allowing DPW Superintendent Justin Pancrazio to enter contract agreements on the state bid rock salt program. Board action is anticipated.
5. Ordinance 2026- 03: An Ordinance Approving an Annexation Agreement (Earthrise Solar Farm). Board action is anticipated.
6. Ordinance 2026- 04: An Ordinance Annexing Certain Property into the Village of Crete, Will County, Illinois (Earthrise Solar Farm). Board action is anticipated.
7. Ordinance 2026- 05: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Property upon Annexation to the Village of Crete (Earthrise Solar Farm). Board action is anticipated.
8. Ordinance 2026- 06: An Ordinance Granting a Special Use Permit for Certain Property Located within the Village of Crete, Will County, Illinois (Earthrise Solar Farm). Board action is anticipated.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
None scheduled
ADJOURNMENT:
NEXT MEETING ACTIVITY: The next regular Village Board Meeting will be held at the Municipal Building on March 23, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Other Meeting Activity:
Board of Fire & Police Commission, March 18, 2026, 7pm, Municipal Building
Pursuant to the open meetings act, this notice had been posted in the window of the Village Clerk’s office 48 hours prior to the meeting. No new or additional business to act upon may be added to this agenda.
Agendas & Minutes
