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Village of Peotone recognized by Government Finance Officers Association (GOFA) for 4th time for Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

The Village of Peotone is proud to announce that it has again received the Government Finance Officers
Association’s (GOFA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its FY 26 budget document. The award is a significant achievement and reflects Peotone’s commitment to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. This is the fourth straight year that Peotone has received this recognition.

“This award is a testament to the work that the elected officials, department heads, and other staff have put into this process. I especially want to thank our Financial Director Annmarie Mampe and financial analyst Diane Nielson for all their work on the Village’s finances,” said Village Administrator Nick Palmer. “Peotone has been committed to transparency and solid budget processes for many years, but this is an acknowledgement that we continue to follow best practices and strive for strong financial stability for the Village.”

GOFA notes that this award reflects the commitment by the Village of Peotone to meet nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. These guidelines are designed to assess how well the Village budget serves as:

  • A policy document
  • A financial plan
  • An operations guide
  • A communication device

    Budget documents must be rated “proficient” in all four categories, and in the fourteen mandatory criteria within those categories, to receive the award.

    “I am proud of the Village of Peotone staff and appreciate the recognition of our budget process,” said Mayor Chris Vieaux. “With this recognition we applaud the past efforts and will continue to make even more improvements to the process in the future. Thank you to all the Trustees and staff who put in many hours to keep our budget process on track.”

    The FY2026 Budget was developed to be consistent with current Village policies and provides for a balance between providing exceptional services to our residents and remaining fiscally responsible with ample financial reserves. Moving forward, the Village will continue to review its organizational structure and operations to identify opportunities for improvement to provide services to residents and businesses effectively and efficiently.

    Peotone’s FY 26 budget can be found at www.villageofpeotone.com/wp-content/uploads/FY2026-Budget-Book-Final-min.pdf. More information on GOFA can be found at www.gfoa.org.

Aqua Customer Assistance Program (CAP)

Aqua is pleased to introduce our new Customer Assistance Program (CAP), approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission. The program is designed to help income-eligible customers save on monthly bills.

This program offers qualifying customers a monthly discount of 70% on water and wastewater usage charges. For example, if your monthly usage typically costs $50, this program could reduce that amount to just $15.

Important Message from Aqua Illinois

Further testing has been completed on water from our Kankakee water treatment plant.  The testing has resulted in a Tier I violation for high nitrates.  The two-sample average was at 11.8 mg/L, above the maximum contaminant level of 10.

Please see click on this link for more information: Aqua Illinois Drinking Water Alert for Infants | Essential Utilities

A public notice is linked to this post and contains a link taking you to an Aqua website with more information regarding the situation as well as addresses/times for water distribution tomorrow for infants under 6 months of age and those who are directed by healthcare professionals to avoid the drinking water.  As stated in the public notice, adults and children older than 6 months of age can continue to drink the water.

I-57 Access Study Newsletter #1

This past November, our study team held the first public meeting for the I-57 Access Study on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. The meeting took place at the Will County Fair Atrium, 710
S West Street, Peotone, IL 60468 from 3 – 6 PM. Thank you to all the community members, elected officials, and members of the press who attended!