Albion Village Board Reviews DPW and Cemetery Budgets in Special Session
The Albion Village Board of Trustees met for a special session Wednesday, March 5, to review budget requests for the Department of Public Works and the Village Cemetery ahead of the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The session ran two and a half hours; the minutes do not record what was discussed beyond the department names.
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▶Key Actions & Decisions
●• Special meeting held Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., Village Hall; Mayor Angel Javier Jr. opened with the pledge of allegiance.
●• Trustees McMurray, Bennett, Riley and Gabalski were all present; one member of the public was recorded in attendance.
●• The agenda listed budget reviews for the Cemetery Department (Jason Zicari) and the Department of Public Works (Superintendent Jay Pahura).
●• The minutes do not detail specific figures, proposals, or decisions discussed.
●• The board adjourned at 8:30 p.m. on a unanimous vote, after a session lasting two and a half hours.
ALBION — The Village Board of Trustees met for a special session Wednesday, March 5, to review budget requests for the Department of Public Works and the Village Cemetery ahead of the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
Mayor Angel Javier Jr. opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance at 6:00 p.m. at Village Hall, 35 East Bank Street. Trustees McMurray, Bennett, Riley and Gabalski were all present, and one member of the public was recorded in attendance.
The board's agenda listed budget reviews for two departments: the Cemetery, overseen by Jason Zicari, and the Department of Public Works, led by Superintendent Jay Pahura. The official minutes do not detail what specific figures, proposals, or line items were discussed for either department, nor do they record any votes taken on the budgets during the session.
The meeting ran considerably longer than the village's typical special sessions, lasting two and a half hours before Trustee McMurray moved to adjourn, seconded by Trustee Bennett, at 8:30 p.m. The motion carried unanimously, with Trustees Riley, Bennett, Gabalski and McMurray all voting in favor.
Budget season requires the board to weigh rising operational costs — including road and infrastructure maintenance under the DPW and grounds upkeep at the cemetery — against the tax levy for the coming fiscal year. Further public budget sessions or hearings are expected before the board adopts a final spending plan.
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