Politics & Government
Village Board Expresses Gratitude to Departing Trustee
After almost 20-plus years of serving the Village of Frankfort as a trustee, planning commissioner and community volunteer, Kevin Egan was recognized with a proclamation.
The Frankfort Village Board applauded the nearly two decades of service that Trustee Kevin Egan gave to the community.
At the regular Monday board meeting, Mayor Jim Holland offered a proclamation to express gratitude and appreciation for the many years of Egan's service. Village officials presented him with a gift basket, including Frankfort T-shirts and logo-laden baseball caps from the police department, fire department, chamber of commerce and more.
In his June 1 resignation letter, Egan stated he was resigning for personal reasons related to his family. Egan and wife Betsy are moving to their vacation home near the twin cities in Minnesota.
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In 2005, the mayor appointed Egan to the trustee position that he had vacated when he was elected mayor.
The mayor presents Egan with a plaque
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"Thank you for your many years of extraordinary service," said the mayor.
Holland joked with Egan. "There is a difference between a former trustee and a retired trustee," Holland joked. "A retired trustee is one who decides himself to step down, and a former happens during an election."
The mayor presented Egan with a plaque and proclaimed the village's expression of appreciation for his many years of service and dedication.
Egan told the board that he enjoyed his service on behalf of the community. "It's been a long time," he said referencing his history of community service. Beginning with the annexation in the late 1980s of the Prestwick subdivision on the southeast side of town, Egan has actively worked for the betterment of the municipality. He recalled having worked with former Mayor Glen Warning.
READ: Frankfort Trustee Kevin Egan Resigns his Seat
An attorney for Chicago's Foley & Lardner law firm, Egan regularly shared his legal skills while working on the village's behalf. He didn't step away from the podium without describing Frankfort as "the jewel of the southwest."
The village has grown from 2,000 in the 1980s to 18,000, said Egan.
In other business, a total of 12 applicants have expressed an interest in fulfilling the remainder of Egan's term, which concludes in April 2015. The board expects to fill the seat at the July 22 board meeting.
Trustees approved Holland's selection to fill Egan's seat on the Village's Land Use Committee. Trustee Todd Morgan was appointed as chairperson of the committee.
No sidewalks for Charmaine subdivision
Trustee Mike Stevens reported that the planning commission on June 27 had approved a request by the 14 homeowners in the Charmaine subdivision, on the northwest edge of the village.
Despite hesitation, village trustees approved the request for no sidewalks as well. Trustee Cindy Heath and Stevens along with Holland shared their concerns. Heath saw sidewalks as a safety issue, while Holland and Stevens predicted that sometime in the future, homeowners there will want sidewalks.
Stevens said plan commission members took into consideration the fact that the Charmaine subdivision had only 14 homes. He also noted that several other small subdivisions in the community lack sidewalks.
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