MINUTES
Moraine Township Board of Trustees
Thursday, March 8, 2007 5:00 PM
Township Office

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
March 8, 2007

The meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM, and upon roll call the following members were present: Supervisor Mari Barnes; Trustees Margoth Moreno, Cynthia Plouché and Jeff Zaluda. Also Present: Assessor Peter Koukos, Chief Deputy Assessor Trish Lenzini, Clerk Ellen Gussin, Director General Assistance Tracy Coleman, and community member Janet Freed. Trustee Bryna Gamson arrived shortly after Approval of Bills.

Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 22, 2007 stand approved as written.

Approval of Bills
Trustee Zaluda moved, seconded by Trustee Moreno, approval of the bills through January 31, 2007. Upon roll call, motion carried.

Public Comment
None

Assessor’s Report
Chief Deputy Assessor Trish Lenzini reported on the quarterly meeting this week with West Deerfield and Shields Townships; assessment methodologies on properties adjacent to shared Township borders were compared, and the Assessors agreed to apply comparable strategies to these properties.

Supervisor’s Report
Supervisor Barnes reported that the contract for a second van from PACE is in process. There is a meeting for township officials at 7 PM on April 5 at Warren Township in Gurnee to which all Moraine Township trustees are invited. The Moraine Township Annual Meeting is April 10 at 6 PM at the Township office.

Committee Reports
There was nothing new to report at this meeting.

Old Business
None

New Business
Trustee Moreno reported on the fire last night affecting six families at North Shore Estates in Highwood. No one was hurt, but units were severely damaged. Excellent community support and cooperation insured that those impacted were housed, fed and supplied with essentials. The Township placed the families at the Moraine Hotel; local businesses and restaurants pitched in as well. North Shore Estates is able to relocate displaced tenants due to the current vacancies among units.

Trustee Zaluda reported that $175,000 was raised by the Highland Park High School Charity Drive with great cooperation from a multitude of small efforts involving a large number in the community.

Adjournment
With no further business to conduct, Trustee Plouché moved, seconded by Trustee Gamson, the meeting be adjourned at 5:46 PM. Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

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Ellen S. Gussin, Moraine Township Clerk

 

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