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Village Approves Fiber Installation Contracts and Pays Road Work Bills

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Mokena Village Board Meeting | December 8, 2025

Article Summary: The Mokena Village Board approved agreements for professional oversight of fiber internet installations and authorized payment for significant road maintenance work. The board also adopted the meeting schedule for the upcoming year.

Infrastructure and Finance Key Points:

  • Fiber Oversight: Two professional services agreements were approved with HR Green, Inc. to oversee fiber installations by Clearwave Fiber and CCG/Pavlov Fiber.

  • Project Caps: The Clearwave agreement is not to exceed $60,997, and the CCG/Pavlov agreement is not to exceed $54,987.

  • Road Work Payments: The board approved payments of $38,875 to Oak Lawn Blacktop & Paving and $112,717.50 to P.T. Ferro Construction Company for 2026 paving and patching projects.

  • Total Bills: The total accounts payable list for December totaled $1,874,905.25.

Mokena, IL — Infrastructure improvements took center stage on the consent agenda during the Monday, December 8, 2025, Mokena Village Board meeting, as trustees approved contracts for utility oversight and paid bills for street maintenance.

The board approved two separate Professional Services Agreements with HR Green, Inc. regarding the installation of private fiber networks within the village. The firm will provide construction related services for the installation of private fiber by Clearwave Fiber, with a contract amount not to exceed $60,997. A similar agreement was approved for the installation of fiber by CCG/Pavlov Fiber, with a cost cap of $54,987.

In the finance report, Village Administrator John Tomasoski presented the accounts payable list, which totaled nearly $1.9 million. Highlighted expenses included payments for the village’s ongoing road maintenance programs. The board authorized $38,875.00 to Oak Lawn Blacktop & Paving for the Fiscal Year 2026 Street Patching program and $112,717.50 to P.T. Ferro Construction Company for the Fiscal Year 2026 PCC Pavement Patching program.

Additionally, the board approved a contract between the Village of Mokena and Neumo Enterprise Solutions for data extraction in the amount of $20,250.

All items on the consent agenda and the finance report were approved by a vote of 5-0.

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