Peoria Standard

The Hanna City, Illinois, Village Council reviewed its five-year plan for repairing and upgrading its streets and discussed the budget for the repairs, as well as future work, during a recent meeting.

This year is the third of the village's five-year plan, in which the village plans to fix or resurface every street, according to a video of the Jan. 17 meeting posted to the village’s YouTube page.

The sections slated for repair in 2023 will cost an estimated $80,000. Trustee, Caleb Johnson said the village has $47,000 left over from its motor fuel tax budget and $27,000 left from the Rebuild Illinois Fund. Since the village budget allows $60,000 annually for resurfacing projects, the council has the funds to support future work.

Brandon Lott, a city engineer, told the board that everything is “in good shape” and that it may be possible to operate ahead of the slated repairs identified in the five-year plan.

“I hope we can get enough ahead of it with the five-year plan so we can skip some of the years, use some of our big money and choose some of those streets, you know, that aren't that great," Mayor, Anthony Fryxell, said during the meeting.

The council presented its repair schedule and road projects map during its meeting Feb. 7. They are now in the process of procuring bids for their projects.

Asking for bids early in the year before construction season starts will allow for more bids and better competition, Johnson said.

Johnson also discussed the future of the street improvement plan after the five-year program is up, according to the video. Most streets are on a seven-year resurfacing rotation, although sometimes that isn’t possible.

Lott said he is confident in the five-year plan, and that in most cases, the village is "ahead of the curve." The board will address the next plan and budget after assessing street repairs, he said.