September 16, 2025

At out last meeting, August 18, 2025, Michelle Walters was sworn in at the end of the meeting to fill the vacant council seat of Kristen McCoy. Michelle will serve to the end of the year.

On August 15, 2025, Mayor Martin formally announced the resignation of Joan Zimmerly, the Village's Grant Writer and Planning Administrator. We thank her for her service in securing us several grants for funding different things in the Village.

Halloween date is set for October 25, 2025, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, there will be more information posted when the final plans are made available to me. As always there will be Police presence during that time.

The Villages Fiscal Officer reported that our revenue is approximately $75,000 higher than projected, and our expenditures are under budget in every fund. A preliminary 2026 budget has been submitted to Wayne County for their planning purposes. A more detailed budget will be presented to council at a later date.

The new dump truck is in the process, and we hope for you to be seeing it around town in the next few weeks doing many jobs that we have been waiting on to get done for the Village.

We have purchased a new service body bed for our 2008 Ford F-350 due to the current one being rusted out. We are replacing it with a Knapheide 9' service body Galvanneal Steel Construction. The compartments will hold our tools, and they won't get ruined. This new service body bed will be able to transfer to a new chassis when we get one, so it won't be wasted money when we need to replace that later on. Cost of $12,900.

Our golf cart that we use for several different things around town; spraying weeds, the downtown trash bins etc., will be getting a new motor, tires and brakes and adjustments at a cost of $3168.38.

Removal of 2 dead Maple trees w/stump removal and one old stump removal all on Main Street. The one tree is in the wires and pulling on them so our Village guys can't do it. The total cost of $2100.00 for all.

For a right-of-way sanitary easement (as the crow flies) clearing from Red Brass to the Sewer Plant we are renting a Yanmar Track Loader with a Fecon Forestry Head, we will have this for a week to uncover 3 manholes that have gotten overgrown, and we will be cleaning up other places also, but that we will be the main stretch we are doing. Total cost of $2,884.40.

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As everyone can see, the Shreve School is all torn down now and they are working on cleaning up the site. They're a lot of pictures that were taken throughout the process, so if you didn't get any for yourself and still want some you can probably look up a local person on Facebook and see if they posted any. I know quite a few of us were sad to see it go along with the playground, but we also understand that it was to costly to revamp to make it up to code to keep. We sure do have some great memories from there; some of our parents even worked/taught there and we all survived the playground lol. But the couple times that I've been in the New Triway Campus, I see where it makes more sense in the long run. Only time will tell.

Legislative Actions as August 18, 2025

• Resolution 12-025 - Authorizing the Fiscal Officer to submit the proposed 2026 budget to the Wayne County Auditor

Village of Shreve Memorial Statement on the Passing of Charlie Kirk

It is with deep sorrow that the Village of Shreve acknowledges the tragic passing of Charlie Kirk—a political activist, author, and media personality whose voice resonated with a generation. Born and raised in Chicago, Charlie’s passion for civic engagement and his commitment to his beliefs made him a prominent figure in American public life. Through his books, radio program, and rallies aimed at young voters, he encouraged dialogue, challenged norms, and inspired many to get involved.

Charlie’s upbringing reflected the values of hard work and resilience. With a father in architecture and a mother who transitioned from trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to serving as a mental health counselor, Charlie understood the importance of both enterprise and empathy. He carried those lessons into his advocacy, including his stance on gun rights—a position he held with conviction.

While opinions may differ, we believe that every life holds lessons. Charlie Kirk’s journey reminds us that behind every headline is a human story—of family, of purpose, and of striving to make a difference. His death is a loss not only to those who shared his views, but to all who value the freedom to speak, to challenge, and to grow.

The Village of Shreve extends its heartfelt thoughts and prayers to Charlie’s family during this profoundly difficult time. We especially hold his children in our hearts, knowing that their grief is immeasurable. May they find comfort in the love that surrounds them and in the legacy their father leaves behind.

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